Nancy Raffa

Nancy Raffa, born in Brooklyn, received her training under Madame Gabriella Darvash. In 1980, she became the youngest and first American female to win the Gold Medal at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne competition in Switzerland. That same year she joined Makarova and Company on Broadway and, at the age of 16, entered the corps de ballet of American Ballet Theatre (ABT). She later danced as principal dancer with Ballet de Santiago, Ballet National Française de Nancy and Miami City Ballet. Throughout her career, she has danced with legends such as Rudolf Nureyev, Patrick Dupond and Fernando Bujones, and worked with leading choreographers including Twyla Tharp, John Neumeier, Hans van Manen, Kenneth MacMillan and George Balanchine.

Her teaching career began as an adjunct faculty member at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, followed by a leading position at the Miami City Ballet School in 1994. Returning to New York in 2005, she became Director of ABT’s Summer Intensive programs, Company Teacher and faculty member of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. In 2007, she was appointed Director of Repertoire at ABT. Since 2009, she has served there as Alexei Ratmansky’s primary assistant on nearly all of his works, including Seven Sonatas, On the Dnieper, Firebird, Shostakovich Trilogy, Songs of Bukovina, Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher, Whipped Cream, The Nutcracker, Seasons and Of Love and Rage. She has also staged Ratmansky’s ballets for leading companies around the world such as Dutch National Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Texas Ballet Theater, BalletMet and San Francisco Ballet. Furthermore, she has worked extensively with Twyla Tharp, assisting in the workshop of the Tony-nominated Come Fly Away and staging some of her pieces, such as Push Comes to Shove.

Nancy Raffa has judged international competitions, including the 40th Anniversary of the Prix de Lausanne (2012), and remains a sought-after master teacher. In 2019 she was nominated for the Isadora Duncan Dance Award. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Honors Program, and graduated magna cum laude from St. Thomas University in Miami in 2002. She is also a certified Ayurvedic Doctor and a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher.

Performances with Nancy Raffa

Saison 2025-26
Sun
04 Jan
19:00—21:30
Alexei Ratmansky
Ballett Main Stage

with Sinthia Liz, Alessandro Frola, Masayu Kimoto, Rinaldo Venuti, Conductor: Paul Connelly

Kallirhoe

Cast on Sunday 4. January 2026

Kallirhoe

Dionysios

Mithridates

König von Babylon

Königin von Babylon

Polycharmos

Hermokrates

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie

Musik

Aram Chatschaturjan

arrangiert von

Bühne & Kostüme

Umsetzung Kostüme

Sukie Kirk

Einstudierung

Ö1 U27
Mon
05 Jan
19:00—21:30
Alexei Ratmansky
Ballett Main Stage

with Cassandra Trenary, António Casalinho, Davide Dato, Alessandro Cavallo, Conductor: Paul Connelly

Kallirhoe

Cast on Monday 5. January 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie

Musik

Aram Chatschaturjan

arrangiert von

Bühne & Kostüme

Umsetzung Kostüme

Sukie Kirk

Einstudierung

Ö1 U27
Ballettzyklus »Titelheldinnen«

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Wed
07 Jan
19:00—21:30
Alexei Ratmansky
Ballett Main Stage

with Sinthia Liz, Alessandro Frola, Masayu Kimoto, Rinaldo Venuti, Conductor: Paul Connelly

Kallirhoe

Cast on Wednesday 7. January 2026

Kallirhoe

Dionysios

Mithridates

König von Babylon

Königin von Babylon

Polycharmos

Hermokrates

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie

Musik

Aram Chatschaturjan

arrangiert von

Bühne & Kostüme

Umsetzung Kostüme

Sukie Kirk

Einstudierung

Ö1 U27
Abo 12

Ticket information

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

26. November 2025Dialogues des Carmélites
07. Jänner 2026Kallirhoe (Ballett)
22. April 2026Der fliegende Holländer
06. Mai 2026Salome
03. Juni 2026Carmen
Mon
12 Jan
19:00—21:30
Alexei Ratmansky
Ballett Main Stage

with Laura Fernandez Gromova, Kentaro Mitsumori, Arne Vandervelde, Vladyslav Bosenko, Conductor: Paul Connelly

Kallirhoe

Cast on Monday 12. January 2026

König von Babylon

Königin von Babylon

Milda Luckuté

Polycharmos

Hermokrates

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie

Musik

Aram Chatschaturjan

arrangiert von

Bühne & Kostüme

Umsetzung Kostüme

Sukie Kirk

Einstudierung

Ö1 U27
Abo 15

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Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

29. September 2025Tosca
15. Dezember 2025La Bohème
12. Jänner 2026Kallirhoe (Ballett)
13. April 2026Wozzeck
18. Mai 2026Der Rosenkavalier

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