Behind the Scenes of a Danish Star’s American Ballet Theater Arrival

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Alban Lendorf, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater and a star of the Royal Danish Ballet. At the first night of Ballet Theater’s fall season, he performed in Frederick Ashton’s “Symphonic Variations” and Twyla Tharp’s “The Brahms-Haydn Variations.”

Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times

Behind the Scenes of a Danish Star’s American Ballet Theater Arrival

Alban Lendorf made his debut as a principal dancer with Ballet Theater on Wednesday. We joined him as he took on two performances on his first night.