by Linnea Swarting | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
If you have seen Skylar Brandt perform, or taken a glance at her social media, you know that she is a force of nature—her technical power is only surpassed by her unyielding love of ballet. But many Brandt fans might be surprised to learn that the American Ballet...
by Claudia Bauer | Dec 12, 2022 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
American Ballet Theatre is starting the New Year with a new leader: Susan Jaffe, who last May was named as the successor to Kevin McKenzie after his 30-year tenure as artistic director. Jaffe isn’t new to ABT—she joined the corps at 18 and was a beloved principal...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 21, 2022 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
There’s something uniquely exciting about coupé jeté en tournant. “I think it’s the combination of turning, jumping and traveling,” says Carlos Lopez, American Ballet Theatre’s director of repertoire and a former soloist with the company. “Usually you see it at the...
by Lydia Murray | Oct 26, 2022 | News, Onstage, The Latest
On October 27, American Ballet Theatre’s Fall Gala will present the world premiere of Lifted, by choreographer Christopher Rudd. The piece features an all-Black cast and creative team—a historic first for the company—including dancers Erica Lall, Calvin Royal III,...
by Marina Harss | Oct 18, 2022 | Profiles, The Latest
This spring, during American Ballet Theatre’s season at the Metropolitan Opera House, it was hard not to notice a new face at the company. Daniel Camargo, a Brazilian-born dancer formerly of Stuttgart Ballet and Dutch National Ballet, came to ABT to fill in for...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 13, 2022 | Career, News
In 2015, Betsy McBride made an unconventional career move. Then a young principal dancer at Texas Ballet Theater, she left to join American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet. Now 29, McBride has charmed audiences for the past seven years with her lyrical movement style...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 15, 2022 | Digital Cover Star
When Chloe Misseldine is dancing, it’s hard to look away. In Don Quixote’s Act III “Flower Girl” variation, the fledgling American Ballet Theatre star lets the music lead her, luxuriating in each crisp balance and sailing through complex turns, then...
by Claudia Bauer for Dance Magazine | May 9, 2022 | The Latest
American Ballet Theatre has named celebrated former principal dancer Susan Jaffe its next artistic director, effective December 2022. Jaffe will take the helm from Kevin McKenzie, who plans to retire at the end of the 2022 season, his 30th as...