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Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE The Toni And Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund at the Metropolitan Opera House MAY 14—19 MAY 22—26 FIREBIRD/AFTERITE

MAY 29—JUNE 2 JUNE 4—9 LA BAYADÈRE HARLEQUINADE JUNE 11—16 ROMEO AND JULIET

JUNE 18—23 JUNE 25—30 JULY 2—7 WHIPPED CREAM Joo Won Ahn & Next spread: Christine Shevchenko, Joo Won Ahn & Alban Lendorf Ballet

It’s more than dance To experience it, you have to see it

The house lights dim, the curtain rises, and everything comes together

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Sharon Patrick. Sharon Patrick. American Ballet Theatre’s performances of of performances American Ballet Theatre’s gift from generously supported through an endowed Music Adolphe Adam and Choreography Choreography Perrot Jules Coralli, Jean of forgiveness with a selfless act act selfless a with saves her true love her true love saves —A young woman woman young —A Giselle 14—19 May FIREBIRD Firebird/AFTERITE May 22—26

—Deep in a forgotten forest, a legendary creature helps two lovers overcome a wicked sorcerer

Choreography Alexei Ratmansky

Music Igor Stravinsky

Firebird is generously supported through an endowed gift from the Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund. AFTE Firebird/AFTERITE World Premiere May 22—26 —A visceral take on R

Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of ITE Spring’ from one of today’s leading choreographic lights

Choreography Wayne McGregor

Music Igor Stravinsky

AFTERITE is generously supported through an endowed © Ravi Deepres/Luke Unsworth Thanks to European Space Observatory. gift from The Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund. LA BAYADÈRE Devon Teuscher & Christine Shevchenko Devon Teuscher

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of a heroic warrior warrior heroic a of fight for the love love the for fight and a temple dancer dancer temple a and a glamorous princess glamorous a —In mystical India, India, —Inmystical La Bayadère La Bayadère 29—June 2 May HARLEQUINADE James Whiteside James

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Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Mary Jo Leadership support has been provided by Avery and Avery by Leadership support has been provided Foundation, Family Barth, the Blavatnik F. Andrew and and The Ted and Mrs. Hamilton E. James, Mr. Riccardo Drigo Marius Pe Music Choreography Choreography Rat Alexei

modern choreography modern meets a master of of master a meets exuberant characters of madcaphumor and —A lost ballet treasure ballet lost —A June 4—9June Harlequinade Premiere World ROMEO AND JULIET AND ROMEO Romeo and Juliet June 11—16

—Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers soars against the sumptuous setting of Renaissance

Choreography Kenneth MacMillan

Music Sergei Prokofiev

American Ballet Theatre’s performances of Romeo and Juliet are generously underwritten through an & endowed gift from Ali and Monica Wambold. SWAN LAKE SWAN Swan Lake June 18—23

—A prince’s oath to free a princess from an evil spell goes awry in this classic tale of passion and magical transformation

Choreography Kevin McKenzie after Marius Petipa and

Music Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky

This production has been generously underwritten Alexandre Hammoudi & by R. Chemers Neustein. DON QUIXOTE Don Quixote June 25—30

—A spirited señorita seeks true love and meets a knight errant on a quest

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Choreography Kevin McKenzie & Susan Jones after andMarius everything Petipa & Alexander comes Gorsky together

Music Ludwig Minkus

This production is generously supported through

an endowed gift from Anka K. Palitz, in memory of & Clarence Y. Palitz, Jr. WHIPPED CREAM Whipped Cream July 2—7

—Princess Praline and her entourage of dancing sweets bring the dreams of a young boy to whimsical life

Choreography Alexei Ratmansky

Music Richard Strauss

Leadership support has been provided by Avery and Andrew F. Barth, the Blavatnik Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton E. James, Lloyd E. Rigler –

Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, and The Ted and Sarah Lane & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Mon 7:30 PM Tue 7:30 PM Wed 2:00 PM 7:30 PM Thur 7:30 PM Fri 7:30 PM Sat 2:00 PM 8:00 PM Principal Dancers

5. 14 5. 15 5. 16 5. 16 5. 17 5. 18 5. 19 5. 19 Seo Copeland Lane Boylston Abrera Osipova ABT Kids 11 AM Seo Stearns Cornejo Simkin Lendorf Whiteside Hallberg Murphy Bolle GISELLE Murphy Abrera Shevchenko Teuscher Waski Shevchenko Stearns Teuscher Waski

Stella Roberto Isabella 5. 21 5. 22 5. 23 5. 23 5. 24 5. 25 5. 26 5. 26 Abrera Bolle Boylston Gala 6:30 PM Shevchenko Boylston Copeland Shevchenko Boylston Teuscher Copeland FIREBIRD/AFTERITE Featuring excerpts Forster Lendorf Cornejo Forster Lendorf Hammoudi Cornejo from Harlequinade, Abrera Brandt Trenary Abrera Brandt Hurlin Trenary the world premiere Hallberg Stearns Lyle Hallberg Stearns Zhurbin Lyle of AFTERITE.

5. 28 5. 29 5. 30 5. 30 5. 31 6. 1 6. 2 6. 2 Jeffrey Misty Herman LA BAYADÈRE Memorial Day Seo Teuscher Lane Boylston Seo Teuscher Boylston Cirio Copeland Cornejo no performance TBA Ahn Cornejo Lendorf TBA Ahn Lendorf Murphy Shevchenko Brandt Copeland Murphy Trenary Copeland

6. 4 6. 5 6. 6 6. 6 6. 7 6. 8 6. 9 6. 9 Boylston Lane Copeland Trenary Boylston Lane Trenary Copeland HARLEQUINADE Whiteside Cirio Simkin Shayer Whiteside Cirio Shayer Simkin Murphy Abrera Seo Shevchenko Murphy Abrera Shevchenko Seo David Sarah Alban Hallberg Forster Hammoudi Hoven Hallberg Forster Hoven Hammoudi Hallberg Lane Lendorf

6. 11 6. 12 6. 13 6. 13 6. 14 6. 15 6. 16 6. 16 ROMEO AND JULIET Murphy Copeland Teuscher Boylston Abrera Seo Copeland Boylston Stearns Cornejo Lendorf Hallberg Whiteside Stearns Simkin Hallberg Simkin Cirio Shayer Cirio TBA TBA Scott Cirio

6. 18 6. 19 6. 20 6. 20 6. 21 6. 22 6. 23 6. 23 Gillian Hee Christine Murphy Seo Shevchenko Teuscher Boylston Shevchenko Copeland Teuscher Murphy Copeland Seo SWAN LAKE Stearns Lendorf Whiteside Cornejo Stearns Hammoudi Simkin Whiteside

6. 25 6. 26 6. 27 6. 27 6. 28 6. 29 6. 30 6. 30 Boylston Shevchenko Murphy Copeland Boylston Seo Lane Murphy Simkin Lendorf Stearns Cirio Simkin Whiteside Cornejo Stearns DON QUIXOTE Seo TBA Teuscher Abrera TBA Shevchenko Abrera Teuscher Daniil Cory Devon Whiteside Hoven Royal Hammoudi Hoven Forster Hammoudi Royal Simkin Stearns Teuscher

7. 2 7. 3 7. 4 7. 4 7. 5 7. 6 7. 7 7. 7 Simkin Cirio Shayer Independence Klein 2:00 PM Simkin Klein WHIPPED CREAM Abrera Seo Murphy Day, no evening Teuscher Shayer, Boylston, Abrera TBA TBA Stearns Whiteside performance TBA Lendorf, Brandt TBA TBA Lane Copeland Brandt Trenary 7:30 PM Lane Trenary

Casting and programming are subject to change. Cirio, Copeland, James Natalia Osipova Casting for the premiere of AFTERITE to be announced. Seo, Stearns Whiteside Guest Artist Guest Artist