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American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City.Founded in 1939 [2] by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant. Through 2019, it had an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest of the year.
Susan Jaffe (born 1962) is an American ballet dancer and arts administrator. She is currently the artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre, [1] where she had danced for 22 years and held the rank of principal dancer.
Kevin McKenzie (born April 29, 1954, in Burlington, Vermont) is an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and director. A former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, he then served as the company's artistic director from 1992 to 2022.
Nov. 7—Dance is in Sascha Radetsky's genetic makeup. Though the dancer retired from American Ballet Theatre, he's finding a new purpose as the artistic director of the ABT Studio Company, which ...
On January 13, 2016, Medoff was appointed the executive director of American Ballet Theatre, working alongside Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. [12] On February 16, 2016, Barnett assumed the position officially, succeeding Rachel S. Moore. [13] [14] [2] McKenzie and Barnett announced their departures from ABT in 2021. [15]
With the help of novelist Laura Esquivel, Tony Award–winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon cooks up a cinematic ballet for American Ballet Theatre’s summer season at the Met.
David Hallberg (born May 18, 1982) [3] [1] [4] is an American classical ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre [1] and resident guest artist at The Australian Ballet, [2] as well as a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 2021, Hallberg became the artistic director of The Australian Ballet. [6]
Ethan Stiefel (born February 13, 1973) is an American dancer, choreographer, and director. He was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997 until July 2012. [1] He was the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from 2011 to 2014. [2] His wife is Gillian Murphy, also a principal dancer with ABT. [3]