ABT Studio Company dancers SunMi Park and Cy Doherty perform the first pas de deux from Alexei Ratmansky’s SEVEN SONATAS in April 2021, during ABT Studio Company’s Covid-safe “ballet bubble” at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park.
Produced by kw creative
Filmed and edited by Emily Kikta & Peter Walker
Filmed at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, New York
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky
Staged by Stella Abrera
Music by Domenico Scarlatti, performed by Michael Scales
Lighting: Originally by Brad Fields
Costumes: Holly Hynes
Audio Mastering: Thomas Kikta
Dancers: Cy Doherty, SunMi Park
Cover photo by Erin Baiano
ABT Studio Company 2021
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