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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE AT LINCOLN CENTER
Susan Jaffe. Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.
Susan Jaffe
Artistic Director
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am overwhelmed with joy and gratitude to be
a part of the new chapter at American Ballet
Theatre. As America’s National Ballet Company®,
we have the privilege and responsibility
to showcase the very best in classical and
contemporary dance. I am thrilled to join our
talented team of executives and artists in this
exciting journey.
As we move into the future, I am committed to
honoring our rich history and traditions, while
also embracing new ideas and opportunities. I
am excited to work with our remarkable dancers
and choreographers to bring fresh and innovative
works to the stage.
I am honored to be back at ABT, and I can’t wait
to see what we create together. Thank you for
your support as we embark on this exhilarating
new era.
Sincerely,
Susan Jaffe in Swan Lake. Photo: Paul Kolnik.
Front Cover: Gillian Murphy and James Whiteside in Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.
like water for Chocolate
June 22–July 1
Cassandra Trenary and Daniel Camargo in Like Water for Chocolate. Photo: Emma Zordan.
Giselle
July 3–July 8
Fangqi Li from Giselle. Photo: Emma Zordan.
Swan lake
July 10–July 15
Catherine Hurlin in Swan Lake. Photo: Emma Zordan.
Romeo and Juliet
July 18–July 22
Christine Shevchenko and Calvin Royal III in Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Emma Zordan.
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
2022-2023
Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, Isabella Boylston, Skylar Brandt,
Daniel Camargo, Misty Copeland*, Herman Cornejo, Thomas Forster,
Catherine Hurlin, Gillian Murphy, Calvin Royal III, Hee Seo,
Christine Shevchenko, Cory Stearns, Devon Teuscher, Cassandra Trenary,
James Whiteside, Roman Zhurbin
*On Leave
like water
for Chocolate
June 22 -July 1
CHOREOGRAPHY BY CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
MUSIC BY JOBY TALBOT
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY LAURA ESQUIVEL
Two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher
Wheeldon’s new full-length ballet Like Water for
Chocolate brings the magical realism of the famous
modern Mexican novel and award-winning film of
the same name to ABT. Journey into Laura Esquivel’s
acclaimed and captivating family saga where the
central character Tita, bound by family duty and
tradition, falls in forbidden love with her neighbor
Pedro. When her emotions spill over into her cooking,
her only form of expression, everyone around her
is influenced in startling and dramatic ways. With
masterfully crafted scenes and passionately amorous
pas de deux, Like Water for Chocolate is a thrilling
new co-production with The Royal Ballet.
Leadership support of ABT’s New Works Initiative is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, The Ted and Mary Jo Shen
Charitable Gift Fund, and through an endowed gift from The Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
Cassandra Trenary and Daniel Camargo in Like Water for Chocolate. Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.
Scene from The Royal Ballet performing Like Water for Chocolate. Photo: Tristram Kenton.
Scene from The Royal Ballet performing Like Water for Chocolate. Photo: Tristram Kenton. Scene from The Royal Ballet performing Like Water for Chocolate. Photo: Tristram Kenton.
like water for Chocolate
By laura esquivel
Laura Esquivel. Photo: Roberto Melo.I inherited my love for photography. My grandmother kept family photos inside a trunk that I inherited from my mother and that I currently treasure. Inside lies a collection of photos dating from 1860 to now. Opening the trunk of memories was a ritual that my mother liked to repeat for me to enjoy. I liked to see myself with eyes that looked at me from a time out of time. From a space out of space. There, I could see what others looked at, what others witnessed. But there were some photos that especially captured my attention, those were the ones where Tita appeared, a great-aunt whom I never even met. She was a beautiful woman who my great-grandmother never let marry. I observed that with the passage of time, her face hardened, and her eyes demanded a better destiny. Trying to give it to her, I wrote Like Water for Chocolate. Seeing the pain in Tita prompted me to transform her; and transforming her made me a different woman. Every vision seeks to share, point out, spread. Vision transforms and enriches. Lately, I wonder why I see what I see and who does that turn me into? Observing Tita made me a witness to her pain, her bitterness, and her infinite sadness, but now, 33 years later, I think that what I saw in Tita was my fear of being castrated. The Tita that I see now is different from the one I saw before, because the eyes that look at her have changed. Writing Like Water for Chocolate changed Tita’s story at the same time as my destiny. Since then, writing has served me as an instrument of transformation and knowledge. The characters that I choose, the words that I select, have formed a warp where I have woven answers that leave me with the certainty that the future begins today and depends on what I choose to see, on what I allow myself to say, on what I want to remember and of what I decide to love. In this area, I am convinced that the memories of the wonderful montage that Christopher Wheeldon and his team have created will accompany me forever. And every time I remember them, they will become magical archetypes that release imprisoned energy within me and project them into the light. The music, the movement, the wonderful performances of the dancers, the costumes, the scenery, the musicians, and the amazing choreography working in unison become powerful. A pure alchemy. They show us what has never been seen before: the heartbeat in Tita and Pedro’s chest, Chencha’s last breath and the way her spirit rises to heaven, the way affections are tied and unleashed within the De la Garza family, and finally, the way they free and purify a castrated heart. All this through moving images full of poetry. Amazing images that fly, turn, appear, disappear, transform, and finally catch on fire with love. My eyes, fond lovers of images and photography, will never get tired of taking in so much light. So much magic. Those who are still wondering what magic realism is, here you have the answer.
Giselle
July 3 -July 8
CHOREOGRAPHY AFTER JEAN CORALLI,
JULES PERROT, AND MARIUS PETIPA
STAGED BY KEVIN McKENZIE
MUSIC BY ADOLPHE ADAM
Considered ballet’s ultimate tale of unrequited love,
heartbreaking loss, and triumphant forgiveness,
Giselle remains a timeless favorite. A heart-
wrenching saga of betrayed love and mercy, the
ballet’s exquisite grace tells the story of the titular
village maiden and a handsome villager named
Albrecht. What Giselle does not know is that her new
paramour, a young nobleman in disguise, is already
betrothed to another. A romantic triangle emerges
that brings passion, death, and everlasting love.
American Ballet Theatre’s performances of Giselle are generously
supported through an endowed gift from Sharon Patrick.
Skylar Brandt in Giselle. Photo: Emma Zordan.Thomas Forster in Giselle. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor. Gillian Murphy in Giselle. Photo: Gene Schiavone.
Cassandra Trenary in Giselle Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.. Katherine Williams and Blaine Hoven in Giselle. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.
Swan lake
July 10 -July 15
CHOREOGRAPHY BY KEVIN McKENZIE
AFTER MARIUS PETIPA AND LEV IVANOV
MUSIC BY PETER ILYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY
Of all the great classics performed by ABT today,
Swan Lake remains the quintessential ballet. Cursed
to spend eternity as a swan, Odette, once a beautiful
princess, is only able to return to her human form in
the hours of darkness. To break the spell, Odette’s
true love must swear eternal fidelity and marry her.
When she meets Prince Siegfried and falls in love,
Odette has the chance to change her fate. However,
von Rothbart, the evil sorcerer who cursed Odette,
plots to ruin Odette and Siegfried’s romance with
deceit and betrayal. Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious
score and featuring the unforgettable corps de
ballet moving in magical unison as majestic swans,
this romantic fable of dreamlike transformation
inspires awe and wonder for all.
This production has been generously underwritten by R. Chemers Neustein.
Devon Teuscher and Aran Bell in Swan Lake. Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.Scene from Swan Lake. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor. Hee Seo and Roman Zhurbin in Swan Lake. Photo: Gene Schiavone.
Joo Won Ahn in Swan Lake. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.
Romeo and Juliet
July 18 -July 22
CHOREOGRAPHY BY KENNETH MACMILLAN
MUSIC BY SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Against the sumptuous setting of Renaissance
Italy, Kenneth MacMillan draws emotional depth
from the immortal romance of Romeo and Juliet.
Although Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague
come from two warring families, when they meet
at the Capulets’ ball, they fall in instantaneous
love, transcending the hatred between their kin.
The pair marries in secret to avoid further conflict
between the families. Even so, a battle between
Romeo and Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, ensues and
sets off a series of events that turns this love
story into a tragedy. Prokofiev’s unforgettable
music underscores the beauty and passion of this
beloved ballet and its star-crossed lovers.
American Ballet Theatre’s performances of Romeo and Juliet are generously underwritten through an endowed gift
from Ali and Monica Wambold.
Gillian Murphy in Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.Cory Stearns in Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.
Isabella Boylston in Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor. Herman Cornejo in Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor. Scene from Romeo and Juliet. Photo: Rosalie O’Connor.
All casting subject to change.
ABTKids is generously sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MAT. WEDNESDAY EVE.
JUNE 26 JUNE 27 JUNE 28 JUNE 28
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Like Water Like Water Like Water Like Water
for Chocolate for Chocolate for Chocolate for Chocolate
TBD TBD TBD TBD
TUESDAY
MONDAY JULY 4 WEDNESDAY MAT. WEDNESDAY EVE.
JULY 3 INDEPENDENCE DAY JULY 5 JULY 5
7:30 PM 2:00 PM* 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Giselle Giselle Giselle Giselle
Teuscher
Seo Hurlin Brandt
Bell
Stearns Camargo Cornejo
*Performance time change.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MAT. WEDNESDAY EVE.
JULY 10 JULY 11 JULY 12 JULY 12
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake
Boylston Seo Murphy Hurlin
Camargo Bell Forster Whiteside
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MAT. WEDNESDAY EVE.
JULY 18 JULY 19 JULY 19
MONDAY
JULY 17 7:30 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet
No Performance
Teuscher Hurlin Boylston
Bell Royal CamargoTHURSDAY SATURDAY MAT.
FRIDAY JUNE 24 SATURDAY EVE.
JUNE 22
JUNE 23 JUNE 24
11:00 AM
GALA ABTKIDS
7:30 PM 7:30 PM
6:30 PM
Like Water 2:00 PM Like Water
Like Water
for Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate
for Chocolate
for Chocolate
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAT. SATURDAY EVE.
JUNE 29 JUNE 30 JULY 1 JULY 1
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Like Water Like Water Like Water Like Water
for Chocolate for Chocolate for Chocolate for Chocolate
TBD TBD TBD TBD
SATURDAY EVE.
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAT. JULY 8
JULY 6 JULY 7 JULY 8
IN TRIBUTE TO
LUPE SERRANO
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM
Giselle Giselle Giselle 7:30 PM
Giselle
Shevchenko Boylston Trenary
Royal Ahn Whiteside Murphy
Forster
FRIDAY
THURSDAY JULY 14 SATURDAY MAT. SATURDAY EVE.
JULY 13 JULY 15 JULY 15
SPECIAL EVENING
7:30 PM FOR SUSAN JAFFE 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Swan Lake 7:30 PM Swan Lake Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Brandt Seo Shevchenko
Cornejo Teuscher Bell Royal
Stearns
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAT. SATURDAY EVE.
JULY 20 JULY 21 JULY 22 JULY 22
7:30 PM 7:30 PM 2:00 PM 7:30 PM
Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet
Seo Murphy Shevchenko Trenary
Stearns Whiteside Forster CornejoJune Gala
Thursday, June 22, 2023
6:30 Pm
lincoln Center
Featuring the New york Premiere of
Tony award ®-winner Christopher wheeldon’s
like water for Chocolate
Following the performance, guests
will gather on the Promenade of
David Geffen hall for dinner and dancing.
Information to Follow
To learn more, please contact
megan Stahlberg at mstahlberg@abt.org“Not all choreographers are good directors, but
Christopher Wheeldon is...Expertly crafted ensemble
scenes are full of buoyant energy, action, and rhythmic
dancing. And the pas de deux are playful, with
inventive imagery. The solidity of the production and
the imagination of Esquivel’s world keep this ballet an
engrossing, propulsive, fulfilling watch.”
— Lindsay Winship, The Guardian
Cassandra Trenary and Daniel Camargo in Like Water for Chocolate. Photo: Fabrizio Ferri.890 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 Single Tickets on Sale
April 24, 2023
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