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American Ballet Theatre is an internationally celebrated cultural institution. We are America’s National Ballet Company® because we are dedicated to preserving and extending the great legacy of classical dancing.
GEORGE BALANCHINE AND LINCOLN KIRSTEIN FORMED NEW YORK CITY BALLET WITH THE GOAL OF PRODUCING AND PERFORMING A NEW BALLET REPERTORY THAT WOULD REIMAGINE THE PRINCIPLES OF CLASSICAL DANCE.
Described by The New York Times as “an exceptional troupe, by Balanchine standards, anywhere in the world,” Miami City Ballet (MCB) is led by Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez and is considered a leader in the field – nurturing new choreographic voices, creating innovative collaborations and opening new avenues of inclusivity within classical ballet.
San Francisco Ballet, long recognized for pushing boundaries in dance, has a history of making history. Founded in 1933, the company staged the first full-length American productions of Coppélia (1938) and Swan Lake (1940) and, in 1944, we launched an annual holiday tradition when we produced the first full-length production of Nutcracker in the US.
Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972.