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American Ballet Theatre is America’s National Ballet Company

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is one of the world’s great classical ballet companies. It is a world leader in ballet diversity with great Latin and African American dancers (2022-23):

  • Calvin Royal III is an ABT Principal from Tampa, Florida. 🇺🇸
  • Daniel Camargo is an ABT Principal from Sorocaba, Brazil. 🇧🇷
  • Herman Cornejo is an ABT Principal from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 🇦🇷
  • Misty Copeland is an ABT Principal from Kansas City, Missouri. 🇺🇸
  • Gabe Stone Shayer is an ABT Soloist from Philadelphia. 🇺🇸
  • Luciana Paris is an ABT Soloist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 🇦🇷
  • Carlos Lopez is Director of Repertoire. @carloslopeznewyork 🇪🇸

ABT’s fall season is at the David H Koch Theater. It’s summer season is at the Metropolitan Opera House. Both are in Lincoln Center.

American Ballet Theatre in New York City

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ABT’s fall season is at the David H Koch Theater in October Its summer season is at the Metropolitan Opera House in June and July. It usually performs in the BAAND Together dance festival in August.

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Instagram @abtofficial @abtschool

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America’s National Ballet Company

American Ballet Theatre was founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith.

Ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov became Artistic Director in 1980.

Principal dancer Kevin McKenzie became Artistic Director in 1992.

U.S. Congress named ABT America’s National Ballet Company® in 2006.

Former Bolshoi Director and MacArthur Fellow Alexei Ratmansky was Resident Choreographer from 2009 to 2023. @alexeiratmansky

Susan Jaffe became Artistic Director in December 2022. @susanjaffeofficial

ABT’s ballet school is the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.