ABT Studio Company | KNIFE’S EDGE by Houston Thomas🔪💥

KNIFE’S EDGE by Houston Thomas, an ABT Studio Company commission with original music by Johannes Goldbach, is filmed by kw creative at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and performed by Madison Brown, YeonSeo Choi, Kyra Coco, Sylvie Squires, Kayke Carvalho, Takumi Miyake, and Alejandro Valera Outlaw. The filming of KNIFE’S EDGE is made possible by leadership support from Sofia Elizalde. KNIFE’S EDGE Choreography by: Houston Thomas Music by: Johannes Goldbach Costumes by: Keto Dancewear Lighting by: Luke H. Woods Filming Production Coordinator: Ash Umhey Performed by: Madison Brown and Alejandro Valera Outlaw (Pas de Deux) YeonSeo Choi, Kyra Coco, Sylvie Squires, Kayke Carvalho, Takumi Miyake Film by kw creative Filmed at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director: Susan Jaffe American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Artistic Director: Sascha Radetsky Managing Director: Claire Florian Rehearsal Director: Yan Chen To learn more about ABT Studio Company, visit or follow @abtstudioco on Instagram. American Ballet Theatre recognizes the following donors for their extraordinary giving in support of ABT Studio Company: Sofia Elizalde, Patricia R. Morton, James M. and Nora C. Orphanides, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Additional support provided by Edward “Chip“ Beam in loving memory of John and Jack, Sandra and Charles Carmeci, Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin, The Agnes Varis Fund, Constance A. Woo, and four anonymous donors. ABT gratefully acknowledges Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey for their leading support of ABT’s Apprentice Program. Commissions and presentations of new work by women choreographers are supported by the ABT Women’s Movement. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal. Leadership support of ABT’s New Works initiatives is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, 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 Today Fund, advancing the Company’s mission; and ABT RISE, fueling the Company’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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