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ABTKids
ABTKids Performance
Date To Be Announced
Share the wonder of dance with your entire family as American Ballet Theatre presents ABTKids, a special, one-hour performance designed to introduce young audiences to the magic and beauty of dance. The performance, recommended for children ages 4-12, is narrated by a member of ABT’s Artistic staff and features child-friendly highlights from the Company’s vast repertoire.
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ABTKids Performance Tickets
It is with heavy hearts we inform you that ABT spring and summer 2020 performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, including ABTKids, have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impossibility of proceeding with our season is deeply painful, protecting the health and well-being of our ABT artists, crew, musicians, staff and audience members is paramount.
ABTKids is scheduled to return during ABT’s Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater.
Photo: Rosalie O'Connor.
ABTKids Pre-Performance Workshop
Join us prior to ABTKids for an hour of fun, hands-on activities at the ABTKids Pre-Performance Workshop. Bring your children ages 4 through 12 for an exciting and informative introduction to the works they will see on the Met stage. Children, divided by age, are invited to participate in activities directed by ABT Teaching Artists. As an introduction to the movement of ballet, the children are guided through a ballet warm-up and taught a short piece of choreography based on a work they will see during the ABTKids performance. In past workshops, children tried their hand at the basics of stage dueling from Romeo and Juliet and bounded through the Fan Dance from Don Quixote. There is no need for any prior dance background, as we welcome all to experience the joy of dancing. Children are encouraged to wear their favorite dance clothes.
Tickets for the workshop are priced at $20 for each child and $20 for each adult. Click below to learn more.
Please note that the ABTKids Pre-Performance Workshop is only available to those who purchase tickets for the ABTKids performance.
Pre-Performance Workshops
Experience the excitement of classical ballet at home with ABTKids Daily!
ABTKids Daily is American Ballet Theatre’s home for families and educators to discover digital content for their virtual classrooms. Join us each day to Meet an ABT Dancer, engage with an ABT Teaching Artist, learn fun facts and enjoy ballet-themed activities from the comfort of your own home.
As America’s National Ballet Company®, ABT is dedicated to preserving and extending the great legacy of classical dancing, through exciting performances and educational programming of the highest quality, presented to the widest possible audience.
Join us each Monday morning to bring the joy of classical ballet to your family. A weekly curriculum will be posted for your discovery!
Visit This Week's ABTKids DailyABTKids Daily Archive
View previous weeks' ABTKids Daily content.
Meet A Dancer Monday
Meet A Dancer Monday
Click the links below to view archived Monday materials.
- April 13, 2020 – Principal Dancer Hee Seo
- April 20, 2020 – Soloist Calvin Royal III
- April 27, 2020 – Principal Dancer Devon Teuscher
- May 4, 2020 – Corps de Ballet Dancer Erica Lall
- May 11, 2020 – Principal Dancer Herman Cornejo
- May 18, 2020 – Corps de Ballet Dancer Rachel Richardson
- May 25, 2020 – Soloist Arron Scott
- June 1, 2020 – Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky
- June 8, 2020 – Corps de Ballet Dancers Courtney Lavine and Zimmi Coker
- June 15, 2020 – The Sleeping Beauty with Corps de Ballet Dancers Marshall Whiteley and Alexei Agoudine
- June 22, 2020 – Jane Eyre with Principal Dancers Isabella Boylston, Misty Copeland and Devon Teuscher
- June 29, 2020 – Being Odette/Odile with Principal Dancers Isabella Boylston, Misty Copeland and Devon Teuscher
- July 6, 2020 – Choreographer Jerome Robbins
- July 13, 2020 – Soloist Thomas Forster Introduces Disability Pride Week
- July 20, 2020 – Ballet Villains Week: Swan Lake – Bringing the von Rothbarts to Life!
- July 27, 2020 – Summer Intensive Week: ABT Summer Intensive Student Madison Brown and Artistic Director of ABT Summer Intensives Kate Lydon
Teaching Artist Tuesday
Teaching Artist Tuesday
Click the links below to view archived Tuesday materials.
- April 14, 2020 – The 7 Movements of Classical Ballet
- April 21, 2020 – Learn About Libretto and The Sleeping Beauty
- April 28, 2020 – Welcome to Whipped Cream
- May 5, 2020 – Warming Up!
- May 12, 2020 – Why is ABT Like a Library?
- May 19, 2020 – The Shades of La Bayadère
- May 26, 2020 – Romeo and Juliet: The Dance of the Knights
- June 2, 2020 – The Sleeping Beauty: Garland Dance
- June 9, 2020 – Giselle: Dance of the Wilis
- June 16, 2020 – The Sleeping Beauty: Puss-in-Boots, PLUS National Fudge Day Recipe
- June 23, 2020 – Jane Eyre with Northern Ballet Teaching Artist Philippa Ranger
- June 30, 2020 – Swan Lake Swans
- July 7, 2020 – The Sailors of Fancy Free
- July 14, 2020 – Disability Pride Week: Swan Lake: The Birthday Party
- July 21, 2020 – Ballet Villains Week: Swan Lake – von Rothbart
- July 28, 2020 – Summer Intensive Week: Ballet Technique Class with Yan Chen
What's Up Wednesday
What's Up Wednesday
Click the links below to view archived Wednesday materials.
- April 15, 2020 – Eight Decades of American Ballet Theatre
- April 22, 2020 – Marius Petipa: The Father of Classical Ballet
- April 29, 2020 – Creating A Ballet
- May 6, 2020 – ABT Career Corner: Ashley Baer, Associate Company Manager
- May 13, 2020 – ABT Repertoire
- May 20, 2020 – La Bayadère: Nikiya and Solor
- May 27, 2020 – Romeo and Juliet Spelling Bee
- June 3, 2020 – Putting it Together: The Journey to Opening Night
- June 10, 2020 – The Romantic Era
- June 17, 2020 – “Masked Adventures” with Corps de Ballet Dancers Marshall Whiteley and Alexei Agoudine
- June 24, 2020 – Quiz: Celebrating Women Authors
- July 1, 2020 – Maypoles
- July 8, 2020 – Shore Leave: The Sights of New York City
- July 15, 2020 – Disability Pride Week: Cat City Ballet by James, a Student at LearningSpring School
- July 22, 2020 – Ballet Villains Week Jigsaw Puzzle
- July 29, 2020 – Summer Intensive Week: Modern Class with Adrienne Hurd
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday
Click the links below to view archived Thursday materials.
- April 16, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Zimmi Coker
- April 23, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Tyler Maloney
- April 30, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Ingrid Thoms
- May 7, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Lauren Bonfiglio
- May 14, 2020 – (Mother’s Day Edition) Archive Photos: Apprentice Chloe Misseldine and Her Mother, ABT Faculty Member and Former Soloist Yan Chen
- May 21, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Luigi Crispino
- May 28, 2020 – Archive Photo: Apprentice Duncan McIlwaine
- June 4, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Kathryn Boren
- June 11, 2020 – Archive Photo: Corps de Ballet Dancer Breanne Granlund
- June 18, 2020 – Archive Photo: Apprentice Melvin Lawovi
- June 25, 2020 – Archive Photo: Soloist Thomas Forster
- July 2, 2020 – Archive Photo: Soloist Katherine Williams
- July 9, 2020 – Archive Photo: Soloist Joseph Gorak
- July 16, 2020 – Disability Pride Week: Corps de ballet Dancer Virginia Lensi and Candlelighters NYC
- July 23, 2020 – Ballet Villains Week Archive Photo: Soloist Roman Zhurbin
- July 30, 2020 – Summer Intensive Week: Character Dance Class with Carmela Gallace
Funtime Friday
Funtime Friday
Click the links below to view archived Friday materials.
- April 17, 2020 – Quiz: ABT Dancers’ Home Countries
- April 24, 2020 – Drawing: Create Your Own Le Corsaire Pirate
- May 1, 2020 – Puzzle: Spot the Difference in the Whipped Cream Photos
- May 8, 2020 – Video and Quiz: ABT on Tour
- May 15, 2020 – Puzzle: ABT Historical Programs
- May 22, 2020 – ABT Dance Libs: La Bayadère
- May 29, 2020 – Drawing: Design a Family Crest and Coat of Arms
- June 5, 2020 – Memory Match: The Ballets of Alexei Ratmansky
- June 12, 2020 – What in the World?
- June 19, 2020 – Create a Time Capsule
- June 26, 2020 – All Things British
- July 3, 2020 – Video: Swan Talk with Corps de Ballet Dancers Alexandra Basmagy and Anabel Katsnelson
- July 10, 2020 – Puzzle: Toys of the 1940s and Decoder Skills
- July 17, 2020 – Disability Pride Week: Design Your Own Crown
- July 24, 2020 – Ballet Villains Week Dance Libs
- July 31, 2020 – Summer Intensive Week: Meet the Artist with Principal Dancer Devon Teuscher and Cory Stearns
ABTKids Guides
ABTKids Guides are designed to introduce families to American Ballet Theatre through interviews with dancers, fun facts about the ballets, puzzles, and much more. Explore past ABTKids Guides by selecting a year below.
Volume 1: 2018
Volume 2: 2019
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Photo: Alexa Hoyer.
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