{"id":8263,"date":"2025-06-02T20:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/photos-american-ballet-theatres-spring-gala-at-cipriani-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T20:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:12:18","slug":"photos-american-ballet-theatres-spring-gala-at-cipriani-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/06\/02\/photos-american-ballet-theatres-spring-gala-at-cipriani-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: American Ballet Theatre\u2019s Spring Gala at Cipriani 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eric Rutherford and Kelly Killoren Bensimon. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week, a downpour couldn\u2019t dampen the glow inside Cipriani South Street, where the American Ballet Theatre staged its annual Spring Gala with all the elegance you\u2019d expect from one of New York\u2019s premier cultural institutions. The black-tie affair not only celebrated the company\u2019s 85th anniversary but also honored longtime supporters Susan and Leonard Feinstein<\/a><\/b>, whose decades of generosity have funded the creation of new choreography and helped ensure the company\u2019s artistic longevity. Susan Jaffe<\/a><\/b>, ABT\u2019s artistic director, and Barry Hughson<\/a><\/b>, its executive director, raised a toast to open the evening before guests made their way from cocktails to a candlelit dinner\u2014and the real draw of the night: the dancing.<\/p>\n

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The program offered a glittering preview of ABT\u2019s 2025 Summer season, from an excerpt of Christopher Wheeldon<\/a>\u2019s The Winter\u2019s Tale<\/i>\u2014receiving its New York premiere next year\u2014to tried-and-true favorites like Kevin McKenzie<\/a>\u2019s Swan Lake<\/i>, George Balanchine<\/a>\u2019s Theme and Variations<\/i> and Frederick Ashton<\/a>\u2019s Sylvia<\/i>. Contemporary brilliance wasn\u2019t forgotten either: Twyla Tharp<\/a>\u2019s Bach Partita<\/i> and Alexei Ratmansky<\/a>\u2019s Serenade after Plato\u2019s Symposium<\/i> rounded out a program that was both reverent and electric. The evenings star dancers included Joo Won Ahn<\/a><\/b>, Aran Bell<\/a><\/b>, Isabella Boylston<\/a><\/b>, Skylar Brandt<\/a><\/b>, Daniel Camargo<\/a><\/b>, Herman Cornejo<\/a><\/b>, Catherine Hurlin<\/a><\/b>, Chloe Misseldine<\/a><\/b>, Gillian Murphy<\/a><\/b>, SunMi Park<\/a><\/b>, Jake Roxander<\/a><\/b>, Calvin Royal III<\/a><\/b>, Hee Seo<\/a><\/b>, Christine Shevchenko<\/a><\/b>, Cory Stearns<\/a><\/b>, Devon Teuscher<\/a><\/b>, Cassandra Trenary<\/a><\/b> and James Whiteside<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Gillian Murphy. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New York\u2019s boldfaced names turned out in force in a mix that was pure Manhattan: Alec and Hilaria Baldwin<\/a><\/b>, designer Cynthia Rowley<\/a><\/b>, patron Indr\u00e9 Rockefeller<\/b>, philanthropic fixture Jean Shafiroff<\/a><\/b>, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a><\/b>, jewelry designer Lauren Levinson<\/a><\/b>, philanthropist Lizzie Asher<\/a><\/b>, designer Michelle Ochs<\/a><\/b>, TooD Beauty founder Sharareh Siadat<\/a><\/b> and soccer star Ashlyn Harris<\/a><\/b>. There were dancers offstage, too, including icons Misty Copeland<\/a><\/b>, Sascha Radetsky<\/a><\/b> and Stella Abrera<\/a><\/b>, as well as actors Sophia Bush<\/a><\/b>, Dascha Polanco<\/a><\/b>, Alex Newell<\/a><\/b> and Eric Rutherford<\/a><\/b>. Even a few Real Housewives showed up to support the stage, with Sai De Silva<\/a><\/b>, Kelly Killoren Bensimon<\/a><\/b> and Sutton Stracke<\/a><\/b> trading reality TV confessionals for champagne.<\/p>\n

Susan Jaffe, Susan Feinstein and Barry Hughson<\/h3>\n
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Susan Jaffe, Susan Feinstein and Barry Hughson. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin<\/h3>\n
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Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Misty Copeland and Clinton Luckett<\/h3>\n
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Misty Copeland and Clinton Luckett. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Karine Jean-Pierre<\/h3>\n
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Karine Jean-Pierre. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katherine Gage Boulud<\/h3>\n
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Katherine Gage Boulud. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sai De Silva, Michelle Ochs and Sharfaraz Khan<\/h3>\n
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Sai De Silva, Michelle Ochs and Sharfaraz Khan. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rebecca Hessel Cohen<\/h3>\n
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Rebecca Hessel Cohen. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Christine Shevchenko<\/h3>\n
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Christine Shevchenko. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monica Elias, Cynthia Rowley, Lauren Kulchinsky Levison, Lizzie Asher and Tina Leung<\/h3>\n
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Monica Elias, Cynthia Rowley, Lauren Kulchinsky Levison, Lizzie Asher and Tina Leung. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leonard Feinstein<\/h3>\n
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Leonard Feinstein. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Isiah Magsino<\/h3>\n
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Isiah Magsino. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cathy Ingram and Bill Ingram<\/h3>\n
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Cathy Ingram and Bill Ingram. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lauren Levison<\/h3>\n
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Lauren Levison. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ashlynn Harris and Sophia Bush<\/h3>\n
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Ashlynn Harris and Sophia Bush. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jean Shafiroff<\/h3>\n
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Jean Shafiroff. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James Whiteside and Tina Leung<\/h3>\n
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James Whiteside and Tina Leung. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alex Newell<\/h3>\n
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Alex Newell. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nicole DiCocco<\/h3>\n
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Nicole DiCocco. Getty Images for American Ballet<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lizzie Asher and Natalie Dougherty<\/h3>\n
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Lizzie Asher and Natalie Dougherty. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Priya Shukla<\/h3>\n
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Priya Shukla. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kimberly Taylor Gindi and Roman Chiporukha<\/h3>\n
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Kimberly Taylor Gindi and Roman Chiporukha. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Patti Ruiz-Healy<\/h3>\n
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Patti Ruiz-Healy. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sharareh Siadat, John Wattiker and Malcolm Carfrae<\/h3>\n
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Sharareh Siadat, John Wattiker and Malcolm Carfrae. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indr\u00e9 Rockefeller<\/h3>\n
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Indr\u00e9 Rockefeller. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mitzi Eisenberg and Warren Eisenberg<\/h3>\n
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Mitzi Eisenberg and Warren Eisenberg. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eric Rutherford and James Richard Miller<\/h3>\n
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Eric Rutherford and James Richard Miller. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Monica Elias, Lizzie Asher, Tina Leung, Bach Mai and Lauren Levison<\/h3>\n
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Monica Elias, Lizzie Asher, Tina Leung, Bach Mai and Lauren Levison. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arielle Patrick and Valentino Carlotti<\/h3>\n
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Arielle Patrick and Valentino Carlotti. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kelly Killoren Bensimon<\/h3>\n
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Kelly Killoren Bensimon. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gillian Murphy and Kevin Mckenzie<\/h3>\n
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Gillian Murphy and Kevin Mckenzie. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gillian Murphy and James Whiteside<\/h3>\n
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Gillian Murphy and James Whiteside. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chloe Misseldine and PJ Pascual<\/h3>\n
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Chloe Misseldine and PJ Pascual. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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