Looking for a perfect way to introduce your tiny tots – ages 2 and up — to the wonderful world of ballet? Check out Exquisite Little Ballets, an all-new, interactive show Sat, April 9th @ 11 am & 1 pm and Sun, April 10th @ 11 am, 1 pm & 3:30 pm at family-friendly Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street (between Park & Lexington Avenues), where everyone has a good view of the stage and the children are encouraged to participate at their seats.
Your young ones will love the three short, classic ballets chosen especially for them, and they will also learn simple steps and “fun facts” between each ballet, including: why a costume closes with hooks and eyes, what a spotting light is, what spike tape is and why it’s on the stage, how dancers make such straight lines and perfect circles, and why ballerinas turn their legs out.
The show begins with Little Improvisations. By 20th century master Antony Tudor, it is a whimsical portrayal of two children at play using just their imagination and a blanket to create fanciful scenes on a rainy afternoon, The light-hearted Debut at the Opera, by Agnes de Mille, depicts a young ballerina who has a bad case of the jitters backstage before her performance. Bounces is a fun and lively piece danced to a traditional Irish gig, created by Lotte Goslar for her Pantomime Circus.
The performance is presented by New York Theatre Ballet, which is known for its modern adaptations of classics that keep enthusiastic children – and their parents – coming back for more. Tickets are $35 for children and $40 for adults (includes a $1 per ticket facility fee) and can be purchased at www.nytb.org , Ticketmaster (800-982-2787) or the box office, 55 East 59th Street, (212-355-6160).
You can win a pair of tickets to see the New York Theatre Ballet’s Exquisite Little Ballets on The Culture Mom!
Disclosure: These New York City Opera tickets were provided to me, free of charge, with no requirement or agreement of review requested in turn.
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I’m your fan everywhere! I would love to take my little girl to see this. She would really love to see a “real” ballet live. It would be so much fun for her!
I’d love to see this with my little ballerina ; I am already a fan on fb.
Mary Ann
My little girl would love this; shes been doing ballet for a year or so now and it would be such a treat to see a live performance. Just liked you on FB.
Josh
I would love to see this with my girls who love dance,
and ballet especially. Thanks
Will FB like you now.
Both my son and daughter took ballet a few years ago. She loved it. Unfortunately, he was the only boy in the class and I am sure he will be telling a therapist about it one day (oh well!) We would love the tix. Will “fan” The Culture Mom facebook page tonite. Thanks