The University of Alabama Department of Theatre & Dance

The American Ballet Theatre will be conducting a three week Summer Ballet Intensive.

This three-week program is held in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.

Students will reside in Blount Hall and Rose Towers (click on hall names for an external link to each dormitory) on the beautiful University of Alabama campus while studying with ABT faculty. A final performance will be held featuring ABT repertory and new choreography on stage at the Moody Music Concert Hall.

The Tuscaloosa site is geared toward strengthening and refining technique for intermediate and advanced dancers, ages 12-18.

The comprehensive curriculum includes a full day of classes, workshops, and group rehearsals. Group education seminars are scheduled each evening. Time will also be scheduled for individual rehearsals and consultations with guest artists.

Classes will be offered at ability levels following the initial placement audition and will include:

All classes are taught by New York-based ABT Staff, dancers, and distinguished guest artists. Additional classes in nutrition, dance video, acting for dancers, music theory, and injury prevention will be offered.

The American Ballet Theatre will offer a limited number of partial scholarships. Scholarships are both need and merit based.

TICKET INFORMATION
The final Gala Showcase performances will be on July 12 at 12:00p.m. and 4:00p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building. Tickets will go on sale approximately one week before the performance. Please check back for prices and purchasing locations.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
Sarah M. Barry at (205) 348-8699 or fax (205) 348-9048.

FOR REGISTRATION CONTACT:
Heidi Gunter
Summer Intensives Manager
American Ballet Theatre
890 Broadway, 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10003
phone: 212.477.3030 x3206
fax: 212.419.4396

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
In 1997, The University of Alabama was chosen by American Ballet Theatre for the first American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive ever to be held outside of New York or in partnership with a university.

Through this partnership, promising young dancers can receive both the highest level of dance training with American Ballet Theatre's renowned summer program and a strong correlating academic curriculum of dance studies.

Participants are selected for the Intensive through an 18-city nationwide audition tour.

The American Ballet Theatre is the nation's premiere dance company. Founded in 1940, the company has been the home of many of the world's best dancers, including Natalia Makarova, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Cynthia Gregory. American Ballet Theatre is known internationally for establishing an American identity for ballet through works choreographed by such artists as Agnes de Mille, George Balanchine, and Twyla Tharp. Today the American Ballet Theatre continues to be the destination of choice for the world's most accomplished dancers.

TICKET INFORMATION The final Gala Showcase performances will be on July 12 at 12:00p.m. and 4:00p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building. Tickets will go on sale approximately one week before the performance. Please check back for prices and purchasing locations.

TICKET INFORMATION
The final Gala Showcase performances will be on July 12 at 12:00p.m. and 4:00p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building. Tickets will go on sale approximately one week before the performance. Please check back for prices and purchasing locations.