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SunMi Park as Odette in Swan Lake © Nir Arieli

SunMi Park makes a promising debut as the Swan Queen with ABT

By Ivy Lin, 20 June 2026

There is nothing quite comparable to an Odette/Odile debut (unless you’re a basketball fanatic, that is!) in Swan Lake. Well worth watching, and noting, SunMi Park’s progression through ABT.

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New York City

20 Jun 2026

SunMi Park makes a promising debut as the Swan Queen with ABT

By Ivy Lin

Devon Teuscher in George Balanchine's Mozartiana © The George Balanchine Trust. Nir Arieli

New York City

A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

By Leigh Donlan, 13 March 2026

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

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New York City

13 Mar 2026

A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

By Leigh Donlan

Joseph Markey and Catherine Hurlin in Twyla Tharp's Sextet © Nir Arieli

New York City

American Ballet Theatre: Twyla Tharp still has it!

By Ivy Lin, 15 October 2025

Twyla@60: A Tharp Celebration is an overall triumph though not just for Tharp, but for Susan Jaffe’s vision for American Ballet Theatre.

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New York City

15 Oct 2025

American Ballet Theatre: Twyla Tharp still has it!

By Ivy Lin

Olga Smirnova as Giselle and Daniel Camargo as Albrecht in ABT's Giselle © HELI

New York City

American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

By Ivy Lin, 21 June 2025

ABT's Giselle was the kind of glamorous, old-school ABT night of yore. You sensed the entire company leveled up for the occasion. One hopes that Smirnova will return in the future.

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New York City

21 Jun 2025

American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

By Ivy Lin

SunMi Park as Tita and Daniel Camargo as Pedro in Christopher Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate © Marty Sohl

New York City

American Ballet Theatre's Like Water for Chocolate nails the climax

By Erin Bomboy, 17 July 2024

Wheeldon’s choreography eschews the sweep and expanse of classical ballet for gravity-succumbing floor rolls and lots of twirling, swirling and swishy port de bras.

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New York City

17 Jul 2024

American Ballet Theatre's Like Water for Chocolate nails the climax

By Erin Bomboy

Isabella Boylston and American Ballet Theatre in George Balanchine's Ballet Imperial © The George Balanchine Trust, Rosalie O'Connor

New York City

ABT's Ballet Imperial/The Dream: a weak start but a triumphant end

By Ivy Lin, 21 October 2023

The Dream is such a crowdpleaser that one wishes ABT would do this more often in their Met season, but Ballet Imperial needed more time to relax into.

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New York City

21 Oct 2023

ABT's Ballet Imperial/The Dream: a weak start but a triumphant end

By Ivy Lin

Catherine Hurlin and Daniel Camargo in Act 2 of Kevin McKenzie's Giselle © Rosalie O'Connor

New York City

American Ballet Theatre: a promising debut in Giselle

By Ivy Lin, 05 July 2023

It was all-in-all a wonderful day (and night) at the ballet. Giselle remains ABT’s crown jewel.

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New York City

05 Jul 2023

American Ballet Theatre: a promising debut in Giselle

By Ivy Lin

Cassandra Trenary and Daniel Camargo in The Dream © Rosalie O’Connor

New York City

Ashton's The Dream awakens at ABT

By Ivy Lin, 29 October 2022

Which choreographer's adaptation of A Midsummer’s Night Dream is superior, Ashton or Balanchine? This season, New Yorkers get to compare as ABT revives Ashton's The Dream as part of its Fall season.

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New York City

29 Oct 2022

Ashton's The Dream awakens at ABT

By Ivy Lin

Berlin

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

By Katja Vaghi, 17 May 2018

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

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Berlin

17 May 2018

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

By Katja Vaghi