American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 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 season at the David H. Koch Theater in the fall; the company tours around the world the rest of the year. The company was scheduled to have a 5-week spring season at the MET preceded by a 2-week season at the Koch Theater beginning in 2020. ABT is the parent company of the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and was recognized as "America's National Ballet Company" in 2006 by the United States Congress.[2][3]

American Ballet Theatre
General information
NameAmerican Ballet Theatre
Previous namesBallet Theatre
Year founded1939 (1939)[1]
Principal venueMetropolitan Opera House
New York City
Websiteabt.org
Senior staff
Executive DirectorSusan Jaffe (interim)
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorSusan Jaffe
Other
Associated schoolsJacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Formation

History

In 1939 Pleasant and Chase committed to the creation of "a large scale company with an eclectic repertory".[1][4] The pair and a small group from Mordkin Ballet formed Ballet Theatre. Their new company's first performance was on 11 January 1940.[1][5] Chase began developing the company's repertoire of well-known full-length ballets, as well as original works, amidst financial issues. In 1945 Oliver Smith joined Ballet Theatre and became co-director with Chase.

In 1957 the company changed its name to American Ballet Theatre.[6] It continued to emphasize ballet classics, yet remained challenged by financial issues. During the 1960s and 1970s, the company's prospects brightened due to more favorable private funding. During this period, American Ballet Theatre shifted its ballet focus to the recruitment of star performers. In 1977, the company began its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, its new official venue.[5]

Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1980 became artistic director for American Ballet Theatre. Baryshnikov staged, restaged, and refurbished numerous classical ballets and, according to the company, strengthened their classical tradition. Baryshnikov was replaced in 1989 by Jane Hermann and Oliver Smith, who remained as artistic directors until 1992, when Kevin McKenzie received the appointment. McKenzie satisfied the demands of the traditional ballet audience by prioritizing full-length narrative ballets. He also succeeded in keeping the company afloat during financially unstable times. In 2004 he established an official associate ballet school, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. After a long period of no in-house choreographer, McKenzie appointed Alexei Ratmansky as "Artist in Residence" in January 2009.[7][8]

McKenzie stepped down from the company in late 2022, as announced in 2021.[9] Susan Jaffe was appointed was announced as McKenzie's successor, and took over the company at the end of 2022.[10] Ratmansky departed the troupe in June 2023.[11]

Artistic staff

Artistic directors

Executive director and CEO

Executive director

Resident choreographers

Music directors, conductors, concertmasters (partial list)
  • Ormsby Wilkins (music director) (current)[16]
  • Charles Barker (principal conductor) (current)[17]
  • David LaMarche (conductor) (current)[18]
  • Benjamin Bowman (concertmaster) (current)[19]

Dancers

American Ballet Theatre has four levels within the company. They are (in ascending order): apprentice,[20] corps de ballet,[21] soloist,[22] and principal.[23]

Principals
Hee Seo and Jared Matthews (2014)
Name Nationality Training Joined ABT Promoted to Principal Other companies
(incl. guest performances)
Joo Won Ahn  South Korea Y.J. Ballet People Academy
Sun Hwa Art School
Korea National University of Arts		 2014 2020
Aran Bell  USA Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet 2017 2020
Isabella Boylston Academy of Colorado Ballet
Harid Conservatory
ABT Studio Company		 2007 2014 Paris Opera Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
Rome Opera Ballet
Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón
Royal Danish Ballet
Skylar Brandt Scarsdale Ballet Studio
ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT II (now the ABT Studio Company)		 2011 2020
Daniel Camargo  Brazil John Cranko School 2022 N/A Joined as Principal Stuttgart Ballet
Dutch National Ballet
Misty Copeland  United States San Pedro City Ballet
Lauridsen Ballet Center
San Francisco Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		 2001 2015
Herman Cornejo  Argentina Instituto Superior de Arte at Teatro Colón
School of American Ballet		 1999 2003 Ballet del Teatro Argentino de La Plata
Ballet Argentino
Barcelona Ballet (former Corella Ballet Castilla y León)
Compañia de Danza Comtemporánea de Cuba
Boston Ballet
New York City Ballet
Sapporo Ballet
Thomas Forster  United Kingdom Royal Ballet School Associate Programme
Elmhurst School of Dance
The Royal Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		 2007 2020
Catherine Hurlin  United States Scarsdale Ballet Studio
Westchester Dance Academy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT Studio Company		 2014 2022
Gillian Murphy University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Columbia City Ballet		 1996 2002 Kiev Ballet
Mariinsky Ballet
Royal New Zealand Ballet
Royal Swedish Ballet
Staatsballett Berlin
Calvin Royal III Pinellas County Center for the Arts
Academy of Ballet Arts
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT II		 2011 2017
Hee Seo  South Korea Sun-hwa Arts Middle School
Universal Ballet Academy
John Cranko Ballet Academy
ABT Studio Company		 2006 2012 Mariinsky Ballet
Christine Shevchenko  Ukraine Pennsylvania Ballet Rock School
ABT Studio Company		 2008 2017
Cory Stearns  United States Seiskaya Ballet School
Royal Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		 2006 2011 The Royal Ballet
Devon Teuscher Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy
Vermont Ballet Theatre School
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT Studio Company		 2008 2017
Cassandra Trenary Lawrenceville School of Ballet
ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
ABT II (now the ABT Studio Company)		 2011 2020
James B. Whiteside D'Valda and Sirico Dance and Music Centre
Virginia School of the Arts
Boston Ballet II		 2012 2013 Boston Ballet
Ballet Philippines
Roman Zhurbin  Russia LaGuardia High School
Studio Maestro
ABT Studio Company		 2005 2022

Soloists
Name Nationality Training Joined ABT Promoted to Soloist Other companies
(incl. guest performances)
Zhong-Jing Fang  China Shanghai Ballet School
Shanghai Drama University		 2004 2018
Joseph Gorak  United States North Central School of Ballet (TX)
Orlando Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		 2010 2014 Orlando Ballet
Breanne Granlund Ballet Academy of Texas
ABT Studio Company		 2016 2022
Sung Woo Han  South Korea Sun-hwa Arts Middle School
Royal Ballet School		 2013 2022
Blaine Hoven  United States North Carolina School of the Arts
ABT Studio Company		 2004 2016
Betsy McBride Ballet Academy of Texas 2015 2022 Texas Ballet Theater
Chloe Misseldine Orlando Ballet School
ABT Studio Company		 2021 2022
Luciana Paris  Argentina Colon Theater Superior de Art Institute 2001 2015 Colon Theater Ballet
Ballet Camara
Ballet Argentino
SunMi Park  South Korea Sun-hwa Middle and High School of the Arts
Korea National Institute of Gifted Arts
ABT Studio Company		 2022 2022
Gabe Stone Shayer  United States The Rock School for Dance Education
Bolshoi Ballet Academy
ABT Studio Company		 2012 2020
Katherine Williams Ballet Royale Academy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School		 2008 2018

Former dancers

The following is a partial list of former dancers with ABT, listed by their highest rank prior to leaving the company.

Former principal dancers

Former soloists

Former corps de ballet
  • Susan Borree
  • Maria Bystrova (2000–2010)[85]
  • Caroline Duprot (2009–2011)[86]
  • Tobin Eason (2002–2012)[87]
  • Aino Ettala (2010)[88]
  • Hezekiah C. Fairbank (1999–2000)
  • Victoria (Born) Fornelli (1999–2000)
  • Jeffrey Golladay (2003–2012)
  • Meaghan Hinkis (2010–2011)[89]
  • Carrie Jensen (2000–2009)[90]
  • Clinton Luckett (1992–2002)[91]
  • Ellizzette Duvall (1970–1973)[92]
  • Ilona McHugh (1997–2005)
  • Patrick Ogle
  • Joseph Phillips (2008–2013)[93]
  • Brendali Staana Espiritu[94]
  • Isaac Stappas (2000–2011)[95]
  • Sarawanee Tanatanit (2002–2008)[96]
  • Mary Mills Thomas (2008–2011)[97]
  • Melissa Thomas (2002–2009)[98]
  • Simon Wexler
  • Jennifer Whalen
  • Katharine Wildish (1985–1987)
  • Renata Pavam (2002-)
  • Bo Busby [99]

Repertoire
Main article: List of works performed by American Ballet Theatre

Perhaps no other choreographer was as closely associated with ABT as the great British choreographer Antony Tudor, who made his American debut with the company. The other continuous creative force was the legendary Agnes de Mille. She staged the majority of her ballet works with them. Many choreographers have mounted works especially for ABT, including George Balanchine, Adolph Bolm, Michel Fokine, Léonide Massine, and Bronislava Nijinska. Other renowned choreographers who have worked at ABT include Jerome Robbins, Twyla Tharp, and Alvin Ailey.

ABT's 1976 production of The Nutcracker starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland was televised the following year and has become a broadcast classic.

The main season is held during the spring at New York City's Metropolitan Opera House, with shorter seasons in the fall previously held at New York City Center, now held at the David H. Koch Theater. Performances of Alexei Ratmansky's The Nutcracker during the holiday season are held at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The company tours extensively throughout United States and the world.[100]

The current choreographer-in-residence for ABT is Alexei Ratmansky.[17]

Schools and programs

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre (ABT/JKO School) is the associate school of American Ballet Theatre located within the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. The school comprises a Children's Division for ages 4 to 12, a Pre-Professional Division for ages 12 to 18, and the preparatory program Studio Company for ages 16 to 20. Cynthia Harvey, a former dancer with ABT, serves as the school's artistic director.[101]

Studio Company

ABT Studio Company, formerly known as ABT II, is a small company of 12 young dancers, ranging from ages 16 to 20, handpicked by ABT.[102] It is the top level of the American Ballet Theatre training ladder and is currently an extension of the ABT JKO school.[103] These dancers are trained in the program to join ABT's main company or other leading professional companies, and the program is described by ABT as "a bridge between ballet training and professional performance".[102]

Project Plié

Project Plié is a diversity initiative launched in 2013 by Rachel Moore, who was then ABT's executive director and CEO. Following her departure, the project was overseen by artistic director Kevin McKenzie and Mary Jo Ziesel, ABT director of education and training.[104] The program was inspired by ABT principal dancer Misty Copeland, and aims to "increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet and diversify America's ballet companies".[105] The initiative is made up of a combination of partnerships within the community and within the industry in addition to scholarships and opportunities for exposure for children of color.[105] Annually, as of 2013, Project Plié has awarded scholarships[106] to young people ranging from ages 9 to 18 including to the ABT/JKO School, ABT's summer intensive programs and ABT's Young Dancer Workshop.[105]

See also

References

Notes

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  25. "Dancers: Principals: Victor Barbee". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on April 9, 2003. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in February 1975, was promoted to soloist in 1979, and to principal dancer in 1984
  26. "Dancers: Principals: Julio Bocca". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1986
  27. "Summer Intensives Faculty: Leslie Browne". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in 1976, was promoted to principal dancer in 1986
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  32. "Dancers: Principals: Alessandra Ferri". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1985
  33. "Carla Fracci". The Ballerina Gallery. Retrieved February 16, 2012. from 1967 she was principal guest artist of the American Ballet Theatre
  34. "Dancers: Principals: Guillaume Graffin". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in 1988
  35. "Choreographers: Cynthia Gregory". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined the ABT in 1965, was quickly promoted to a principal dancer
  36. Debra Craine and Judit Mackrell (January 1, 2000). "Harvey, Cynthia". The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
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  38. "Susan Jaffe Named Ballet Mistress With American Ballet Theatre". Press Release. American Ballet Theatre. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in December 1980, became a soloist in 1981, was promoted to principal dancer in 1983, retired from American Ballet Theatre in 2002
  39. "Choreographers: Gelsey Kirkland". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1974 as principal dancer
  40. Kisselgoff, Anna (February 14, 2018). "Ruth Ann Koesun, Versatile Ballet Theater Dancer, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2023. Ms. Koesun joined the company in 1946 while it was appearing in London and advanced quickly to principal dancer.
  41. "Robert La Fosse". Barnard College Department of Dance. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined American Ballet Theatre in 1977, where he danced as a principal dancer for nine years
  42. Jack Anderson (November 10, 2011). "Annabelle Lyon, Dancer With Balanchine, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2012. In 1939 she became a charter member of Ballet Theater (now ABT) ... leaving Ballet Theater in 1943
  43. "Choreographers: Natalia Makarova". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in December 1970
  44. "Dancers: Principals: Vladimir Malakhov". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a principal dancer in Spring 1995
  45. "Obituaries: Dame Alicia Markova". The Independent. December 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. Ballet Theatre 1941–46
  46. "Choreographers: Kevin McKenzie". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in March 1979, was appointed a principal dancer the following December, and danced with the company until 1991
  47. "Dancers: Principals: Amanda McKerrow". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1982, was appointed a soloist in 1983, and a principal dancer in 1987
  48. "Dancers: Principals: Kathleen Moore". American Repertory Ballet, Princeton Ballet School. Retrieved September 29, 2018. joined ABT II in 1980, invited to corps de ballet in 1982, promoted to soloist in 1988, promoted to principal in 1991
  49. "Veronika Part to Give Final Performances with ABT". American Ballet Theatre. July 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017. joined ABT in 2002, promoted to Principal Dancer in May 2009 and left on July 8, 2017
  50. "Kirk Peterson Named Artistic Director of ABT Studio Company". Press Release. American Ballet Theatre. March 8, 2006. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1974 and rose to the rank of Principal, left in 1980
  51. Chris Pasles (October 28, 1993). "Nymph Maniacs : A Song of the Sea Infuses 'Sirens,' Premiering at UCI". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT in 1978, resigned in 1993
  52. "Danilo Radojevic, Associate Artistic Director". The Australian Ballet. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. left The Australian Ballet to become a Soloist with ABT, with the company for 15 years, was promoted to principal dancer in 1981
  53. "Johan Renvall". Ballet Arts. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1978, was promoted to soloist in 1981, and to principal dancer in 1987, retired in 1996
  54. "Alumni: Keith Roberts". UNCSA School of Dance. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1987, was appointed soloist in 1992, and principal dancer in 1997
  55. Bachko, Katia (July 2, 2012). "Ethan Stiefel: No Longer "Center Stage"". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  56. "Ballet Mistress: Marianna Tcherkassky". Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1970, was elevated to principal dancer in 1976
  57. "Dancers: Principals: Ashley Tuttle". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined the corps de ballet of ABT in 1987, was promoted to soloist in 1992, and to principal dancer in 1997
  58. "The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre: Faculty Biography: Martine van Hamel". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1970, was promoted to the rank of soloist in 1971, became a principal dancer in 1973
  59. "Dancers: Principals: Michele Wiles". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT in 1998, was promoted to soloist in 2000, and to principal dancer in 2005
  60. "Diana Vishneva to Give Final Performances with ABT". Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017. joined ABT as a Principal Dancer in 2005, retired in June, 2017
  61. "Dancers: Soloists: Ethan Brown". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1981, was promoted to soloist in 1988
  62. David Vaughan (July 6, 2004). "Ethan Brown's Retirement". danceviewtimes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2012. July 2 & 3, 2004
  63. "Summer Intensives Faculty: Leslie Browne". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1980, achieved rank of soloist in 1991, retired in 1996
  64. "Dancers: Soloists: Sandra Brown". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joining the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre in 1987, was promoted to soloist in 1992
  65. "Sandra Brown". Colorado Ballet. Retrieved February 11, 2012. In 2003 she left ABT to pursue work as a freelance artist
  66. "Faculty: Carolyn Tener Brown". New Jersey School of Ballet. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. was a soloist with American Ballet Theatre for 7 years
  67. "Dancers: Soloists: Carmen Corella". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on July 30, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in April 1998, was appointed a soloist in August 2003
  68. "Dancers: Soloists: Erica Cornejo". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT's Studio Company in May 1998, later that year joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet, was appointed a soloist in April 2003
  69. "Master Class with George De La Pena". indianapolis City Ballet. Retrieved February 16, 2012. soloist with American Ballet Theater
  70. "Dancers: Soloists: Joaquín De Luz". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1997, was promoted to soloist in 1998
  71. "Lisa de Ribere". The School of American Ballet. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT in 1979 ... soloist ... retired from performing in 1984
  72. "Melissa Hayden To Tape Video Series For The George Balanchine Foundation". The George Balanchine Foundation. November 5, 1999. Retrieved February 16, 2012. she joined Ballet Theatre, soon becoming a soloist, in 1945
  73. "Houston Ballet Announces New First Soloists, Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya". Houston Ballet. May 7, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014. Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya, currently soloist dancers with American Ballet Theatre (ABT), will join Houston Ballet as first soloists for the 2014/15 season beginning in August 2014
  74. Khadarina, Oksanna (May 6, 2014). "Washington Ballet – Tour-de-Force: Balanchine! bill – Washington". Dancetabs.
  75. "Dancers: Soloists: Anna Liceica". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT's corps de ballet in 1996, was promoted to soloist in August 2000
  76. "Dancers: Soloists: Carlos Lopez". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in September 2001, was appointed a soloist in August 2003
  77. "Cupcakes & Conversation with Carlos Lopez". Ballet News. August 19, 2011.
  78. "Staff: Charles Maple, Conservatory Director". Maple Conservatory. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012. at the age of nineteen he joined ABT, rose through the ranks to become a featured soloist
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  80. "Dancers: Soloists: Monique Meunier". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joined ABT as a soloist in August 2002
  81. "Dancers: Soloists: Carlos Molina". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012. joining ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in 1998, was appointed a soloist in August 2001
  82. "ABT: Inside ABT". American Ballet Theatre. April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014. will give his farewell performance with the Company on July 3 at the Metropolitan Opera House in the role of Franz in Coppélia
  83. "Amy Rose". American Ballet Intensives. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT at the age of sixteen (in 1979), was a soloist with from 1979–1992
  84. "American Ballet Theatre – Gennadi Saveliev farewell in Le Corsaire – New York". DanceTabs. Retrieved July 7, 2012. Saturday was a day of farewells at American Ballet Theater, and I was happy to catch soloist Gennadi Saveliev's final performance
  85. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Maria Bystrova". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT's Studio Company (now ABT II) in August 1999, joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2000
  86. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Caroline Duprot". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in January 2009
  87. "The Artist". Tobin Eason. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2013. Creating artwork soon become a passion, which has continued since his retirement from American Ballet Theatre in 2012 Alt URL
  88. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Aino Ettala". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in January 2010
  89. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Meaghan Hinkis". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT as an apprentice in March 2010, became a member of the corps de ballet in October 2010
  90. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Carrie Jensen". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012. joined ABT's Studio Company in 1999, joined ABT in May 2000
  91. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Clinton Luckett". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved February 16, 2012. joined ABT as a member of the Corps de Ballet in September 1992
  92. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Ellizzette Duvall". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2009. joined ABT as a member of the Corps de Ballet in August 1970
  93. "The American star of the ballet enticed to vladivostok". Russian News. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2014. Known American ballet dancer joseph phillips will work in troupe of seaside opera and ballet theater in vladivostok
  94. Faculty, American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
  95. "Dancers: Corps De Ballet: Isaac Stappas". American Ballet Theatre. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2012. spent two years in ABT's Studio Company before joining ABT's main company in 2000
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Archives at
LocationMusic Division, Library of Congress
SourceAmerican Ballet Theatre Archives, 1940-2014
How to use archival material
Archives at
LocationDance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
SourceBallet Foundation collection of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and Ballet Theatre photographs 1920s-1980s
How to use archival material
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