American Ballet Theatre
Studio Company
Wednesday, November 6 | 7:30 PM
Drama Theatre | Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center
Paquita Pas de Deux featuring YeonSeo Choi and Finnian Carmeci / Photo courtesy of Rosalie O'Connor
“The next generation of ballet dancers, blossoming before our eyes.” (Broadway World)
Ascending Stars from the World of Ballet
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, is made up of rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 17 and 21. The company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre and other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly 80% of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are ABT Studio Company alumni, including eight soloists and 14 principal dancers – among them Misty Copeland, Isabella Boylston and Calvin Royal III.
ABT Studio Company dancers perform masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons alongside contemporary works. The group commissions a wide variety of choreographers to create new, custom ballets on the dancers each season, with a special focus on female choreographers.
The highly mobile ABT Studio Company serves as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by touring to venues large and small. In recent years, the company has performed in such international cities as London, Athens, Manila, Hong Kong and St. Petersburg and at a wide variety of U.S. performing arts centers, college campuses, festivals and galas.
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Study Guide
ARTS BEYOND THE STAGE
ARTS FOR ENRICHMENT
Known by Heart Duet © Choreography by Twyla Tharp featuring Kotomi Yamada and Jake Roxader Photo courtesy of Carlos Quezeda
Company Class Observation
Wednesday, November 6 | Noon
Room 224 | Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center
Observe the members of American Ballet Theatre Studio Company as they warm up before the day’s rehearsal and performance.
Attendance is limited to 30 participants. Registration is required.
