“The Firebird” was Stravinsky’s breakthrough piece in 1910. The American Ballet Theatre recently produced a performance of it, choreographed by the company’s artist in residence, Alexei Ratmansky, which received an outstanding review in the New York Times. On these pages, Allegro photographer Walter Karling captured a rehearsal at the DiMenna Center.

Maestro Ormsby Wilkins conducts.

Fred Eckler

Elizabeth Kleinman

Judy Mendenhall and Matt Dine

Nancy Billman and Frank Donaruma

David Gould

Benjamin Bowman and Sander Strenger

Mariko Wyrick and Maureen Hynes

Morris Kainuma, Olivia Koppell and Matt Dine