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 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...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 25, 2021 | Company Life, Instagram, News, The Latest
Kevin McKenzie, American Ballet Theatre’s longtime artistic director, announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of 2022, after three decades at the helm. He will continue to oversee the company’s 2021–22 season while a search for his...
by Marina Harss | Dec 20, 2019 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
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...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 18, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, Profiles
Yesterday, Kaatsbaan, the Tivoli, NY-based cultural park for dance, announced that Stella Abrera will join the organization as its new artistic director, effective January 1, 2020. This news come just weeks after we learned that Abrera will be taking her final bow...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Jun 28, 2018 | News, Profiles
It’s that time of year: American Ballet Theatre has just announced promotions, and they’re as exciting as ever. This season, it’s all about the ladies: corps de ballet members Zhong-Jing Fang, Catherine Hurlin and Katherine Williams have been...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 13, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles
Have you ever dreamt of the chance to choreograph for American Ballet Theatre? Thanks to ABT Incubator, the company’s newly launched choreographic initiative directed by company principal (and recent author) David Hallberg, that wish could become a reality this...
by Haley Hilton For Dance Teacher | May 6, 2018 | Profiles
Last July, Devon Teuscher became a principal with American Ballet Theatre. ABT artistic director Kevin McKenzie called her into a meeting and told her, “I think you’ve done wonderful work—I’d like to promote you.” Surprisingly, Teuscher’s...