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The American Ballet Theatre Gala: 75 Years of Rapture

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 20 May 2015
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“meditation on the company’s glittering history and the breadth of its repertoire”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 18 May 2015
Performers
American Ballet Theatre
Herman Cornejo, Dancer
Cory Stearns, Dancer
Marcelo Gomes, Dancer
Xiomara Reyes, Dancer
Craig Salstein, Dancer
Daniil Simkin, Dancer
Gillian Murphy, Dancer
Roman Zhurbin, Dancer
Julie Kent, Dancer
Diana Vishneva, Dancer
Misty Copeland, Dancer
James Whiteside, Dancer
Devon Teuscher, Dancer
Thomas Forster, Dancer
Veronika Part, Dancer
Blaine Hoven, Dancer
Isabella Boylston, Dancer
Hee Seo, Dancer
Christine Shevchenko, Dancer
Calvin Royal III, Dancer
Skylar Brandt, Dancer
Gabe Stone Shayer, Dancer
Joseph Gorak, Dancer
Polina Semionova, Dancer
Stella Abrera, Dancer
Paloma Herrera, Dancer
Sarah Lane, Dancer
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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.