AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY

American Ballet Theatre
Susan Jaffe - Artistic Director 
Barry Hughson – Executive Director

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Sascha Radetsky – Artistic Director 
Claire Florian – Managing Director
Yan Chen – Rehearsal Director 
Audrey Latif – Production Manager
Contributing Rehearsal Directors – Jeanette Delgado, Lauren Post, Arron Scott, Eric Tamm

ABT Studio Company Dancers
Maximilian Catazaro, Matteo Curley Bynoe, Ptolemy Gidney, Delfina Nelson-Todd, Geonhee Park, Sooha Park, Younjae Park, Kiera Sun, Audrey Tovar-Dunster, Xavier Xué

ABT Studio Company Trainee
Chloé Hoffmann
Appearing courtesy of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, is currently made up of 11 rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 16 and 20. ABT Studio Company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly 85% of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including 11 Soloists and 15 Principal Dancers.

ABT Studio Company serves as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by engaging with communities in a range of venues worldwide, performing masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons alongside contemporary and newly created works. Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions new ballets from emerging and established choreographers.

To learn more about ABT Studio Company, visit www.abt.org/abtstudiocompany or follow ABT Studio Company on Instagram at @abtstudioco. 

American Ballet Theatre recognizes the following donors for their extraordinary giving in support of ABT Studio Company: 

Maria-Cristina Anzola, Sofia Zobel Elizalde, James M. and Nora C. Orphanides, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Additional support provided by Edward “Chip” Beam in loving memory of John and Jack, Dr. Symra A. Cohn, Patricia R. Morton, and four anonymous donors. ABT gratefully acknowledges the Weinstein family for their leading support of The Nancy B. and Skippy Weinstein ABT Apprentice Program in 2025.

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. 

Leadership 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. 

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. 

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.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 13 PROGRAM – COLORADO SPRINGS

CERULEAN SKIES
Choreography: Brady Farrar
Music: Frédéric Chopin 
Costumes: Elevé Dancewear
Lighting: Audrey Latif
Performed by Chloé Hoffmann, Delfina Nelson-Todd, Sooha Park, Maximilian Catazaro, Ptolemy Gidney, Xavier Xué

Commissioned by ABT Studio Company. Music: Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53 'Heroic,' recorded by Vladimir Horowitz, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment; Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2, recorded by Daniel Barenboim; 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No 4. In C-Sharp Minor, recorded by Jan Lisiecki, courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.

SAUDADE
Choreography: Katie Currier
Music: Domenico Scarlatti, Thievery Corporation
Costume: Erica Johnston
Lighting: Audrey Latif
Performed by Kiera Sun

“Saudade draws inspiration from the beautiful Portuguese word itself – a profound nostalgic state of being that is felt more than explained. This saudade is a loving nod to the memory of my Dad.” – Katie Currier, choreographer

Commissioned by ABT Studio Company. Music: “Keyboard Sonata in D Minor” by Domenico Scarlatti, arranged for guitar by Kyuhee Park, courtesy of Naxos; “Saudade” by Thievery Corporation, courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.

VARIATIONS FOR THREE
Choreography: Tiler Peck
Staging: Elijah Geolina and Daniel Guzmán
Music: Niccolò Paganini 
Costumes styled by Tiler Peck
Lighting originally by Clifton Taylor
Performed by Geonhee Park, Younjae Park, Xavier Xué

Commissioned by Vail Dance Festival in honor of ABT Studio Company Artistic Director Sascha Radestky. Music: “Variations on a Theme from Gioachino Rossini's ‘Mosé,’” recorded by Patricia Zander and Yo-Yo Ma, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.

CORNBREAD
Choreography © Twyla Tharp
Staging: Kaitlyn Gilliland
Music: The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Costumes: Santo Loquasto
Lighting originally by James F. Ingalls 
Performed by Audrey Tovar-Dunster and Ptolemy Gidney

Choreographic sponsorship by Jay Franke and David Herro. Music: “Cornbread and Butterbeans” courtesy of Warner Chappell Music; “Read ‘Em, John” courtesy of Sony Music Publishers; “Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?,” “Snowden’s Jig,” “Sandy Boys,” courtesy of Downtown Music. All music by approval by Warner Music Group.

INTERMISSION

GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE
Choreography after Victor Gsovsky
Staging: Sascha Radetsky and Yan Chen
Music: Daniel-Francois Auber
Performed by Sooha Park and Maximilian Catazaro

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Pas de Deux)
Choreography © Christopher Wheeldon
Staging: Robbie Fairchild
Music: George Gershwin
Performed by Delfina Nelson-Todd and Matteo Curley Bynoe

Music recorded by the An American in Paris original Broadway orchestra, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. Women’s costume constructed by Erica Johnston. 
 

BERNSTEIN IN A BUBBLE
Choreography © Alexei Ratmansky
Staging: Jeanette Delgado
Music: Leonard Bernstein (“Divertimento”)
Costumes: Moritz Junge
Lighting: Brad Fields
Performed by Chloé Hoffmann, Kiera Sun, Audrey Tovar-Dunster, Ptolemy Gidney, Geonhee Park, Younjae Park, Xavier Xué

Inspired by the variety, charm, and quintessentially American spirit of Leonard Bernstein’s “Divertimento,” Bernstein in a Bubble is an exciting reflection of artistic creativity in challenging times. The piece was created by the main Company of American Ballet Theatre in a pandemic “bubble” in 2021 at the Silver Bay YMCA Conference & Family Retreat Center, Silver Bay, New York.

Music recorded by City of Birmingham Symphony, courtesy of Erato Records.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 PROGRAM – COLORADO SPRINGS – YOUTH AND FAMILY PERFORMANCE

LA BAYADERE (Pas d’Action)
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Staging: Sascha Radetsky and Yan Chen
Music: Ludwig Minkus 
Costumes: Theoni V. Aldredge
Performed by:
Gamzatti: Audrey Tovar-Dunster
Solor: Geonhee Park
Chloé Hoffmann, Delfina Nelson-Todd, Matteo Curley Bynoe, Ptolemy Gidney
 

PARTNERING DEMONSTRATION

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Pas de Deux)
Choreography © Christopher Wheeldon
Staging: Robbie Fairchild
Music: George Gershwin
Performed by Kiera Sun and Xavier Xué

Music recorded by the An American in Paris original Broadway orchestra, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. Women’s costume constructed by Erica Johnston. 
 

SAUDADE
Choreography: Katie Currier
Music: Domenico Scarlatti, Thievery Corporation
Costume: Erica Johnston
Lighting: Audrey Latif
Performed by Younjae Park

Commissioned by ABT Studio Company. Music: “Keyboard Sonata in D Minor” by Domenico Scarlatti, arranged for guitar by Kyuhee Park, courtesy of Naxos; “Saudade” by Thievery Corporation, courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.
 

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Rose Adagio)
Choreography after Marius Petipa
Staging: Sascha Radetsky and Yan Chen
Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Costumes: Willa Kim (Princess Aurora), Dain Marcus (Men)
Performed by Sooha Park, Maximilian Catazaro, Matteo Curley Bynoe, Ptolemy Gidney, Xavier Xué

Men’s costumes originally designed for the ballet Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 by Clark Tippet. All costumes courtesy of American Ballet Theatre. 
 

SEVEN MOVEMENTS OF DANCE DEMONSTRATION

CORNBREAD (Fifth Movement)
Choreography © Twyla Tharp
Staging: Kaitlyn Gilliland
Music: The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Costumes: Santo Loquasto
Lighting originally by James F. Ingalls 
Performed by Sooha Park and Maximilian Catazaro

Choreographic sponsorship by Jay Franke and David Herro. Music: “Sandy Boys,” courtesy of Downtown Music, by approval of Warner Music Group.

BERNSTEIN IN A BUBBLE
Choreography © Alexei Ratmansky
Staging: Jeanette Delgado
Music: Leonard Bernstein (“Divertimento”)
Costumes: Moritz Junge
Lighting: Brad Fields
Performed by Delfina Nelson-Todd, Kiera Sun, Audrey Tovar-Dunster, Matteo Curley Bynoe, Ptolemy Gidney, Younjae Park, Xavier Xué

Music recorded by City of Birmingham Symphony, courtesy of Erato Records.