by April Deocariza | May 6, 2021 | Onstage
The rollout of vaccinations is helping the U.S. turn a corner during this coronavirus pandemic, and artists and audience members alike are looking forward to enjoying live performances once again. It couldn’t be more perfect timing, then, for the inaugural...
by Hannah Foster | Aug 16, 2020 | News, The Latest
While American Ballet Theatre and Complexions Contemporary Ballet fall into very different size and repertoire categories, both institutions’ dancers start their day with pliés and tendus—even in quarantine. A ballet class seemed like a natural...
by Hannah Foster | Jul 30, 2020 | Career, Profiles
We revisited some of Pointe’s past cover stars for their take on how life—and ballet—has changed. Stella Abrera, December 2016/January 2017 Then: Principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre Now: Artistic director, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park for Dance...
by Hannah Foster For Dance Magazine | May 19, 2020 | Career, Profiles
Stella Abrera’s name (“stella” means “star” in Latin) proved prophetic in the final stretch of her 24-year career at American Ballet Theatre. Abrera joined ABT’s corps de ballet in 1996, was promoted to soloist in 2001 and, finally,...
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 Amy Brandt | Oct 20, 2019 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Instagram, News, Profiles
American Ballet Theatre announced today that, after 24 years, beloved principal dancer Stella Abrera will retire from the stage this coming summer. Her farewell performance will be June 13, 2020, at the Metropolitan Opera House, dancing the title role in Giselle....
by Rachel Hellwig | Sep 26, 2019 | Everything Nutcracker, Profiles, Training
The end of summer can only mean one thing in ballet world: Nutcracker audition season. It’s the time of year when everyone at your studio is on edge with excitement, nerves and dreams. It’s when you rewatch DVDs of past performances, practice choreography...
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...