American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is one of the world’s great ballet companies.
“America’s National Ballet Company®” is more traditional than some of NYC’s other ballet companies. It is a leader in ballet diversity.
ABT dances a brief fall season at the David H Koch Theater and a longer summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House, both in Lincoln Center.
Latin and African Diaspora dancers in the 2022-23 season include:
- Calvin Royal III is an ABT Principal from Tampa, Florida. 🇺🇸
- Carlos Lopez is Director of Repertoire. @carloslopeznewyork 🇪🇸
- Daniel Camargo is an ABT Principal from Sorocaba, Brazil. 🇧🇷
- Gabe Stone Shayer is an ABT Soloist from Philadelphia. 🇺🇸
- Herman Cornejo is an ABT Principal from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 🇦🇷
- Luciana Paris is an ABT Soloist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 🇦🇷
- Misty Copeland is an ABT Principal from Kansas City, Missouri. 🇺🇸
American Ballet Theatre Features
American Ballet Theatre 2022 Fall Season at the David H Koch Theater Features the World Premiere of “Lifted” with an All-Black Cast
Thursday, October 20-30, 2022
DAVID H KOCH THEATER
Lincoln Center
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World Ballet Day 2022 Takes You Behind the Scenes at the World’s Leading Ballet Companies
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
STREAMING
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The BAAND Together Dance Festival 2022 Brings Ailey, ABT, Ballet Hispánico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and City Ballet to Lincoln Center for Free!
Tuesday-Saturday, August 9-13, 2022
LINCOLN CENTER
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American Ballet Theatre Tickets
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American Ballet Theatre News
June 2023
American Ballet Theatre’s 2023 Summer Season features Wheeldon’s “Like Water for Chocolate” (New York Premiere), McKenzie’s “Giselle,” McKenzie’s “Swan Lake,” and MacMillan’s “Romeo and Juliet” at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, June 22 – July 22, 2023. abt.org 🇺🇸🇦🇷🇧🇷🇪🇸
April 2023
American Ballet Theatre’s 2023 Summer Season single tickets go on sale April 24, 2023. abt.org
November 2022
World Ballet Day 2022 is a streaming behind-the scenes look at a day in the life of a ballet company including American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, and many leading global ballet companies on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. 🇺🇸🇧🇷🇨🇺🇫🇷🇮🇹🇲🇨🇵🇷🇿🇦🇪🇸
American Ballet Theatre’s 2023 Summer Season subscriptions go on sale November 16, 2022. abt.org
October 2022
The American Ballet Theatre 2022 Fall Season brings the World Premiere of Rudd’s “Lifted” with an All-Black cast, plus Ratmansky’s “Whipped Cream,” Ashton’s “The Dream,” Ratmansky’s “The Seasons,” Jessica Lang’s “Children’s Songs Dance,” and Kylián’s “Sinfonietta,” with African American, Argentine, Brazilian, Cuban, Filipino and Spanish dancers to the David H Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, October 20-30, 2022. From $40. 🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇺🇵🇭🇪🇸🇺🇸
September 2022
American Ballet Theatre 2022 Fall Season tickets go on sale on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 10am. abt.org
Latin & African Diaspora dancers in the 2022-23 season:
- Daniel Camargo is an ABT Principal dancer from Sorocaba, Brazil. 🇧🇷
- Misty Copeland is an ABT Principal dancer from Kansas City, Missouri who broke the Ballet mold for all dancers of color. 🇺🇸
- Herman Cornejo is an ABT Principal dancer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He’s a Julio Bocca protégé. 🇦🇷
- Calvin Royal III is an ABT Principal dancer from Tampa, Florida. 🇺🇸
- Luciana Paris is an ABT Soloist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a Julio Bocca protégé. 🇦🇷
- Gabe Stone Shayer is an ABT Soloist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 🇺🇸
August 2022
ABT dances the BAAND Together 2022 dance festival at Lincoln Center Tuesday-Saturday, August 9-13, 2022. Free. 🇦🇷
July 2022
ABT returns to the NYC stage with three pas de deux and Q&A at Little Island off the Meatpacking District on Saturday, July 3, 2022 at 5pm. littleisland.org
ABT dances MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, Mon-Sat, Jul 11-16. abt.org 🇮🇹
ABT dances a mixed repertory program of Balanchine’s Theme and Variations (1947), the NY premier of New Alonso King, and Jessica Lang’s Zig Zag (Tony Bennett tribute) at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, Thu-Sat, Jul 7-9, 2022. abt.org
June 2022
ABT’s Summer Season is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, Jun 13 – Jul 16. abt.org 🇦🇷
ABT dances Ratmansky’s Of Love and Rage at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, Mon-Sat, Jun 20-25. abt.org
ABT dances Kevin McKenzie’s Swan Lake at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, Mon-Sat, Jun 27 – Jul 6. abt.org
ABT’s Summer Season is at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, Jun 13 – Jul 16, 2022. abt.org
September 2021
2021-22 Season Corps de Ballet
- Luigi Crispino 🇮🇹
- Léa Fleytoux 🇫🇷
- Patrick Frenette 🇨🇦
- Carlos Gonzalez 🇪🇸
- Melvin Lawovi 🇫🇷
- Virginia Lensi 🇮🇹
- Isadora Loyola 🇧🇷
- João Menegussi 🇧🇷
- Garegin Pogossian 🇫🇷
- Luis Ribagorda 🇪🇸
- Javier Rivet 🇪🇸
INTERVIEW: Julio Bocca, the Baryshnikov of Latin America
Friday, April 14, 2017
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX
DAVID H. KOCH THEATER, Lincoln Center
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ABT’s Herman Cornejo & Luciana Paris on being Latin ballet dancers
November 10, 2015 ~ Herman Cornejo & Luciana Paris talk about their careers, working with Julio Bocca, and dancing for American Ballet Theatre. At the Argentine Consulate.
Continue Reading ABT’s Herman Cornejo & Luciana Paris on being Latin ballet dancers
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.
MacArthur Fellow and former Bolshoi Director Alexei Ratmansky became Resident Choreographer in 2009. @alexeiratmansky
Susan Jaffe became Artistic Director in December 2022. @susanjaffeofficial
ABT’s ballet school is the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.