ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Pre-Professional Division to Perform at The Joyce Theater Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17

Performances to Include a New Work by Melvin Lawovi, Excerpted Repertory, and Works in Collaboration with Gemma Bond and Complexions Contemporary Ballet

NEW YORK, NY - Students from the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Pre-Professional Division will perform a new work by ABT dancer Melvin Lawovi and an excerpted repertoire including Frederick Ashton's The Dream and La Bayadère. Highlights will include original works choreographed by students under the direction of Gemma Bond, a new work created with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, stemming from their semester-long residency.

Faculty members involved in staging the excerpts, as well as contributing original choreography include Stella Abrera, Gemma Bond, Yan Chen, Elizabeth Ferrell, Carmela Gallace, Caridad Martinez, and select Upper 3 students.

Tickets starting at $32, fees included, can be purchased online and at The Joyce box office at 175 Eighth Avenue.

The ABT JKO School, under the direction of Artistic Director Stella Abrera, currently serves over 350 students and encompasses a Pre-Professional Division for dancers ages 12-18, as well as a Children's Division for dancers ages 3-12. ABT's National Training Curriculum guides the ABT JKO School and provides age- and skill-appropriate classes in classical ballet technique, pointe, and pas de deux and is supplemented with classes in character dance, modern, contemporary, choreography, Pilates, strength training, and music. For more information on the ABT JKO School, visit https://www.abt.org/dancer-training and follow @ABTSchool on Instagram.

Programming is subject to change.

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American Ballet Theatre is one of the greatest dance companies in the world. Revered as a national treasure since its founding season in 1940, its mission is to create, present, preserve, and extend the great repertoire of classical dancing for the widest possible audience. Headquartered in New York City, ABT is the only cultural institution of its size and stature to extensively tour, enchanting audiences for eight decades in 50 U.S. states, 45 countries, and over 480 cities worldwide. ABT's repertoire includes full-length classics from the nineteenth century, the finest works from the early twentieth century, and acclaimed contemporary masterpieces. In 2006, by an act of Congress, ABT was designated America's National Ballet Company®.

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