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...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Jun 30, 2016 | Company Life
Well, that was fast. After less than a year, Jeffrey Cirio — the former Boston Ballet principal who joined American Ballet Theatre as a soloist at the start of this season—is walking into summer with a promotion to ABT’s highest rank. The company now...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Dec 2, 2015 | Company Life
When it comes to gender roles, Le Corsaire is anything but modern. The female characters are passed from pasha to pirate and back again, and they do little else than dance for the men—whether those men are good or evil, lover or foe. (With the ballet’s...