American Ballet Theatre announced today that Brooklyn Mack, a former Washington Ballet star, will join the company as a guest for its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House. Currently an in-demand international guest artist, Mack will dance in three performances of ABT’s Le Corsaire this June. Known for his powerful, show-stopping bravura, Mack first […]
American Ballet Theatre announced today that Brooklyn Mack, a former Washington Ballet star, will join the company as a guest for its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House. Currently an in-demand international guest artist, Mack will dance in three performances of ABT’s Le Corsaire this June. Known for his powerful, show-stopping bravura, Mack first […]
There’s no question that life as a dancer can be difficult—long hours, rigorous rehearsals, and the risk of rejection and injury can take a toll. But dancing also gives us so much to be thankful for! In honor of Thanksgiving, we asked nine dancers to share what they’re most grateful for this year. From overcoming […]
American Ballet Theatre boasts nearly 90 dancers. But when the company is mounting an elaborate story ballet at NYC’s cavernous Metropolitan Opera House, it actually needs more bodies to complete the picture onstage. Enter supernumeraries, aka “supers.” These supplementary performers are hired for non-dancing background roles (think “third courtier from the left” or “tall market […]
Let’s face it. Dancers just do things differently. We can never walk down a grocery aisle—we have to tap. We can never simply pick something up we’ve dropped—without going into a penché. But it’s not a bad thing. We love all the ways that dance bleeds into our daily lives. Turns out the pros aren’t […]
How is American Ballet Theatre gearing up for its fall season, October 17-28 at Lincoln Center? With an epic video featuring its dancers being their beautiful selves on a beautiful NYC rooftop, as you do. Directed by dance-videographer-about-town Ezra Hurwitz, the vid features a slew of ABT standouts, including Misty Copeland, Isabella Boylston, Hee Seo, […]
In case you missed it, our favorite actress/dance fangirl Jennifer Garner hit the studio this weekend to brush up on her technique (stars, they really are just like us). And the end result might be even better than Garner’s #TutuTuesday posts. At the request of American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston, Garner took to her […]
It’s hard to believe that summer intensive season is almost over! We hope you’re learning, growing, having fun and making memories at your intensives this year. Today, we’re sharing seven dancers’ favorite summer intensive memories. Isabella Boylston, American Ballet Theatre Photo courtesy Boylston Summer Intensive: American Ballet Theatre Age: 17 Perseverance “I was 17 (although […]