American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is renowned for its world-class dancers of exceptional skill, artistry, and personality. As America’s National Ballet Company, it embodies a unique aesthetic based on the values of versatility and dynamic harmony. Under Artistic Director Susan Jaffe, the spirit of originality and innovation has intensified, aligning with the present state of both the art form and American society.

The original works of ABT have shaped the history and trajectory of dance in the 85 years since the Company’s inception. This coming April in Seoul, iconic moments of the American dance scene, of which ABT is a crucial part, will be presented on stage. Ranging from George Balanchine, the most influential choreographer of the 20th century, to contemporary visionaries Twyla Tharp, Alexei Ratmansky, Kyle Abraham, and Gemma Bond, these performances will showcase ballets of an exciting and wide-ranging variety of classic, modern and contemporary styles.

Daily Programs and Casting Announcements

[4/25(Fri) 19:30] "Iconic & Innovation Works"

| <Theme and Variations> (1947, ABT world premiere)

Choreography by George Balanchine

Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (“Theme and Variations” from Suite No. 3 for Orchestra)

Performer: Devon Teuscher, Aran Bell, et al.

| <Mercurial Son> (2024, ABT world premiere)

Choreography by Kyle Abraham

Music by Grisha Lichtenberger

Performer: Company

| <In the Upper Room> (1986)

Choreography by Twyla Tharp

Music by Philip Glass

Performer: Company

(approximately 130 mins, including 2 intervals)

[4/26(Sat) 14:00] "Versatility and Virtuosity"

| <La Boutique> (2024, ABT world premiere)

Choreography by Gemma Bond

Music from La Boutique Fantasque, arranged and orchestrated by Ottorino Respighi after Gioachino Rossini

Performer: Devon Teuscher, Aran Bell, Park Sun Mi, Cory Stearns, Skylar Brandt, Carlos Gonzalez, et al.

| Pas de Deux

- <The Sleeping Beauty> pas de deux (Seo Hee, Cory Stearns)  

- <Great Galloping Gottschalk> pas de deux (Kotomi Yamada, Andrii Ishchuk)

- <Sylvia> pas de deux (Christine Shevchenko, Han Seong Woo)

| <In the Upper Room> (1986)

Choreography by Twyla Tharp

Music by Philip Glass

Performer: Company

(approximately 140 mins, including 2 intervals)

[4/26(Sat) 19:30] "From the Classics to the Contemporary"

| <Mercurial Son> (2024, ABT world premiere)

Choreography by Kyle Abraham

Music by Grisha Lichtenberger

Performer: Company

| Pas de Deux

- <The Sleeping Beauty> pas de deux (Devon Teuscher, Ahn Ju Won)  

- <Great Galloping Gottschalk> pas de deux (Park Sun Mi, Calvin Royal III)

- <Sinatra Suite> pas de deux (Cassandra Trenary, Herman Cornejo)

- <Neo> (Isabella Boylston, James Whiteside)

| <Theme and Variations> (1947, ABT world premiere)

Choreography by George Balanchine

Music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (“Theme and Variations” from Suite No. 3 for Orchestra)

Performer: Chloe Misseldine, Jarod Curley, et al.

(approximately 130 mins, including 2 intervals)

[4/27(Sun) 15:00] "Versatility and Virtuosity"

| <La Boutique> (2024, ABT world premiere)

Choreography by Gemma Bond

Music from La Boutique Fantasque, arranged and orchestrated by Ottorino Respighi after Gioachino Rossini

Performer: Isabella Boylston, Thomas Forster, Chloe Misseldine, Michael de la Neuz, Breanne Granlund, Jake Roxander, et al.

| Pas de Deux

- <Sylvia> pas de deux (Christine Shevchenko, Han Seong Woo)

- <Great Galloping Gottschalk> pas de deux (Kotomi Yamada, Andrii Ishchuk)

- <The Sleeping Beauty> pas de deux (Seo Hee, Cory Stearns)

- <Neo> (Catherine Hurlin, Jarod Curley)

| <In the Upper Room> (1986)

Choreography by Twyla Tharp

Music by Philip Glass

Performer: Company

(approximately 150 mins, including 2 intervals)

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Photo: Devon Teuscher and Thomas Forster in La Boutique ©Quinn Wharton