While the doors of Irondale remain closed amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, the company announced earlier this month the plan for a 7.5 hour (456 minutes) virtual Sonnet Marathon to honor the 456th birthday of William Shakespeare.
As we continue to prioritize the health and well-being of our patrons, artists, volunteers, staff and community at large Segerstrom Center for the Arts has canceled or postponed all performances and events scheduled through the month of May, in an effort to reduce the spread of
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world's largest ballet scholarship competition – will Facebook livestream its 2019 Final Round on Friday, April 17 at 7pm EST and Saturday, April 18 at 7am EST for European and South-Pacific audiences.
After an extensive search, the Board of Trustees of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School (PBT School) announced today the appointment of Susan Jaffe as artistic director. Jaffe will succeed Terrence S. Orr, who last summer announced his intent to retire in June 2020, after the company's 50th Anniversary Season.
92Y will present an online conversation with Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III on April 19 at 5pm.
American Ballet Theatre has recently postponed their upcoming performances due to the ongoing health crisis. However, they continue to share their art virtually. ABT company members including Misty Copeland can be seen in their new video, sharing the message, #AloneBuTogether. Watch the video below!
Beginning Monday, April 13, American Ballet Theatre will launch ABTKids Daily, a new online resource with digital content to help families and educators build their virtual classrooms during this time of distance learning. The ABTKids Daily page on the Company's website will be updated every Monday morning with a week's worth of curriculum.
As a response to the high demand for online training for ballet dancers because of today's current environment, Universal Ballet Competition responded quickly and gathered acclaimed Master Teachers in the industry.
American Ballet Theatre (ABT)'s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School faculty member and former ABT Company dancer Sarah Smith hosted a virtual dance class with her kids!
American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School at Segerstrom Center for the Arts is partnering with ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School to bring faculty and teaching artists certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum to your child at home.
American Ballet Theatre announced today the cancellation of its 2020 season at the Metropolitan Opera House. The season, marking the Company's 80th Anniversary, was scheduled for May 11-July 4, 2020. The cancellation, necessitated by the public health crisis arising from the coronavirus pandemic, was announced today.
The dance studios and weekly classes are all long gone, so what are budding dancers doing to stay in shape now? Luckily, the dance community are a highly disciplined, generous bunch. While we all indulge in some heavy isolation snacking, it's this lot's job to remain fit and healthy. Fortunately for us, they're imparting their knowledge through a selection of live streams, so we can stay home and stay rond de jambe ready.
Random House Children's Books, together with American Ballet Theatre announced today a multi-year, multi-book publishing program to launch in fall 2020, timed to coincide with the opening of ABT's 80th-anniversary fall season.
Need something new to listen to or read? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!
Classical concert empresario Judy Drucker, passed away on Monday at age 91 due to complications from Alzheimer's.
Here's the second installment of responses from various Los Angeles Theatre heads on how their individual theatre families are holding up in these crazy, safe-distancing times. As with the first batch of responses, these are just as amazing in their uniform positivity.
American Ballet Theatre's artists - dancers, production crew, rehearsal pianists and ballet masters - directly impacted by the loss of income due to canceled tour engagements in four cities this spring are now receiving supplemental benefits and financial support through the newly established ABT Crisis Relief Fund.
Following the directives from Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health and the Orange County Health Agency, Segerstrom Center for the Arts has canceled or postponed all performances and events through the month of April. These include:
Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, children and parents can tune into @ABTSchool on Instagram for daily classes in ballet movement taught by former ABT dancers, faculty from the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School and ABT teaching artists. All teachers are certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum. The classes will be available through Instagram TV (IGTV) and accessible for ABT JKO students, as well as the global community at large. Daily classes will engage
The wait is over! Popejoy Hall announces the 2020-2021 season headlined by HAMILTON.
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