STAGE TUBE: Principal Dancer Isabella Boylston in 'Snow Day'; Among Dancers to Perform with ABT, 10/8

The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts presents American Ballet Theatre in it's third appearance at Bard College on Friday, October 9 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 10 at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, October 11 at 2 p.m. The October weekend program features Alexei Ratmansky's Piano Concerto #1, Paul Taylor's Company B, and a world premiere by Mark Morris, performed in the Fisher Center's stunning Sosnoff Theater. Tickets are $25-65, and may be purchased by calling the Fisher Center box office at 845-758-7900, or visiting the website at www.fishercenter.bard.edu.

The engagement will feature ABT principal dancers including Stella Abrera, Isabella Boylston, Misty Copeland, Maria Kochetkova, and Gillian Murphy as well as Herman Cornejo, Daniil Simkin, and Cory Stearns.

In the video, watch Isabella Boylston perform 'Snow Day' in the video by Christopher Fung.

One of the most acclaimed American choreographers, Mark Morris offers a world premiere of his third ABT commission accompanied by a live performance of Johann Nepomuk Hummel's chamber work, Septet in C,
op. 114, "The Military," with all-new costumes by Isaac Mizrahi, and lighting design by Michael Chybowski. Morris' choreography was last seen at the Fisher Center in SummerScape 2008's Romeo & Juliet, on Motifs of Shakespeare and in 2006 with Morris' holiday classic The Hard Nut.

American Ballet Theatre is recognized as one of the great dance companies in the world. Few ballet companies equal ABT for its combination of size, scope, and outreach. Recognized as a living national treasure since its founding in 1940, ABT annually tours the United States, performing for more than 450,000 people, and is the only major cultural institution to do so. It has also made more than 30 international tours to 42 countries as perhaps the most representative American ballet company and has been sponsored by the United States State Department on many of these engagements.

For more information on American Ballet Theatre, please visit abt.org.

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