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Top image: American Ballet Theatre’s Christine Shevchenko in Giselle. Photo © Amos Adams.
Duration: Approximately 130 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.
Choreography after: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa
Staged by: Kevin McKenzie
Libretto by: Théophile Gautier, on a theme by Heinrich Heine
Music by: Adolphe Adam
Orchestrated by: John Lanchbery
Scenery by: Gianni Quaranta
Costumes by: Anna Anni
Lighting by: Jennifer Tipton
The music for Giselle is used by arrangement with Theodore Presser Company, agents for Editions Mario Bois, publisher and copyright owner.
The Borzois appear courtesy of Rita Tretter.
American Ballet Theatre’s performances of Giselle are generously supported through an endowed gift from Sharon Patrick.
Scene from American Ballet Theatre’s Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.
Duration: 55 minutes
The ballet is set in the vineyard country bordering the Rhine. Hilarion, the village huntsman and a gamekeeper to the court, returns from his early morning chores and pauses before a neighboring cottage—the home of Giselle, with whom he is in love. Villagers pass by on their way to the vineyards, where they will harvest the last of the grapes before the Wine Festival.
Count Albrecht arrives with his squire and enters a cottage opposite Giselle’s. He emerges dressed as a peasant, submits his disguise to the squire’s inspection, and dismisses him. Hilarion has witnessed this exchange and is puzzled that the squire should show such deference to this youth, who is known to the villager as a fellow peasant named Loys. Loys excuses himself from joining the grape pickers so that he can be alone with Giselle. He swears eternal love, and she takes the traditional test with a daisy—“he loves me, he loves me not.” When it appears the answer will be “not,” she throws the flower away; Loys retrieves it and, by surreptitiously discarding a petal, comes up with the answer “he loves me.” Hilarion interrupts, protesting that he, and not Loys, truly loves Giselle. A quarrel ensues, and Hilarion’s suspicions deepen as Loys instinctively reaches for the sword that, as a nobleman, he is accustomed to wearing.
The villagers return, and Giselle invites them to join in a dance to celebrate the harvest. Her mother, Berthe, interrupts and warns her that her life may be endangered if she overexerts herself by dancing. She is struck by a momentary hallucination of her daughter in death. She sees her as a wili, a restless spirit who has died with her love unrequited.
A horn sounds in the distance, and Loys recognizes it as coming from the hunting party of the prince of Courland. As Loys hastily departs, Hilarion breaks into Loys’ cottage. Refreshments are served to the hunters, and the prince’s daughter, Bathilde, gives Giselle a gold necklace when she learns they are both engaged to be married. After the royal party has returned to the hunt, Hilarion emerges from Loys’ cottage with a hunting horn and a sword, further evidence that the supposed peasant is, in fact, a nobleman.
The villagers return and proclaim Giselle the queen of the Wine Festival. Hilarion interrupts to denounce Loys as an impostor. When Loys denies the charges and threatens the gamekeeper with his sword, Hilarion blows the hunting horn, a signal for the prince to return. Loys is exposed as an impostor when Bathilde reveals that he is her fiancé, Count Albrecht. The shock of learning of Albrecht’s duplicity is too great for Giselle’s frail constitution. Her mind becomes unhinged, and she dies of a broken heart—her love unrequited.
Duration: 50 minutes
The scene is laid in a clearing in the forest near Giselle’s grave. The wilis are summoned by their queen, Myrta, to attend the ceremonies that will initiate Giselle into their sisterhood. The wilis are maidens whose fiancés failed to marry them before their deaths. Their love unrequited, they can find no rest. Their spirits are forever destined to roam the earth from midnight to dawn, vengefully trapping any male who enters their domain and forcing him to dance to his death. Hilarion, in search of Giselle, meets his death at their hands. Albrecht arrives to leave flowers on Giselle’s grave. He too is trapped and commanded to dance until death. Giselle resolves to protect him. She dances with him until the clock strikes four, at which hour the wilis lose their power. Albrecht is rescued from death.
Scene from American Ballet Theatre’s Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.
The world premiere of Giselle, the oldest continuously performed ballet, occurred at the Theatre de l’Academie Royale de Musique in Paris on June 28, 1841, danced by Carlotta Grisi as Giselle and Lucien Petipa as Albrecht.
This ballet is in the repertoire of almost all of the major ballet companies in the world and was first presented by American Ballet Theatre (then Ballet Theatre) at the Center Theatre in New York City on Jan 12, 1940, with choreography by Anton Dolin and scenery and costumes by Lucinda Ballard. The leading roles were danced by Annabelle Lyon and Anton Dolin.
American Ballet Theatre’s second production of Giselle premiered on Oct 15, 1946, at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, with choreography by Dimitri Romanoff and scenery and costumes by Eugene Berman. The leading roles were danced by Alicia Alonso and Igor Youskevitch.
The third production of Giselle, directed by David Blair, received its first performance at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington, D.C. on Jul 4, 1968, with scenery by Oliver Smith and costumes by Peter Hall. The leading roles were performed by Lupe Serrano as Giselle and Royes Fernandez as Albrecht. The production’s New York City premiere was given at the Metropolitan Opera House on Jul 10, 1968, with the same cast.
Using the Smith/Hall scenery and costumes, Mikhail Baryshnikov staged both the fourth and fifth productions of Giselle for ABT after choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, and Marius Petipa. The first premiered at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on Dec 16, 1980, with Marianna Tcherkassky as Giselle and Baryshnikov himself as Albrecht. The second, which featured additional staging by John Taras and Elena Tchernichova, received its first performance at the Filene Theatre at Wolf Trap Farm in Vienna, VA on Aug 28, 1985, danced by Miss Tcherkassky and Fernando Bujones.
American Ballet Theatre’s sixth production, featuring scenery by Gianni Quaranta and costumes by Anna Anni, was created for the film Dancers, produced in 1987 by Cannon Films. The film incorporates Giselle into its storyline. The production’s first public performance was given on Mar 20, 1987 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles with Miss Tcherkassky as Giselle and Kevin McKenzie as Albrecht.
The current staging is by Kevin McKenzie, using the Quaranta and Anni designs.
American Ballet Theatre’s Hee Seo in Giselle. Photo © Rosalie O’Connor.
Giselle: Chloe Misseldine
Count Albrecht: Calvin Royal III
Hilarion, the Village Huntsman and a Gamekeeper to the Court: Joseph Markey
Wilfred, the Count’s Squire: Jacob Clerico
Berthe, Giselle’s mother: Claire Davison
The Prince of Courland: Alexei Agoudine
Bathilde, the Prince’s daughter: Paulina Waski
Peasant Pas de Deux: Sierra Armstrong and Michael de la Nuez
Giselle’s Friends:
Camila Ferrera, Scout Forsythe, Kanon Kimura, Courtney Lavine, Hannah Marshall, Yoon Jung Seo
Villagers:
Elisabeth Beyer, Lauren Bonfiglio, Madison Brown, Kyra Coco, Teresa D’Ortone, Tillie Glatz, Anabel Katsnelson, Virginia Lensi, Trinity Santoro, Courtney Shealy, Sylvie Squires, Aleisha Walker
Tristan Brosnan, Finnian Carmeci, Melvin Lawovi, João Menegussi, Cameron McCune, Duncan McIlwaine, Takumi Miyake, Andrew Robare
Court Ladies and Gentlemen:
Leah Baylin, Lilia Greyeyes, Arisu Hirata, Atau Watanabe
Kayke Carvalho, Cy Doherty, Brady Farrar, Vince Pelegrin, Alejandro Valera Outlaw
Myrta: SunMi Park
Moyna: Yoon Jung Seo
Zulma: Ingrid Thoms
The Wilis:
Elisabeth Beyer, Madison Brown, Kyra Coco, Zimmi Coker, Teresa D’Ortone, Camila Ferrera, Tillie Glatz, Kanon Kimura, Courtney Lavine, Virginia Lensi, Abbey Marrison, Hannah Marshall, Rachel Richardson, Trinity Santoro, Sylvie Squires, Olivia Tweedy, Aleisha Walker, Atau Watanabe
Supernumeraries
Boar Men: Andy Elfenbein, Geoffrey Fulton, Ken Justich
Bird Men: John Graham, Kevin Guo, Michael Leimbach
Dog Men: Christine Li, Sophia Rasmussen, Ziyi Zhai
Canopy Men: Patrick Evers, Nicholas Lue-Nelson
Guards: Rozalyn Maney, Lucy Bowman, Kristin Ostebee, Kari Schire, Emma Bjornson, Rebecca Epstein, Solvei Hallstrom
Village Women: Miko Yasuda, Paula Justich, Eve Laabs, Anna Mosser, Ann Van de Winckel, Maureen Brennan
Bathilde Attendants: Emily Compaan, Josephine Khan, Sophia Rasmussen
Young Boys: Everly Quinn, Eloda Slack, Daniel Guo, Soraya Ly-Pepin
Giselle: Gillian Murphy
Count Albrecht: James Whiteside
Hilarion, the Village Huntsman and a Gamekeeper to the Court: Patrick Frenette
Wilfred, the Count’s Squire: Duncan Lyle
Berthe, Giselle’s mother: Susan Jones
The Prince of Courland: Roman Zhurbin
Bathilde, the Prince’s daughter: Courtney Lavine
Peasant Pas de Deux: Léa Fleytoux and Jake Roxander
Giselle’s Friends:
Elisabeth Beyer, Lauren Bonfiglio, Anabel Katsnelson, Rachel Richardson, Ingrid Thoms, Paulina Waski
Villagers:
Sierra Armstrong, Leah Baylin, Claire Davison, Teresa D’Ortone, Camila Ferrera, Scout Forsythe, Kanon Kimura, Abbey Marrison, Hannah Marshall, Yoon Jung Seo, Courtney Shealy, Aleisha Walker
Tristan Brosnan, Jacob Clerico, Cy Doherty, Andrii Ishchuk, Elwince Magbitang, Tyler Maloney, Kento Sumitani, Nathan Vendt
Court Ladies and Gentlemen:
Madison Brown, Lilia Greyeyes, Trinity Santoro, Sylvie Squires, Atau Watanabe
Finnian Carmeci, Kayke Carvalho, Brady Farrar, Vince Pelegrin, Alejandro Valera Outlaw
Myrta: Fangqi Li
Moyna: Paulina Waski
Zulma: Virginia Lensi
The Wilis:
Sierra Armstrong, Leah Baylin, Lauren Bonfiglio, Madison Brown, Kyra Coco, Claire Davison, Teresa D’Ortone, Camila Ferrera, Scout Forsythe, Anabel Katsnelson, Kanon Kimura, Isadora Loyola, Abbey Marrison, Rachel Richardson, Yoon Jung Seo, Courtney Shealy, Ingrid Thoms, Aleisha Walker
Supernumeraries
Boar Men: Andy Elfenbein, Geoffrey Fulton, Ken Justich
Bird Men: John Graham, Kevin Guo, Michael Leimbach
Dog Men: Christine Li, Sophia Rasmussen, Ziyi Zhai
Canopy Men: Patrick Evers, Nicholas Lue-Nelson
Guards: Rozalyn Maney, Lucy Bowman, Kristin Ostebee, Kari Schire, Emma Bjornson, Rebecca Epstein, Solvei Hallstrom
Village Women: Miko Yasuda, Paula Justich, Eve Laabs, Anna Mosser, Ann Van de Winckel, Maureen Brennan
Bathilde Attendants: Emily Compaan, Josephine Khan, Sophia Rasmussen
Young Boys: Everly Quinn, Eloda Slack, Daniel Guo, Soraya Ly-Pepin
Catherine Hurlin
New York, New York.
Joined ABT 2013.
Principal since 2022.
Sponsored by Donna Calamari.
Chloe Misseldine
Orlando, Florida.
Joined ABT 2019.
Principal since 2024.
Sponsored by Mary Jo and Ted Shen, Sharon Patrick.
Gillian Murphy
Florence, South Carolina.
Joined ABT 1996.
Principal since 2002.
Sponsored by Mary Jo and Ted Shen.
Calvin Royal III
Tampa, Florida.
Joined ABT 2010.
Principal since 2020.
Sponsored by Sharon Patrick.
James Whiteside
Fairfield, Connecticut.
Joined ABT 2012.
Principal since 2013.
Sponsored by Lillian E. Kraemer and Joan Mischo.
Roman Zhurbin
Moscow, Russia.
Joined ABT 2004.
Principal since 2022.
Sponsored by Janine and Steven Racanelli.
Orchestra Prepared by RDA Productions/STRINGenius.com
Conductor: Tara Simoncic
Min Kim
Bethany Summersgill
Jeffrey Marshak
Norbert Nielubowski
Matthew Bertrand
Jason Tanksley
Erik Barsness
Artistic Director: Susan Jaffe
Executive Director: Barry Hughson
Joo Won Ahn · Aran Bell · Isabella Boylston · Skylar Brandt · Daniel Camargo · Misty Copeland · Herman Cornejo · Thomas Forster · Isaac Hernández · Catherine Hurlin · Chloe Misseldine · Gillian Murphy · Calvin Royal III · Hee Seo · Christine Shevchenko · Cory Stearns · Devon Teuscher · Cassandra Trenary · James Whiteside · Roman Zhurbin
Jarod Curley · Zhong-Jing Fang · Léa Fleytoux · Patrick Frenette · Carlos Gonzalez · Breanne Granlund · Sung Woo Han · Fangqi Li · Betsy McBride · SunMi Park · Jake Roxander
Alexei Agoudine · Sierra Armstrong · Leah Baylin* · Elisabeth Beyer · Lauren Bonfiglio · Tristan Brosnan · Madison Brown · Finnian Carmeci · Jacob Clerico · Kyra Coco · Zimmi Coker · Luigi Crispino · Claire Davison · Michael de la Nuez · Cy Doherty · Teresa D’Ortone · Camila Ferrera · Scout Forsythe · Tillie Glatz · Lilia Greyeyes · Andrii Ishchuk · Anabel Katsnelson · Kanon Kimura · Courtney Lavine · Melvin Lawovi · Virginia Lensi · Isadora Loyola · Duncan Lyle · Elwince Magbitang · Tyler Maloney · Joseph Markey · Abbey Marrison · Hannah Marshall · Cameron McCune · Duncan McIlwaine · João Menegussi · Takumi Miyake · Luis Ribagorda · Rachel Richardson · Andrew Robare · Jose Sebastian· Yoon Jung Seo · Courtney Shealy · Sylvie Squires · Kento Sumitani · Ingrid Thoms · Olivia Tweedy · Alejandro Valera Outlaw · Nathan Vendt · Aleisha Walker · Paulina Waski · Atau Watanabe · Kotomi Yamada · Remy Young
Apprentices:
Kayke Carvalho · Brady Farrar · Arisu Hirata · Vince Pelegrin · Trinity Santoro
Associate Artistic Director: Clinton Luckett
Music Director: Ormsby Wilkins
Principal Conductor: Charles Barker
Conductor: David LaMarche
Regisseur: Susan Jones
Principal Répétiteur: Irina Kolpakova
Directors of Repertoire
John Gardner · Carlos Lopez · Amanda McKerrow · Nancy Raffa
*2025 Jennifer Alexander Dancer
ABT Gratefully Acknowledges
Avery and Andrew F. Barth for their sponsorship of the Corps de Ballet in memory of Laima and Rudolph Barth and in recognition of former ABT Corps dancer Carmen Barth Fox.
ABT is supported, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Associate Artistic Director: Clinton Luckett
Director of Artistic Administration: Cristina Escoda
Regisseur: Susan Jones
Principal Répétiteur: Irina Kolpakova
Directors of Repertoire: John Gardner, Carlos Lopez, Amanda McKerrow, Nancy Raffa
Rehearsal Planning Manager: Miki Shintani La
Rehearsal Coordinator: Lilia Hamdy
Assistant to the Artistic Staff: Nate Jones
Company Teachers:
Stella Abrera, Alexei Agoudine, Nancy Bielski, John Gardner, Charla Genn, Espen Giljane, Isabelle Guérin, Susan Jaffe, Anna Liceica, Carlos Lopez, Clinton Luckett, Duncan Lyle, Rubén Martín, Amanda McKerrow, Sascha Radetsky, Nancy Raffa, Craig Salstein, Sean Stewart
Artistic Director, ABT Studio Company: Sascha Radetsky
Managing Director, ABT Studio Company: Claire Florian
Rehearsal Director, ABT Studio Company: Yan Chen
Contributing Rehearsal Director, ABT Studio Company: Luciana Paris
ABT Studio Company Faculty:
Stella Abrera, Evvie Allison, Charles Barker, Gemma Bond, Hope Boykin, Herman Cornejo, Katie Currie, Jeannette Delgado, Robbie Fairchild, Thomas Forster, Carmela Gallace, John Gardner, Carlos Lopez, Clinton Luckett, Clarice Marshall, Rubén Martín, Caridad Martinez, Arron Scott, Byam Stevens, Roman Zhurbin
Artistic Director, ABT JKO School: Stella Abrera
Principal Teacher, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division: Yan Chen, Rubén Martín
Director, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division and Summer Intensives: Elizabeth Aymong
Director, ABT JKO School Children’s Division: Katie Ferris
Artistic Director, ABT Summer Intensives: Kate Lydon
Director, ABT/NYU Master’s Degree Program in Ballet Pedagogy: Pamela Levy
ABT National Training Curriculum Artistic Associates: Franco De Vita, Raymond Lukens
ABT JKO School Training Faculty:
Evvie Allison, Sophie Alpern, Alexis Andrews, Charles Barker, Alexandra Berger, Rodica Bordeianu, Kelby Brown, Cornell Callender, Harriet Clark, Franco De Vita, Sarah Deming, Elizabeth Ferrell, Thomas Forster, Carmela Gallace, Lesley Garrison, Adrienne Hurd, Marianne Dello Joio, Amanda Lindamood, Amos Machanic, Clarice Marshall, Caridad Martinez, Sascha Radetsky, Flavio Salazar, Craig Salstein, Brittany Shinay, Sarah Smith, Kristen Stevens, Leann Underwood, Roman Zhurbin
ABT Training Programs Musicians:
Michael Cherry, Stephanie Chun, John Epperson, Shimako Horii, Sofiya Leavsie, Renee Ong, Benjamin Pawlak, Dmitry Polischuk, Tim Prepscius, Victor See Yuen, Mihoko Suzuki, Laura Tishchenko, Mira Tsidulko, Raisa Umanskaya, Tracy Yang
Music Director: Ormsby Wilkins
Principal Conductor: Charles Barker
Conductor and Music Administrator: David LaMarche
Concertmaster: Kobi Malkin
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Matthew Dine
Company Pianists:
David LaMarche, Nuno Marques, Jacek Mysinski, Evangelos Spanos, Emily Wong
Chief Advancement Officer: Kyle Y. Ridaught
Senior Director, Advancement: Cheryl Kohn
Director of Membership and Advancement Operations: Pia Catton
Director, Major Gifts: Anna Hessa
Associate Director, Special Events: Kristin Sarli
Associate Director, Advancement Operations: Jaclyn LaCamera
Manager, Advancement Operations: Allison Buddenhagen
Manager, Institutional Support: Victoria Love
Manager, Special Events: Grace Azmitia
Membership and Donor Relations Manager: Tilmon Splawn
Assistant Manager, Membership: Abbey Winiger
Major Gifts Associate: Candace Eason
Membership Associate: Olivia Fohsz
Advancement Associate: Rebecca Margolin
Managing Director, ABT Education: Dennis J. Walters
Dean of Students and Director of ABT Wellness and ABT RISE: Aubrey Lynch II
Director, ABT JKO School Pre-Professional Division and Summer Intensives: Elizabeth Aymong
Director of Training Programs: Molly Schnyder
Director, Education Operations: Naomi Gewanter
Artistic Manager, ABT Engagement: Richard Toda
Director, ABT JKO School Children’s Division: Katie Ferris
Managing Director, ABT Studio Company: Claire Florian
Manager, ABT Engagement: Amanda Tomera
Manager, ABT JKO School: Katie Currier
Coordinator, ABT NTC Student Examinations: Pamela Levy
Student Life Coordinator: Lauren Wood
Assistant, Pre-Professional Division, ABT JKO School: Kathleen Oakley
Assistant, National Training Curriculum: Sayako Harada
Assistant, Children’s Division, ABT JKO School: Rachel Ackerman
Assistant, Summer Intensives: Emily Nirenberg
Teaching Artists:
Alexis Andrews, Courtney Cochran, Kelby Brown, Stephen Campanella, Jamie Chen, Linda Cholodenko, Wendy Clark, Melanie Coats, Roland Culler, Regina Fergerson, Carmela Gallace, Jeff Hopkins, Niki Kapanka, Karen Lacy, Basia Lamy, , Richard Toda, Amanda Tomera
Interns:
Belle Flanegan, Samantha Javier, Yasmin Jimenez Castro, Alisha Khatwani, Runa King, Jacqueline Lambert, Elizabeth Semko, Christina Ukolov, Avery Wallace, Qirong Wang
Interim Chief Financial Officer: Doug Wells
Interim Controller: Sean Mills
Director of Payroll and Benefits Administration: Bettina Pinter
Senior Accountant: Eugene Shifgert
Senior Accountant: Sami Haque
General Management & Administration
General Manager: Kyle Pickles
Company Manager: Lizzy Melton
Assistant Company Manager: Ashley Kail
Administrator, General Management: Julie Solomon
Chief of Staff and Board Liaison: Kathryn Furnari
Director of People: Kira Simmons
Chief Marketing Officer: Lourdes Liz
Director of Communications and Media Affairs: Laura Miller
Director, Press and Web Development: Susie Morgan Taylor
Director of Brand Partnerships and Business Development: Dahomey Coleman
Associate Director, Box Office Strategy and CRM: Steven Koernig
Manager of Creative Services and Design: Bethany Beacham
Digital Marketing Coordinator: Natalia Sánchez
Press Coordinator: Sarah Weiner
Social Media Content Strategist Producer: Tyler Maloney
Social Media Content Strategist Producer: Lauren Bonfiglio
Associate Staff Photographer: Rosalie O’Connor
Office Manager: Roseanne Forni
Receptionists: Marilou Cardona, Crisbeth Medina
Custodian: Humberto Donayre
Director of Production: Vincent Roca
Technical Director: Richard Koch
Lighting Director: Brad Fields
Production Stage Manager: Danielle Ventimiglia
Stage Manager: Luke H. Woods
Assistant Stage Manager: Emeline Shepard
Assistant Lighting Director: Kristina Kloss
Head Carpenter: Omar Osorio
Assistant Carpenter/Flyman: Javier Suarez
Assistant Carpenter: Shane Crittenden
Head Electrician: A.J. Jackson
Electrician/Board Operator: Stephen Weeks
Assistant Electrician: Lucky Pearto
Property Master: Paul Wells
Property Man: Steven Dunbar
Head of Wardrobe: Tomoko Ueda-Dunbar
Wardrobe Supervisor, Male Principals: Vernon Ross
Wardrobe Supervisor, Female Principals: Gianna Russillo
Wardrobe Supervisor, Male Corps: James Graber
Wardrobe Supervisor, Female Corps: Asako Nagasaki
Wig and Makeup Supervisor: Rena Most
Assistant Hair and Makeup Supervisor: Ashley Roller
Resident Scenic Artist: Christine Skubish
Warehouse Manager: Bobby Godwin
Production Manager, ABT Studio Company: Audrey Schultz
Consulting Orthopedist: Dr. Philip Bauman
Physical Therapists: Julie Daugherty, Lindsay Backiev
Massage Therapists: Olinda Cedeno, Charles Haack
ABT Studio Company and ABT JKO School Physical Therapist: Kate Besong
ABT Studio Company and ABT JKO School Counselor: Brittany Hillyer
Labor and Immigration Counsel: Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP
Auditor: Lutz & Carr LLP
890 Broadway Building Manager: Jason Walters
American Ballet Theatre is a member of the American Arts Alliance, the Arts and Business Council, Inc. and Dance/U.S.A.
The dancers and stage managers of American Ballet Theatre are represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.
ABT Crew is represented by IATSE.
Trucking by Clark Transfer Inc.
Tour booking for ABT Main Company is managed in-house by Kyle Pickles, General Manager, and Jean-Jacques Cesbron, Columbia Artists Management, LLC.
Tour booking for ABT Studio Company in North America is managed by Theresa Vibberts, Columbia Artists Management, LLC.
International freight forwarding by Rock-It Global.
Harlequin is the official floor of American Ballet Theatre.
ABT would like to extend a sincere thank you to the ABT Barre Association for their continued and valued support with special thanks to Clifford Chance, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, King & Wood Mallesons LLP, and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Lucia Chase (1907–1986) and Oliver Smith (1918–1994), Founders
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), Honorary Chair Emerita
Chair: Melissa A. Smith
President: Sarah Arison
Vice Chair: Kara Moore
Vice Chair: Sharon Patrick
Secretary: Stewart R. Smith
Treasurer: Douglas C. Wurth
Chair: Melissa A. Smith
President: Sarah Arison
Vice Chair: Sharon Patrick
Chair, Audit Committee: Gwendolyn M. Fragomen
Vice Chair & Chair, Development Committee: Kara Moore
Co-Chair, Education Committee: Angela H. Ho
Co-Chair, Education Committee: Shelly London
Chair, Investment & Resources Committees: Douglas C. Wurth
Chair, Strategic Planning Committee: James Hexter
Chair, Trusteeship Committee: Patricia R. Morton
Chairman Emeritus: Andrew F. Barth
Member-at-Large: Valentino D. Carlotti
Member-at-Large: Stewart R. Smith
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† In Memoriam
ABT extends deepest gratitude to our community of individual patrons and institutional grantors who help to propel the Company forward. Your optimism and generosity strengthen ABT’s tenacious and resilient spirit.
Today, we proudly recognize the exceptional philanthropy and engagement that enables ABT to create, to innovate, and to perform with the highest artistry.
Lead support of ABT’s New Works Initiative is provided by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, and through an endowed gift from The Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
ABT’s performances of Giselle are generously supported through an endowed gift from Sharon Patrick.
Commissions and presentations of new works by women choreographers are supported by the ABT Women’s Movement, sparked by funding from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal.
ABT is proud to participate in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator Program, which supports arts organizations through strategic improvements to technology infrastructure.
A special thanks to Denise Littlefield Sobel for her leadership gifts to the ABT Today Fund and ABT RISE, which are advancing the Company’s mission to create a more vibrant and welcoming future for ballet.
Members of ABT’s Global Council, Chairman’s Council, ABT RISE Advisory Council, and Junior Council are dedicated ambassadors sharing our vision.
ABT is grateful to our many donors who generously give to the ABT Today Fund, Membership and Major Gifts Programs, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, Education and Community Engagement Programs, ABT RISE, ABT Studio Company, and the ABT Dancer Fund. Today ABT honors our stalwart donors from around the world.
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Thank you to the generous donors who continue to support programming for Northrop’s beloved Aeolian-Skinner Organ. It is because of you that this magnificent instrument’s voice will be enjoyed by many for years to come.
This season’s listing is current as of 4/4/25
Please contact Trisha Taylor at taylort@umn.edu if you have any corrections or questions.
The Heritage Society honors and celebrates donors who have made estate and other planned gifts for Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
*Deceased
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Sponsored by PNC Bank, RBC Wealth Management, Graduate Hotel Minneapolis, and Grand Jeté.