Above Photo: Betsey McBride, Jacob Clerico, Anabel Katnelson, Duncan McIlwaine, Erica Lall, Melvin Lawovi in Indestructible Light American Ballet Theatre’s ABT Today: The Future Starts Now on YouTube, which filled in for the canceled fall season Koch Theatre fundraising gala, presented …
Category: ABT

ABT Promotions Announced
American Ballet Theatre promotions announced Thursday were largely foreshadowed by casting in the canceled Spring Met season. All dancers promoted to Principal Dancer (Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, Skylar Brandt, Thomas Forster, Calvin Royal III and Cassandra Trenary) had a …

ABT/NYCB/DTH Seasons in Jeopardy
Above photo: Alexei Ratmansky New York Premier of Sleeping Beauty, May 29, 2015 Life has changed dramatically in the past several weeks, with carefree thoughts of spring ballet seasons fading quickly due to COVID-19 concerns. American Ballet Theatre sent out …

Duncan Lyle Dance at Martha Graham Studio
Duncan Lyle Dance presented four works Monday and Tuesday in the cozy Martha Graham Studio Theater. The American Ballet Theater dancer choreographed the works, performed by fellow ABT dancers Patrick Frenette, Carlos Gonzalez, Andrii Ishchuk, Isadora Loyola, Betsey McBride, Rachel …

ABT 2020 Met Schedule Released
Above photo: Stella Abrera, Giselle, May 23, 2015 American Ballet Theatre released its schedule and casting for its 2020 Met season, May 11-July 4. This will be ABT’s last eight-week spring season in the Metropolitan Opera House. In an attempt …

Duncan Lyle Dance at Martha Graham Studio Theater Nov 18-19
Above photo by Rod Brayman: front-Lauren Post, Betsy McBride; back-Carlos Gonzolez, Isadora Loyola, Patrick Frenette, Rachel Richardson, Jose Sebastian. Now that the American Ballet Theatre fall season ended two weeks ago, not much is going on in the New York …