American Ballet Theatre 2025-2026 Season, Shows, Reviews

byCherilyn J. Lee

January 1, 2020 - Updated on July 6, 2026

American Ballet Theatre

♦ Location: New York, New York – United States

♦ Artistic Director: Susan Jaffe

♦ Orchestra: American Ballet Theatre Orchestra

♦ Affiliated School: ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School

♦ Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase

♦ Official Website of American Ballet Theatre

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American Ballet Theatre 2025-2026 Season

Artistic Director Susan Jaffe has announced the American Ballet Theatre 2025-2026 season, both the fall and spring seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, continuing the celebration of the company’s 85th anniversary.

Principal Dancers for the American Ballet Theatre 2025-2026 season include:

Joo Won Ahn
Aran Bell
Isabella Boylston
Skylar Brandt
Daniel Camargo
Herman Cornejo
Thomas Forster
Isaac Hernández
Catherine Hurlin
Chloe Misseldine
Calvin Royal III
Hee Seo
Christine Shevchenko
Cory Stearns
Devon Teuscher
James Whiteside
Roman Zhurbin

American Ballet Theatre 2026 Summer Season (June 17-July 18, 2026)

Artistic Director Susan Jaffe has announced details and casting for the American Ballet Theatre 2026 Summer Season at the Metropolitan Opera House, for which all four programs feature full-length ballets.

A new staging of Marius Petipa’s Don Quixote by Susan Jaffe and Susan Jones is featured along with Kevin McKenzie’s Swan Lake, John Cranko’s Onegin, and Sir Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia.

Several celebratory evenings highlight the season:

June 20: Irina Kolpakova Celebration

June 26: ABT Conductors Celebration

June 30: Pride Night

Principal Dancers for the 2026 Summer season include:

Joo Won Ahn
Aran Bell
Skylar Brandt
Daniel Camargo
Herman Cornejo
Thomas Forster
Isaac Hernández
Catherine Hurlin
Chloe Misseldine
Calvin Royal III
Hee Seo
Christine Shevchenko
Cory Stearns
Devon Teuscher
James Whiteside
Roman Zhurbin

Principal Casting for the ABT 2026 Summer Season

SWAN LAKE
(Odette/Odile & Prince Siegfried)

July 13, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Christine Shevchenko & Calvin Royal III

July 14, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Chloe Misseldine & Daniel Camargo

July 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Hee Seo & James Whiteside

July 15, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
SunMi Park & Thomas Forster

July 16, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Devon Teuscher & Joo Won Ahn

July 17, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Skylar Brandt & Herman Cornejo

July 18, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Chloe Misseldine & Aran Bell

July 18, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Catherine Hurlin & Isaac Hernández

SYLVIA
(Sylvia & Aminta)

July 9, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Christine Shevchenko & Calvin Royal III

July 10, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Catherine Hurlin & Joo Won Ahn

July 10, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Skylar Brandt & Jake Roxander

July 11, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Devon Teuscher & Thomas Forster

July 11, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Hee Seo & Aran Bell

*debut

Jake Roxander Promoted to Principal Dancer

After his July 1, 2026 performance as Basilio in Don Quixote, Artistic Director Susan Jaffe entered the stage to announce Jake Roxander’s promotion to the highest ranks at American Ballet Theatre would take into effect on September 1, 2026.

“Jake has an energy on stage that is infectious and completely his own. The moment he walks out, the audience follows his every move. There is a power to his dancing that is impossible to look away from. He brings that same commitment and intensity to everything in our repertoire, from the great classical roles to the most demanding contemporary work. We are thrilled to celebrate him as a Principal Dancer,” said Jaffe.

Roxander joined ABT Studio Company in September 2020, became an apprentice with the main Company in May 2022, joined the corps de ballet that September, and promoted to Soloist in March 2024.

Source: American Ballet Theatre