Dale Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 A release: 2021 ABT INCUBATOR TO STREAM FREE EACH MONDAY, MARCH 29 THROUGH MAY 3, 12:00 NOON ET ON YOUTUBE ABT ARTISTS CREATE SIX NEW WORKS OVER ZOOM AND IN BALLET BUBBLES Andrii Ishchuk and Fangqi Li in Zhong-Jing Fang’s The Unforseen. Photo: Pierce Jackson. For six weeks beginning Monday, March 29, American Ballet Theatre will present the works of the 2021 ABT Incubator with weekly premieres of new choreography created within the past year by ABT artists. Each online presentation, scheduled to premiere at 12:00 Noon ET/9:00 AM PT on American Ballet Theatre's YouTube Channel, will showcase short ballets by this year’s cohort of choreographers. Creators for the 2021 ABT Incubator are Zhong-Jing Fang, Joseph Markey, Sung Woo Han, Luciana Paris, Luigi Crispino, Sung Woo Han, and Melvin Lawovi. See trailer for ABT Incubator here. (more) 2021 ABT INCUBATOR ANNOUNCED – Page 2 Under the directorship of ABT dancer Jose Sebastian, with mentorship by choreographer Jessica Lang, ABT Incubator provides a focused lab to inspire new choreographic voices and generate ideas for the creation of new work. Sebastian was appointed director of ABT Incubator in October 2020, succeeding ABT Principal Dancer David Hallberg, who led the program since its inception in 2010. Work on this year’s ABT Incubator began in Spring 2020, as Lang provided composition workshops for ABT dancers wanting to explore choreography. Due to the studio shutdown forced by the pandemic, ABT Incubator participants adapted to unprecedented circumstances to create new work on their colleagues over Zoom and in isolated “ballet bubbles,” while following strict health and safety protocols. Each final work was filmed for presentation. “I expected that stepping into David Hallberg's shoes would not be an easy feat,” said Sebastian. “David left some pretty big shoes to fill, and then, the pandemic was thrown into the mix. I did not expect how rewarding it would all be. The success of this year's ABT Incubator season is owed to the fantastic team that stood by patiently teaching me the ropes, and the awesome choreographers and dancers selected for this year's program. Watching the artists develop their creations, always rising to the challenges with an ‘I can do this’ enthusiasm, was a privilege. I look forward to sharing these beautiful films with everyone.” The schedule for the 2021 ABT Incubator presentations, shown each Monday on YouTube, is as follows: Monday, March 29 The Unforseen Choreography by Zhong-Jing Fang Music by Camille Saint-Saëns (Danse Macabre) Costumes by Sylvie Rood Cast: Andrii Ishchuk, Fangqi Li Created at Long Island City School of Ballet Filmed at ABT Studios in New York City Monday, April 5 She didn’t Choreography by Joseph Markey Music by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (My One and Only Love) and Taylor Deupree (Seep) Lighting by Oleg Balitskiy Cast: Kanon Kimura, Javier Rivet Created and filmed at PS21, Chatham, New York Monday, April 12 Death and Life Choreography by Sung Woo Han Music by Johann Sebastian Bach (Adagio from Concerto No. 3 in D Minor performed by Alessandro Marcello) Cast: Joo Won Ahn, SunMi Park Created in Seoul, South Korea. Filmed in Lakai Sandpine Resort in South Korea Monday, April 19 Nunanu Choreography by Luciana Paris Music by Future Natives Project (Erial featuring Rodrigo Aranjuelo & Federico Diaz) Lighting by Oleg Balitskiy Cast: Isadora Loyola, Michael de la Nuez Created and filmed at PS21, Chatham, New York Monday, April 26 Thread of Memories Choreography by Luigi Crispino Music by Joe Hisaishi (Howl’s Moving Castle Theme, Etude, A Wish to the Moon, One Summer’s Day). Performed by Michael Scales Costumes by Paola Salvi Cast: Virginia Lensi, Rachel Richardson and Nathan Vendt Created and filmed at ABT Studios in New York City, and in Milan, Italy Monday, May 3 Soirée Nocturne Choreography by Melvin Lawovi Music by Frédéric Chopin (Nocturne No. 20 in C# Minor, Op. Posth.) Lighting by Oleg Balitskiy Cast: Leah Baylin, Cameron McCune Created in Silver Bay, New York Filmed at PS21, Chatham, New York ABT Incubator works were filmed by Pierce Jackson. Death and Life was filmed by Doodoorino. Virginia Lensi’s solo in Thread of Memories was filmed by Giovanni Saviano with lighting by Roberto Bertali. For more information on ABT Incubator and ABT’s digital offerings, please visit www.abt.org. Special thanks to ABT Trustees Karen C. Phillips and Yongsoo Huh for helping to make possible this first-ever virtual ABT Incubator. Commissions and presentations of new work by women choreographers are supported by theABT Women’s Movement. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal. Additional leadership support is provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. ABT’s Choreographic Innovation and Inspiration and Inclusion programs are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Additional major support of ABT’s Innovation and Inclusion programs is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, the Ford Foundation, The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund and through an endowed gift from the Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund. Special thanks to Denise Littlefield Sobel for her leadership gifts to: ABT's Media Fund, advancing the Company's digital endeavors; and ABT RISE, fueling the Company's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bank of America, Lead Corporate Partner of ABT Studio Company LG Signature, The Global Electronics Partner of American Ballet Theatre American Airlines is the Official Airline of American Ballet Theatre Link to comment
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