They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month. In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. For tickets and more information, please visit ABOUT LGBT HISTORY MONTH
In addition, a free exhibit of the works of photographer Quil Lemons, curated by Sarah Hoover, will be displayed on the lobby and promenade level of the David H. The post-performance discussions, free for each evening’s audience, will be moderated by trans-actress Tommy Dorfman. In her first appearance with ABT and first return to performing since 2018, Lypsinka will introduce the post-performance portion of ABT’s Pride Nights. A veteran of Off-Broadway, stage, film and television, Lypsinka has won three Drama-Desk nominations ( Lypsinka! A Day in the Life and Lypsinka! The Boxed Set.) She is the alter-ego of John Epperson who has served as a rehearsal and class pianist with ABT over the span of 43 years. Ĭelebrated drag artist Lypsinka will appear at each of the Pride Night events. Sarah Lozoff, intimacy director for Touché, will join the panel on Wednesday, October 27 and ABT Principal Dancer James Whiteside joins on Saturday evening, October 30.Īmerican Ballet Theatre’s Pride Night celebrations will include performances of Alexei Ratmansky’s Bernstein in a Bubble, set to Leonard Bernstein’s Divertimento Rudd’s Touché, set to music by Woodkid and Ennio Morricone and lighting by Brad Fields Clark Tippet’s Some Assembly Required, staged by Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner and set to music by William Bolcom, with costumes by Gary Lisz and lighting by Jennifer Tipton and Darrell Grand Moultrie’s Indestructible Light, set to recorded music by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Neal Hefti, Billy Strayhorn, and Chuck Harmony, with costumes by Mark Eric and lighting by Fields. Both evening’s performances will feature a special guest appearance by drag artist Lypsinka, followed by a panel discussion of ABT’s LGBT works with the creators of the male duet Touché: choreographer Christopher Rudd, ABT Principal Dancer Calvin Royal III, and ABT corps de ballet member João Menegussi.
and Saturday evening, October 30 at 8:00 P.M, with a series of events honoring the LGBTQIA+ community and LGBT History Month. Koch Theater, October 20-31, will present its first-ever Pride Night celebrations, Wednesday evening, October 27 at 7:30 P.M. Photos: Steven Menendez.Īmerican Ballet Theatre’s Fall season at the David H.