by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 10, 2019 | Career, Trending
When Gray Davis retired from American Ballet Theatre in July of 2018, he moved home to South Carolina, unsure of what would come next. Last month, just over a year later, Davis graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Today, he’s working as a...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 28, 2019 | Career, News, Profiles
When American Ballet Theatre corps member Lauren Post started up her summer company, Co-Lab Dance, last year, she was looking for a way for her and her colleagues to keep dancing through ABT’s two-month layoff. “The Met season ends and we’re all in...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Jun 20, 2019 | Profiles
Being coached by a treasure like former Kirov prima Irina Kolpakova is an experience most dancers only dream of. But company members at American Ballet Theatre have been the lucky beneficiaries of her wisdom since 1990. Thanks to Instagram, where pros like Gillian...
by Dance Magazine | Jun 13, 2019 | Company Life
Story ballets that debut during American Ballet Theatre’s spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House are always the subject of much curiosity—and, sometimes, much debate. Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre was no different. The ballet follows the eponymous...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Apr 24, 2019 | Career
Pre-professional ballet students know this to be true: Training comes first; everything else fits when—or if—it can. Are the sacrifices pre-professional ballet dancers make to pursue a highly competitive career worth it? Four professionals weigh in. Jim...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 21, 2019 | Profiles, Trending
From rehearsal bloopers to tour shots, Instagram gives us an unprecedented glimpse into the lives of the dancers we love. Now, three pros are taking it to the next level. American Ballet Theatre soloist Cassandra Trenary, Royal Ballet first soloist Marcelino...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 24, 2017 | Profiles
“I’m here because we have a hero in our midst,” said New York State Senator Brad Hoylman before American Ballet Theatre’s company class this morning. He was addressing ABT corps dancer Gray Davis, who you may remember saved the life of a man...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 17, 2017 | Profiles
Walk into any ballet class and you’re bound to see a row of dancers clad in leotards patterned with dainty flowers and lace. But nearly three years ago, American Ballet Theatre corps dancer Paulina Waski wore a very different kind of leotard to class—and...