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 Alex Marshall Hatch | Oct 7, 2022 | Company Life
Few things seem more empowering for a ballerina than being promoted to principal, perfecting those iconic 32 fouettés, or tackling a lead role, like Giselle. However, there’s something uniquely fulfilling about being a corps de ballet dancer. While the role is...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 12, 2019 | Dance Spirit, News, Viral Videos
Alexei Ratmansky’s Whipped Cream, which American Ballet Theatre debuted in 2017, tells the story of a young boy who eats too many sweets, falls into a delirium, and is rescued by Princess Praline, who brings him to a world inhabited by fantastical confectionary...