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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, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual eight-week season at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in the spring and a shorter ...
Misty Copeland. Misty Danielle Copeland (born September 10, 1982) [1] is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. [2] On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to a principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history.
American Ballet. The American Ballet was the first professional ballet company George Balanchine created in the United States. The company was founded with the help of Lincoln Kirstein [1] and Edward Warburg, [2] managed by Alexander Merovitch [3] and populated by students of Kirstein and Balanchine's School of American Ballet. [4]
American Contemporary Ballet: Los Angeles: California: 2011–Present: ... New Mexico ballet company New Orleans Ballet Theatre: New Orleans: Louisiana: 2002–present:
July 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM. After a yearlong search, Minnesota Dance Theatre & School has hired a new school director, the top position for the organization since it put a pause on its performing ...
Part of a co-production with the U.K.’s Royal Ballet, which first premiered Like Water for Chocolate in London last summer, the commission opens American Ballet Theatre’s summer season this ...
Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 – September 19, 2018) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. In 1955, he was the first African-American dancer with the New York City Ballet, where he was promoted to principal dancer the following year and danced in major roles until 1966.
Ballet Imperial George Balanchine: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Rouben Ter-Arutunian: 10 February 1988 Ballo Della Regina George Balanchine: Giuseppe Verdi: Dale Wibben 23 October 2007 Barn Dance Catherine Littlefield: David Guion, John Powell, Louis Gottschalk: Salvatore Pinto 9 May 1944 Baroque Game Robert Hill Dmitry Polischuk Santo Loquasto ...