Watch the full-length episode at https://video.pbs.org/video/2365487888/?Utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=amms_covefullprogram (US Only) American Ballet Theatre: A History premieres Fri. May 15 at 9 pm on PBS (check local listings)
Ric Burns’ documentary on the rich, 75-year history of the preeminent ballet company.
See rehearsal footage, virtuoso performances and interviews with ABT’s key figures including Alicia Alonso and the late Donald Saddler and Frederic Franklin; Susan Jaffe and Julie Kent, Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, Marcelo Gomez, Hee Seo, choreographer Alexei Ratmansky and Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.