IN RESIDENCY OCTOBER 2020 PLUS JANUARY–FEBRUARY, 2021 

Dancers from American Ballet Theatre devoted their monthlong bubble residency to developing, rehearsing, and filming Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Indestructible Light, the choreographer’s first work for the company. Set to songs by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Neal Hefti, and Billy Strayhorn, the work celebrates the enduring contributions of these American jazz masters.

Moultrie was joined by Director of Repertoire Carlos Lopez and ABT members Anabel Katsnelson, Betsy McBride, Erica Lall, Jacob Clerico, Melvin Lawovi, and Duncan McIlwaine. “I’m always excited about finding ways to use great music and the dancers’ bodies to bring inspiration to people,” he said. “No matter what’s happening around us, we must always remember there’s a light within that can never be shut off.”

For the second of their 2020–21 residencies, ABT’s dancers were led by Jose Sebastian, the director of ABT Incubator, in the company’s annual choreography workshop designed to stimulate the creation of new dances. The group created and filmed several new works during their residency that extended through the first week of February.