The New York Theatre Ballet is bringing Carnival of the Animals and The Firebird to the stage this season.
“Imagine a totally unwired world and the impact of so much visual richness on the children in it. Then unplug a 21st century kid and head for the Gould.”
-The Village Voice
-The Village Voice
In the Carnival of the Animals,’ magical realm Diana, Queen of the Forest, and her shaggy lion rule a group of animals who live in peace—that is, until a pair of lost children wander into their home. In The Firebird, a young prince catches a mystical fowl. Audience participation is big at the show; kids are taught steps from the ballets and receive a bag of props to take home.
This show is suited for kids age 3 to 10. Both shows are presented in an hour.
The show will take place at the Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th Street between Madison and Park Aves) at the French Institute Alliance Francaise on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 at either11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.; or Sunday, April 25th, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 for adults; $30 for children under 13.
OR YOU CAN WIN 2 TICKETS TO THE BALLET BY ENTERING ON THE CULTURE MOM BLOG TO THE APRIL 25TH PERFORMANCE AT 3:30!
TO ENTER:
*Tell us if you have ever taken your child to the ballet in the comment section below and become a member of this blog.
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Winners will be chosen randomly on Thursday, April 15th, at 11:59pm so you have ample time to make your plans to go to the show if you win!
Disclosure: These tickets were provided to me, free of charge, with no requirement or agreement of review requested in turn.
Update:
My daughter loved the ballet. As you can see from the picture above, she was enchanted by being at a dance performance with professional dancers. She can’t wait to go back for more.
As for the winner, here is what she had to say:
Hi Holly,
Thank you so much for the tickets to the ballet theatre….we enjoyed every moment of the beautiful performances! Not only was my 3 year old wide-eyed and on the edge of her seat throughout, she held on to her firebird red feather and talked about it all the way home.
Thank you again!
Mary Ann
I've never taken my 7 year old daughter to a ballet because every time I asked her if she wanted to watch a ballet, she always said she wanted to be on the stage. Now that she switched to tap and jazz, I am sure she will enjoy being in the audience.
great blog! i took my daughters (now 4 and 6) to a nytb show a couple of years ago and it was wonderful. would love to go again. after the show we went to pop burger almost across the street, perfect for kids.
My daughter loves her ballet lessons and would love to see a professional ballet performance.
Thank you!
grandmacrouse@yahoo.com
I've never taken my daughter to the ballet, but would love to !
I took lily to the nutcracker at Lincoln center last yr she looved it. I am a choreographer/dancer in NYC and Lily comes to all my shows and rehearsals. There is such richness in live dance that a movie or tv show just can't compare! hope to win the tiks!!!
I have never taken my daughter to the ballet but she/we would love to go.
Congrats to Big City Mom!
Big City Mom did not contact me back, so congrats to grandmacrouse@yahoo.com!