American Ballet Theatre's video: ABT Studio Company Winter Festival: Act I

After spending seven months apart due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the young dancers of ABT Studio Company gathered in fall 2020 for a “ballet bubble” with stringent Covid-19 safety protocols in place. Following fourteen days of quarantine, the dancers, staff, and choreographers spent five weeks rehearsing nine ballets at Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, CT and Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, NY. Filmed at Kaatsbaan, the ABT Studio Company Winter Festival celebrates ABT Studio Company’s commitment to cultivating both innovative new choreography and a promising new generation of dancers. ACT I of the Festival features the bravura folk dance GOPAK; the first pas de deux from Antony Tudor’s beloved THE LEAVES ARE FADING; a recently commissioned ballet by Amy Hall Garner called ESCAPADES; a suite from Alexei Ratmansky’s SEVEN SONATAS; and LA FOLLIA VARIATIONS, a world premiere by Lauren Lovette. If you’d like to see more of the works filmed during the ballet bubble, including the world premiere of a new work by Hope Boykin, be sure to check out Act II of the Festival, premiering on February 10! https://youtu.be/PhwL9X7v-2w ****** Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date with America's National Ballet Company® --https://bit.ly/Subscribe_ABTYouTubeChannel To learn more about ABT Studio Company, visit www.abt.org/abt-studio-company. To support the work of ABT Studio Company, please click the “donate” button or visit https://support.abt.org/abt-studio-company-winter-festival-. Produced by Henry Evans a Zipline Media Production Ballets filmed at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, NY INTRODUCTORY VIDEO Edited by Cy Doherty GOPAK (Variation) Choreography after Rostislav Zakharov Staged by Gennadi Saveliev Music by Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (Taras Bulba – “Gopak Variation”) Dancer: Elwince Magbitang THE LEAVES ARE FADING (First Pas de Deux) Choreography by Antony Tudor Staged by Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner Music by Antonín Dvořák (“Cypresses” for String Quartet) Costumes by Patricia Zipprodt, courtesy of American Ballet Theatre Dancers: Kyra Coco, Cy Doherty This performance of the first pas de deux from The Leaves are Fading, © 1977 Antony Tudor, presented by arrangement with The Antony Tudor Ballet Trust, salutes the artistry, vision, and enduring relevance of Antony Tudor’s work. ESCAPADES Choreography by Amy Hall Garner Music by Ezio Bosso (“Giochini” and “Pines and Flowers”) and Guy Sigsworth (“Memento (For D)”) Costumes styled by Amy Hall Garner Dancers: Tristan Brosnan, Finnian Carmeci, Teresa D’Ortone, Tillie Glatz, Elwince Magbitang, Andrew Robare, Yoon Jung Seo, Aleisha Walker Escapades was created during a residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, NY. SEVEN SONATAS (Suite) Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Staged by Stella Abrera Music by Domenico Scarlatti (“Sonata in E Minor K. 198” and “Sonata in A Major K. 39”), performed by Michael Scales Costumes by Holly Hynes, courtesy of American Ballet Theatre Dancers: Tillie Glatz, Elwince Magbitang, Andrew Robare, Jake Roxander, Yoon Jung Seo, Kotomi Yamada LA FOLLIA VARIATIONS WORLD PREMIERE Choreography by Lauren Lovette Music by Francesco Geminiani (“La Follia Variations”) Costumes styled by Lauren Lovette Dancers: Tristan Brosnan, Finnian Carmeci, Cy Doherty, Teresa D’Ortone, Andrew Robare, Yoon Jung Seo, Olivia Tweedy, Aleisha Walker Bank of America, Lead Corporate Partner of ABT Studio Company American Ballet Theatre recognizes the following donors for their extraordinary giving in support of ABT Studio Company: Rod Brayman, Sofia Elizalde, Bruce Grivetti, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Additional support provided by Sandy and Charles Carmeci, Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin, Nicole Boutmy de Katzmann and Stuart Gordon, Amy and Gary Churgin, Karen C. Phillips, The Agnes Varis Fund, and four anonymous donors. Commissions and presentations of new work by women choreographers are supported by the ABT Women’s Movement. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal. Additional leadership support provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. ESCAPADES by Amy Hall Garner was commissioned with leadership support from Brian Heidtke. ABT’s Choreographic Innovation and Inspiration and Inclusion programs are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Additional major support of ABT’s Innovation and Inclusion programs is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, the Ford Foundation, and through an endowed gift from the Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund. Special thanks to Denise Littlefield Sobel for her leadership gifts to: ABT's Media Fund, advancing the Company's digital endeavors; and ABT RISE, fueling the Company's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion