SPRING 2025
Kaatsbaan’s programs and capital projects are made possible thanks to the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
SatURDAY
May 31
2025 Visual Arts Exhibition Opening
4:00–6:00 PM
Free admission, reservations encouraged
Lobby Gallery + Grounds
The Opening for the 2025 Visual Arts Exhibition is open to the public and includes a reception with curator Hilary Greene and artists. Explore our gallery and grounds to see contemporary works by acclaimed, local Hudson Valley artists as well as two, newly installed bronze works by world renowned 20th-century sculptor, Gaston Lachaise. Floating Woman (1927) and Torso of Elevation (1934) are on loan from the Lachaise Foundation in New York City.
The contemporary line-up of artists features Neil Enggist’s poetic metal paintings, Daisuke Kiyomiya's elegant stonework, Heidi Lanino’s graceful wood sculptures, Ian McMahon’s geometric wall relief, Portia Munson’s dynamic organic banner, Aurora Robson's magical found-plastic works, Jennifer Zackin’s conceptual string pieces, and unique and personal dance videos by Freeda Electra Handelsman.
Gaston Lachaise was called by ARTnews, “the greatest American sculptor of his time.” Floating Woman (1927) has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Muse d’Art Moderne in Paris. Torso of Elevation (1934) has been shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Born in Paris and relocated to New York for most of his career, Lachaise played a critical role in the birth of American Modernism, pushing the boundaries of nude figuration with his innovative representations of the human body.
Portia Munson
Kaatsbaan presents visitors with a compelling combination of visual art from the past and our present day. Note that a performance by American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company follows the Opening at 7:00 pm. More exhibition programs to come this summer.
Sat May 31
Sun June 1
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Saturday, May 31, 7:00 PM
Sunday, June 1, 2:00 PM
$45 General Admission
$25 Students with ID
Program Length TBA
Black Box Theater, Studio Complex
Experience the next generation of ballet stars with the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. The Studio Company presents a dynamic program featuring both classical and contemporary works. The company’s spring 2025 repertoire includes selections from the following: pieces by renowned choreographers Jerome Robbins, Gerald Arpino, Yannick Lebrun, and ABT Principal Dancer James Whiteside; original commissions by Houston Thomas and ABT dancers Madison Brown and Brady Farrar; and iconic works such as George Balanchine’s Tarantella and the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake, staged by Kaatsbaan’s co-founder, Artistic Advisor, and Board Chair, Kevin McKenzie. Seize the chance to see these exceptional, talented young dancers in our intimate Black Box Theater.
The specific program for each performance will be announced at a later date.
Black Swan pas de deux featuring Kayke Carvalho and YeonSeo Choi. Photo by Emma Zordan
ABT Studio Company, now in its 30th anniversary year, develops the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers, and audiences. Led by ABT Studio Company Artistic Director, Sascha Radetsky, its central mission is to prepare its exceptionally promising dancers (currently ages 17–22) for careers in American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Nearly eighty-five percent of current American Ballet Theatre dancers are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including sixteen Principal Dancers and eight Soloists. Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions new works from emerging and/or established choreographers and engages the broadest possible audience by performing varied repertory in a range of venues around the globe.