American Ballet Theatre

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American Ballet Theatre
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General information
NameAmerican Ballet Theatre
Previous namesBallet Theatre
Year founded1939;85 years ago (1939) [1]
Principal venue Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Website abt.org
Senior staff
Executive DirectorSusan Jaffe (interim)
Artistic staff
Artistic Director Susan Jaffe
Other
Associated schools Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Formation

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 [2] by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest of the year. The company was scheduled to have a 5-week spring season at the MET preceded by a 2-week season at the Koch Theater beginning in 2020. ABT is the parent company of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and was recognized as "America's National Ballet Company" in 2006 by the United States Congress. [3] [4]

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History

In 1939 Pleasant and Chase committed to the creation of "a large scale company with an eclectic repertory". [1] [5] The pair and a small group from Mordkin Ballet formed Ballet Theatre. Their new company's first performance was on 11 January 1940. [1] [6] Chase began developing the company's repertoire of well-known full-length ballets, as well as original works, amidst financial issues. In 1945 Oliver Smith joined Ballet Theatre and became co-director with Chase.

In 1957 the company changed its name to American Ballet Theatre. [7] It continued to emphasize ballet classics, yet remained challenged by financial issues. During the 1960s and 1970s, the company's prospects brightened due to more favorable private funding. During this period, American Ballet Theatre shifted its ballet focus to the recruitment of star performers. In 1977, the company began its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, its new official venue. [6]

Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1980 became artistic director for American Ballet Theatre. Baryshnikov staged, restaged, and refurbished numerous classical ballets and, according to the company, strengthened their classical tradition. Baryshnikov was replaced in 1989 by Jane Hermann and Oliver Smith, who remained as artistic directors until 1992, when Kevin McKenzie received the appointment. McKenzie satisfied the demands of the traditional ballet audience by prioritizing full-length narrative ballets. He also succeeded in keeping the company afloat during financially unstable times. In 2004 he established an official associate ballet school, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. After a long period of no in-house choreographer, McKenzie appointed Alexei Ratmansky as "Artist in Residence" in January 2009. [8] [9]

McKenzie stepped down from the company in late 2022, as announced in 2021. [10] Susan Jaffe was appointed was announced as McKenzie's successor, and took over the company at the end of 2022. [11] Ratmansky departed the troupe in June 2023. [12]

Artistic staff

Artistic directors

Executive director and CEO

Executive director

Resident choreographers

Music directors, conductors, concertmasters (partial list)

Dancers

American Ballet Theatre has four levels within the company. They are (in ascending order): apprentice, [22] corps de ballet, [23] soloist, [24] and principal. [25]

Principals

Hee Seo and Jared Matthews (2014) Hee Seo and Jared Matthews, American Ballet Theatre, May 17, 2014.jpg
Hee Seo and Jared Matthews (2014)
NameNationalityTrainingJoined ABTPromoted to PrincipalOther companies
(incl. guest performances)
Joo Won Ahn Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Y.J. Ballet People Academy
Sun Hwa Art School
Korea National University of Arts 		20142020
Aran Bell Flag of the United States.svg  USA Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet20172020
Isabella Boylston Academy of Colorado Ballet
Harid Conservatory
ABT Studio Company		20072014 Paris Opera Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
Rome Opera Ballet
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón
Royal Danish Ballet
Skylar Brandt Scarsdale Ballet Studio
ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT II (now the ABT Studio Company)		20112020
Daniel Camargo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil John Cranko School2022N/A Joined as Principal Stuttgart Ballet
Dutch National Ballet
Misty Copeland Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Pedro City Ballet
Lauridsen Ballet Center
San Francisco Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		20012015
Herman Cornejo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Instituto Superior de Arte at Teatro Colón
School of American Ballet 		19992003Ballet del Teatro Argentino de La Plata
Ballet Argentino
Barcelona Ballet (former Corella Ballet Castilla y León)
Compañia de Danza Comtemporánea de Cuba
Boston Ballet
New York City Ballet
Sapporo Ballet
Thomas Forster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Royal Ballet School Associate Programme
Elmhurst School of Dance
The Royal Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		20072020
Catherine Hurlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States Scarsdale Ballet Studio
Westchester Dance Academy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT Studio Company		20142022
Gillian Murphy University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Columbia City Ballet		19962002 Kiev Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
Royal New Zealand Ballet
Royal Swedish Ballet
Staatsballett Berlin
Calvin Royal III Pinellas County Center for the Arts
Academy of Ballet Arts
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT II		20112017
Hee Seo Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Sun-hwa Arts Middle School
Universal Ballet Academy
John Cranko Ballet Academy
ABT Studio Company		20062012 Mariinsky Ballet
Christine Shevchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Pennsylvania Ballet Rock School
ABT Studio Company		20082017
Cory Stearns Flag of the United States.svg  United States Seiskaya Ballet School
Royal Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		20062011 The Royal Ballet
Devon Teuscher Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy
Vermont Ballet Theatre School
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT Studio Company		20082017
Cassandra Trenary Lawrenceville School of Ballet
ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT II (now the ABT Studio Company)		20112020
James B. Whiteside D'Valda and Sirico Dance and Music Centre
Virginia School of the Arts
Boston Ballet II		20122013 Boston Ballet
Ballet Philippines
Roman ZhurbinFlag of Russia.svg  Russia LaGuardia High School
Studio Maestro
ABT Studio Company		20052022

Soloists

[26]

NameNationalityTrainingJoined ABTPromoted to SoloistOther companies
(incl. guest performances)
Jarod CurleyFlag of the United States.svg  United States Frederick School of Classical Ballet
Next Generation Ballet
John Cranko School		20182024
Zhong-Jing FangFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai Ballet School
Shanghai Drama University		20042018
Carlos GonzalezFlag of Spain.svg  Spain El Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Fortea
El Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma		20162024
Breanne GranlundFlag of the United States.svg  United States Ballet Academy of Texas
ABT Studio Company		20162022
Sung Woo HanFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Sun-hwa Arts Middle School
Royal Ballet School		20132022
Blaine HovenFlag of the United States.svg  United States North Carolina School of the Arts
ABT Studio Company		20042016
Betsy McBrideBallet Academy of Texas20152022 Texas Ballet Theater
Chloe MisseldineOrlando Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		20212022
Luciana ParisFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Colon Theater Superior de Art Institute20012015 Colon Theater Ballet
Ballet Camara
Ballet Argentino
SunMi ParkFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Sun-hwa Middle and High School of the Arts
Korea National Institute of Gifted Arts
ABT Studio Company		20222022
Jake RoxanderFlag of the United States.svg  United States Studio Roxander
ABT Studio Company		20222024Pennsylvania Ballet II
Katherine WilliamsBallet Royale Academy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School 		20082018

Former dancers

The following is a partial list of former dancers with ABT, listed by their highest rank prior to leaving the company.

Former principal dancers

Former soloists

Former corps de ballet

  • Susan Borree
  • Maria Bystrova (2000–2010) [88]
  • Caroline Duprot (2009–2011) [89]
  • Tobin Eason (2002–2012) [90]
  • Aino Ettala (2010) [91]
  • Hezekiah C. Fairbank (1999–2000)
  • Victoria (Born) Fornelli (1999–2000)
  • Jeffrey Golladay (2003–2012)
  • Meaghan Hinkis (2010–2011) [92]
  • Carrie Jensen (2000–2009) [93]
  • Clinton Luckett (1992–2002) [94]
  • Ellizzette Duvall (1970–1973) [95]
  • Ilona McHugh (1997–2005)
  • Patrick Ogle
  • Joseph Phillips (2008–2013) [96]
  • Brendali Staana Espiritu [97]
  • Isaac Stappas (2000–2011) [98]
  • Sarawanee Tanatanit (2002–2008) [99]
  • Mary Mills Thomas (2008–2011) [100]
  • Melissa Thomas (2002–2009) [101]
  • Simon Wexler
  • Jennifer Whalen
  • Katharine Wildish (1985–1987)

Repertoire

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A curtain call for Hee Seo and Aran Bell after performing Swan Lake at the Metropolitan Opera House in 2022

Perhaps no other choreographer was as closely associated with ABT as the great British choreographer Antony Tudor, who made his American debut with the company. The other continuous creative force was the legendary Agnes de Mille. She staged the majority of her ballet works with them. Many choreographers have mounted works especially for ABT, including George Balanchine, Adolph Bolm, Michel Fokine, Léonide Massine, and Bronislava Nijinska. Other renowned choreographers who have worked at ABT include Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, and Alvin Ailey.

ABT's 1976 production of The Nutcracker starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland was televised the following year and has become a broadcast classic.[ citation needed ]

The main season is held during the spring at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House, with shorter seasons in the fall previously held at New York City Center, now held at the David H. Koch Theater. Performances of Alexei Ratmansky's The Nutcracker during the holiday season are held at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The company tours extensively throughout United States and the world. [103]

Schools and programs

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre (ABT/JKO School) is the associate school of American Ballet Theatre located within the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. The school comprises a Children's Division for ages 4 to 12, a Pre-Professional Division for ages 12 to 18, and the preparatory program Studio Company for ages 16 to 20. Cynthia Harvey, a former dancer with ABT, serves as the school's artistic director. [104]

Studio Company

ABT Studio Company, formerly known as ABT II, is a small company of 12 young dancers, ranging from ages 16 to 20, handpicked by ABT. [105] It is the top level of the American Ballet Theatre training ladder and is currently an extension of the ABT JKO school. [106] These dancers are trained in the program to join ABT's main company or other leading professional companies, and the program is described by ABT as "a bridge between ballet training and professional performance". [105]

Project Plié

Project Plié is a diversity initiative launched in 2013 by Rachel Moore, who was then ABT's executive director and CEO. Following her departure, the project was overseen by artistic director Kevin McKenzie and Mary Jo Ziesel, ABT director of education and training. [107] The program was inspired by ABT principal dancer Misty Copeland, and aims to "increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet and diversify America's ballet companies". [108] The initiative is made up of a combination of partnerships within the community and within the industry in addition to scholarships and opportunities for exposure for children of color. [108] Annually, as of 2013, Project Plié has awarded scholarships [109] to young people ranging from ages 9 to 18 including to the ABT/JKO School, ABT's summer intensive programs and ABT's Young Dancer Workshop. [108]

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Notes

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  27. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Nina Ananiashvili". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012. first appearance with ABT in the spring 1993
  28. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Victor Barbee". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on April 9, 2003. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in February 1975, was promoted to soloist in 1979, and to principal dancer in 1984
  29. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Julio Bocca". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1986
  30. ↑ "Summer Intensives Faculty: Leslie Browne". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in 1976, was promoted to principal dancer in 1986
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  32. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: José Manuel Carreño". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in June 1995
  33. ↑ "choreographers: Anton Dolin". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined Ballet Theatre (now ABT) at its inception in 1940, remaining until 1946 as a dancer and choreographer
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  35. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Alessandra Ferri". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1985
  36. ↑ "Carla Fracci". The Ballerina Gallery. Retrieved February 16, 2012. from 1967 she was principal guest artist of the American Ballet Theatre
  37. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Guillaume Graffin". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1988
  38. ↑ "Choreographers: Cynthia Gregory". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined the ABT in 1965, was quickly promoted to a principal dancer
  39. ↑ Debra Craine and Judit Mackrell (January 1, 2000). "Harvey, Cynthia". The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Retrieved February 11, 2012.[ dead link ]
  40. ↑ Dean Speer and Francis Timlin (November 2003). "An Interview with Cynthia Harvey former American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer". CriticalDance.com. Retrieved February 16, 2012. promoted to principal in 1982
  41. ↑ "Susan Jaffe Named Ballet Mistress With American Ballet Theatre". Press Release. American Ballet Theatre. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in December 1980, became a soloist in 1981, was promoted to principal dancer in 1983, retired from American Ballet Theatre in 2002
  42. ↑ "Choreographers: Gelsey Kirkland". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1974 as principal dancer
  43. ↑ Kisselgoff, Anna (February 14, 2018). "Ruth Ann Koesun, Versatile Ballet Theater Dancer, Dies at 89". The New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2023. Ms. Koesun joined the company in 1946 while it was appearing in London and advanced quickly to principal dancer.
  44. ↑ "Robert La Fosse". Barnard College Department of Dance. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined American Ballet Theatre in 1977, where he danced as a principal dancer for nine years
  45. ↑ Jack Anderson (November 10, 2011). "Annabelle Lyon, Dancer With Balanchine, Dies at 95". The New York Times . Retrieved February 11, 2012. In 1939 she became a charter member of Ballet Theater (now ABT) ... leaving Ballet Theater in 1943
  46. ↑ "Choreographers: Natalia Makarova". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in December 1970
  47. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Vladimir Malakhov". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in Spring 1995
  48. ↑ "Obituaries: Dame Alicia Markova". The Independent . December 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. Ballet Theatre 1941–46
  49. ↑ "Choreographers: Kevin McKenzie". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in March 1979, was appointed a principal dancer the following December, and danced with the company until 1991
  50. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Amanda McKerrow". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1982, was appointed a soloist in 1983, and a principal dancer in 1987
  51. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Kathleen Moore". American Repertory Ballet, Princeton Ballet School. Retrieved September 29, 2018. joined ABT II in 1980, invited to corps de ballet in 1982, promoted to soloist in 1988, promoted to principal in 1991
  52. ↑ "Veronika Part to Give Final Performances with ABT". American Ballet Theatre. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017. joined ABT in 2002, promoted to Principal Dancer in May 2009 and left on July 8, 2017[ permanent dead link ]
  53. ↑ "Kirk Peterson Named Artistic Director of ABT Studio Company". Press Release. American Ballet Theatre. March 8, 2006. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1974 and rose to the rank of Principal, left in 1980
  54. ↑ Chris Pasles (October 28, 1993). "Nymph Maniacs : A Song of the Sea Infuses 'Sirens,' Premiering at UCI". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1978, resigned in 1993
  55. ↑ "Danilo Radojevic, Associate Artistic Director". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. left The Australian Ballet to become a Soloist with ABT, with the company for 15 years, was promoted to principal dancer in 1981
  56. ↑ "Johan Renvall". Ballet Arts. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1978, was promoted to soloist in 1981, and to principal dancer in 1987, retired in 1996
  57. ↑ "Alumni: Keith Roberts". UNCSA School of Dance. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1987, was appointed soloist in 1992, and principal dancer in 1997
  58. ↑ Bachko, Katia (July 2, 2012). "Ethan Stiefel: No Longer "Center Stage"". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  59. ↑ "Ballet Mistress: Marianna Tcherkassky". Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1970, was elevated to principal dancer in 1976
  60. ↑ "Dancers: Principals: Ashley Tuttle". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined the corps de ballet of ABT in 1987, was promoted to soloist in 1992, and to principal dancer in 1997
  61. ↑ "The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre: Faculty Biography: Martine van Hamel". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1970, was promoted to the rank of soloist in 1971, became a principal dancer in 1973
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