VIDEO: Get A First Look At ABT STUDIO COMPANY SPRING FESTIVAL; Premieres Next Month!
by Stephi Wild
- May 18, 2021
The ABT Studio Company Spring Festival was filmed at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York following the Studio Company’s spring bubbles in March and April 2021 at Kaatsbaan and the Silver Bay YMCA Conference & Family Retreat Center in Silver Bay, New York. All works were created, rehearsed, and filmed following strict COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
STAGE TUBE: George Balanchine's THE NUTCRACKER Premieres on February 2, 1954
by Barnett Serchuk
- Jan 31, 2013
February 2, 1954 marks the 59th anniversary of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. Wasn't the ballet presented in December? No, you are wrong. It was first unveiled by the New York City Ballet in 1954 for a few performances. It proved so popular that the company presented the ballet for an extended December run in 1954. It's been like that to this day.