by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 14, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In the summer of 2018, American Ballet Theatre corps member Jose Sebastian was walking in upper Manhattan with his mother, Pat, after his final performance in the company’s Metropolitan Opera House season. When he found himself reminiscing on summers he spent in the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 21, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. World Ballet Day 2019 Is Here! Like us, you might feel like every day is World Ballet Day, but that doesn’t mean we’re not excited for the all-day live stream event...
by Marina Harss For Dance Magazine | Oct 17, 2019 | Career, Profiles
For decades the name Alicia Alonso has been virtually synonymous with Ballet Nacional de Cuba, the company she co-founded in Havana in 1948. Alonso died on October 17, just shy of what would have been her 99th birthday. In recent years, she had stepped back from...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 14, 2019 | News, Profiles
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...
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 Hannah Chang Foster | Jul 21, 2019 | Career, Company Life
The members of ABT Studio Company straddle two worlds: student and professional. On a March afternoon, as the dancers rehearse for a work choreographed by ABT dancer Gemma Bond, they appear more the former: Clean academic leotards and tights reveal coltish legs. But...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Jul 8, 2019 | Career, Profiles, Trending
On the last day of America Ballet Theatre’s 2018 tour of The Nutcracker in Costa Mesa, California, corps member Alexandra Basmagy couldn’t hold it in any longer. She broke the news to fellow corps members Gemma Bond and Lauren Post that she and her husband...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 26, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News
If, like us, you’re already mourning the end of American Ballet Theatre’s marathon Met season, don’t fear. The company just announced the lineup for its fall season, and there’s a lot to look forward to. Running October 16-27 at Lincoln...