This spring was supposed to be one of highly anticipated debuts at American Ballet Theatre, a chance for many soloists to test their mettle in major leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera House. While the coronavirus pandemic shutdown put those debuts on pause, the company has shown a major leap of faith in its up-and-coming […]
This spring, American Ballet Theatre unveils Of Love and Rage, a new evening-length work based on an unlikely source: a tale of love and adventure written in the first century AD. We’re all aware of Greek mythology, of the tragedies and of the Greek philosophers. But it is much less widely known that a writer […]
This is Pointe‘s Winter 2020 cover story. You can click here to purchase this issue. “They’re breaking all my theories about not pushing dancers too soon,” Kevin McKenzie, the usually cautious artistic director of American Ballet Theatre, said recently in his office near Union Square. He was referring to recently promoted soloists Catherine Hurlin and […]
Melanie Hamrick has been an undeniable force in American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet for the past 15 years (16 if you count her time in the Studio Company, she points out). Her technical precision, combined with her luxurious quality of drawing each step out so that it melts into the next, has made her […]
American Ballet Theatre announced today that, after 24 years, beloved principal dancer Stella Abrera will retire from the stage this coming summer. Her farewell performance will be June 13, 2020, at the Metropolitan Opera House, dancing the title role in Giselle. Giselle holds special significance for her. In 2015, Abrera, then a 37-year-old soloist, made […]
American Ballet Theatre’s fall season at Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater offers a chance to see the company in shorter works and mixed-repertoire programs. This year’s October 16–27 run honors principal Herman Cornejo, who’s celebrating his 20th anniversary with the company. Cornejo will be featured in a special celebratory program as well as a new work […]
Whether she’s dancing within a group or in a featured role, what you first notice about American Ballet Theatre’s Courtney Lavine are her long limbs and sweeping upper body. During her debut as Hail in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons earlier this spring—her first principal role—she bent generously to and fro as if blown by the […]
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