American Ballet Theater

PHOTOS: Wendy Williams Gets Sultry For The American Ballet Theatre Gala

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Rachel Roy, American Ballet Theater, Cushnie Et Ochs, Monique Pean, Bv-Fashion-Beauty, Michelle Ochs, Alek Wek, Carly Cushnie, Abt, American Ballet Theatre, Slideexpand, Wendy Williams, June Ambrose, Black Voices News

Gone are the days when an evening at the ballet meant having to don a gorgeous floor-sweeping gown or dapper penguin-tailed tux. We miss all that pomp...

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David Hallberg's Move to the Bolshoi: The Beginning of the "Moneyball-et" Era?

Marc Kirschner | Posted 12.05.2011

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Marc Kirschner

Is the future of American dance to be a farm system for companies overseas, and if this is the start of a trend, are we equipped to reverse it?

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Alexei Ratmansky's Disturbingly Revisionist The Bright Stream Delights Ballet World

Debra Levine | Posted 09.22.2011

Read More: Joan Acocella, Dimitri Shostakovich, American Ballet Theatre, Alexei Ratmansky, The Bright Stream, American Ballet Theater, Stalin, George Chakiris, The Bright Stream Ballet, Ballet, Arts News
Debra Levine

Despite best efforts, California authorities (the people who brought you Ronald "Tear down this wall, Mr. Gorbachev!" Reagan) could not put the kibosh on American Ballet Theatre's The Bright Stream.

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Gowns Grew and Wonder Woman Wooed at American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala

Cator Sparks | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Irina Dvorovenko, Michelle Harper, American Ballet Theater, Ranhana Khan, Muffie Poter Aston, Blaine Trump, Linda Carter, Arts News
Cator Sparks

For the American Ballet Theatre's spring gala, the trend of the evening was dresses with trains. My date was no exception, wearing a dress so tight and with such a train that three police officers had to help her out of her car.

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What the World of Dance Can Learn From World of Warcraft

Jennifer Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future of Dance, World of Warcraft, Dance, Dance Management, Art Management, Choreography, Online Games, So You Think You Can Dance, American Ballet Theater, Abt, Danny Tidwell, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Arts News
Jennifer Edwards

Given the strong community aspect of WoW and the level of commitment players maintain, I was fascinated by the choreographic aspects of this technologically interactive platform.

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Prince Donates $250,000 To American Ballet Theater's Education Programs

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Educational Programs, Dance Donations, Prince Donation, Art Donations, Education Donation, Dance Education, Prince Musician, Musicians, Abt, Donations, Education Funding, Prince, Arts News

Prince is moving into arts philanthropy in a big way, with a particular focus on arts programs for the younger generation. Before he performed at New ...

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Toe Shoes in the Night

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Don Quixote, Cuba, Cuban National Ballet, World News
Yoani Sanchez

On the stage is a figure in toe shoes and a tutu, one of the principle dancers of the American Ballet Theater which is visiting Havana. The audience applauds to delirium for a dance troupe that hasn't been in Cuba for 50 years.

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DANCE: NYC Ballet Leaps Across the Political Divide and Performs in Havana

nytimes.com | VICTORIA BURNETT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, NYC Ballet, Art in Cuba, Classical Dance, Ballet, Mella Theater, Performance Art, Dance, Nyc-Dance, Havana, New York Art, New York City Ballet, Arts News

HAVANA -- Silvia Robinson knows her ballet and she knows how she likes it: classical. Or so this 70-year-old Cuban widow believed before she saw what'...

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The Faithful Shopper: Fall Fitness

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Faith Hope Consolo

We live in the best city in the world to purchase athletic wear and equipment. Here are a few of the specialty boutiques that will appeal to your inner athlete.

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Ballet's Angel Corella Looks Ahead ... and Back

Debra Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Angel Corella, Corella Ballet Castilla Y Leon, Nacho Duato, Arts News
Debra Levine

"Dance is a way of connecting with people. When you play classical roles, you use your technique to express something, to make the audience part of wh...

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DANCE: American Ballet Theatre Performs In Cuba For First Time In 50 years

Yahoo! News | Wed Aug 18, 2:36pm | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Ballerina, Dance Troupe, Cuban Embargo, Ballet Troupe, International Ballet Festival, Alicia Alonso, Ballet, Dance, United States, Festival, Cuba, Arts News

NEW YORK (AFP) -- American Ballet Theater, one of the leading US classical dance companies, will perform in Havana, Cuba this year for the first time ...

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American Ballet Theatre Returns To The Music Center With Sleeping Beauty

Nicole Campoy-Leffler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Glorya Kaufman, Marcelo Gomes, Ballet, Dance, Abt, Sleeping Beauty, Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Gillian Murphy, Los Angeles Music Center, Arts News
Nicole Campoy-Leffler

Performed by ABT or not, Sleeping Beauty makes no pretense toward something new or innovative. It is a classic story ballet now more loved by audiences filled with first-timers and little boys and girls dreaming of their own days on stage.

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Abu Dhabi Arts Festival Celebrates Frederic Chopin's 200th Birthday!

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Hoda Al Khamis Kanoo, Arts Festival, Poland, Opera, Hiba Al Kawas, Il Divo, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Winston Marsalis, Uae, Chopin, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Entertainment News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

Even sad faced Frederic Chopin would have smiled if he knew that one of the biggest bashes being thrown in honor of his birthday bicentennial takes ...

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One Approach to Reducing Health Care Costs: The Discipline of Dance

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Make a Ballet, Chance to Dance, Royal Ballet, Ballet, Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Health Care, Arts Education, Aileycamp, Politics News
Michael Kaiser

Children who dance are far more likely to appreciate their own physical selves. Dance training helps address the obesity problem currently facing our nation.

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Leonard Leibowitz, Lawyer, Charged With Stealing From American Ballet Theatre Dancers, Stagehands

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Ballet Lawyer, Ballerina Lawyer, New York, Lincoln Center, American Ballet Theatre, Stephen Flamhaft, Leonard Leibowitz, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- A veteran Manhattan lawyer was charged Tuesday with stealing from a small union representing 80 dancers and stagehands with the Ameri...

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American Ballet Theater's New Phenom, Natalia Osipova, Makes This Ballet Season Well Worth It

The New York Observer | Robert Gottlieb | Posted 05.25.2011

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If ever we needed proof that the gods giveth even as they taketh away, it was to be found at ABT this season, when on successive evenings the company ...

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Company B, Citizen: Dances For Our Troubled Times

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Ballet Theater, Paul Taylor, Ballet, Lauri Stallings, Company B, New York City Center, Citizen, Fashion, Antony Tudor, Doctor Atomic, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

The 1940s, a time of war and economic crisis, appears to be a popular period to revisit in the performing arts world right now, with Doctor Atomic, an...

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