American Ballet Theatre Presents ABTKIDS, 5/20

By: Molly Tracy Apr. 22, 2017

At ABTKids, a unique hour-long program designed for children and families, ABT's company dancers will perform highlights from American Ballet Theatre's 2017 Spring Season on Saturday, May 20 at 11:30 A.M. at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Narrated by Artistic Director of the ABT Studio Company and Summer Intensives and Apprentice Program Coordinator Kate Lydon, ABTKids will include family-friendly excerpts from Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote and Whipped Cream.

Seats for ABTKids are priced at $25 and are available for purchase online at, https://www.metopera.org/Season/2017-ABT/ABT-Kids/, at the Met box office or by phone at 212-362-6000. The Metropolitan Opera House is located on Broadway between 64thand 65th streets in New York City.

ABTKids is generously supported with lead sponsorship from Deutsche Bank and supporting sponsorship from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Victoria and Lloyd Goldman, ABTKids Chairs Fabienne Anstey Silverman and Nancy Walker, and Co-Chairs Noreen Khalid Ahmad and Kara Medoff Barnett.

Picture Credit: Metropolitan Opera

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