American Ballet Theatre Studio Company at Smothers Theatre

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 its outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly 80 percent of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including eight soloists and 14 principal dancers—among them Misty Copeland, Isabella Boylston, and Calvin Royal III. In this performance, ABT Studio Company dancers perform masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons alongside contemporary works.