American Ballet Theatre Studio Company presents a richly varied program of inventive original commissions, plus classical and neoclassical favorites, in one performance March 14 at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande.
Led by ABT Studio Company Artistic Director Sascha Radetsky, the company of more than a dozen prepares its pre-professional dancers ages 16-22 for careers at American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. The elite group represents the next generation of top ballet talent.
Its repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Jerome Robbins, Kevin McKenzie, Houston Thomas, Madison Brown, Brady Farrar, Yannick Lebrun and James Whiteside.
Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions new works from emerging and established choreographers and engages the broadest possible ballet audience by performing varied repertory in a range of venues around the globe.