American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre (ABT), is a classical ballet company based in New York City. It has an annual eight week season at the Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center. It tours around the world the rest of the year. American Ballet Theatre was founded in 1937 by Mikhail Mordkin. It is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. American Ballet Theatre is the parent company of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. It was recognized as "America's National Ballet Company" in 2006 by the United States Congress.

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 Other websites 

 American Ballet Theatre entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica 
 American Ballet Theatre entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia 
 Archive footage of ABT (then Ballet Theatre) performing Interplay in 1949 at Jacob's Pillow
 Daily Telegraph obituary of Georgina Parkinson, December 20, 2009
 NY Times obituary of Georgina Parkinson, December 18, 2009
 NYPL theatrical lighting database , complete lighting paperwork for Fall River Legend

Category:Ballet companies
Category:1937 establishments in New York (state)