Tag: stella abrera

From director shifts and beyond, here are the major dance educator moves you should know about from spring 2023.

In 2018, Elwince Magbitang and Raye Vince Pelegrin became scholarship students at American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. It was a monumental opportunity for the boys from the Philippines. Both 17 at the time, they had to move halfway across the world from their school, Steps Dance Studio in Manila, where they had been […]

On June 9, 2022, American Ballet Theatre announced the appointment of former principal dancer Stella Abrera to acting artistic director of the famed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School for the 2022-23 academic year. The news came as part of a wave of global ballet leadership changes made over the summer, marking a new generation of professionals […]

Yesterday, Kaatsbaan, the Tivoli, NY–based cultural park for dance, announced that Stella Abrera will join the organization as its new artistic director, effective January 1, 2020. This news come just weeks after we learned that Abrera will be taking her final bow with American Ballet Theatre in June. While we’ll miss seeing Abrera on the […]

American Ballet Theatre announced today that, after 24 years, beloved principal dancer Stella Abrera will retire from the stage this coming summer. Her farewell performance will be June 13, 2020, at the Metropolitan Opera House, dancing the title role in Giselle. Giselle holds special significance for her. In 2015, Abrera, then a 37-year-old soloist, made […]

Happy Halloween, DT readers! Every year, as the spookiest of holidays rolls around, I’m impressed with the humor and creativity of dancers’ Halloween costumes. This year was no exception. Enjoy a roundup of some of our favorite 2016 Halloween looks. Divas to the dance floor please! ABT principals Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside had a […]