American Ballet Theatre's Opening Night Spring Gala 2013 at the Metropolitan Opera House
[Uma Thurman] [Jessica Stam]
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Where: Lincoln Center
Who was there: Guests included
Lucy Liu,
Sigourney Weaver,
Ashlee Simpson,
Uma Thurman,
Coco Rocha,
Jessica Stam,
Chanel Iman,
Nigel Barker,
Cristen Barker,
Robert Ryan,
Rachel Moore,
Julie Macklowe,
Zang Toi,
Dennis Basso,
Alek Wek,
Victoria Phillips,
Fe Fendi,
Nina Rennert Davidson,
Bebe Neuwirth,
Misty Copeland,
Cameron Silver,
Sarah Arison,
Stewart Lane,
Bonnie Conley, Amy Astley,
Joy Marks,
Jean Shafiroff,
Steve Simon,
Blaine Trump,
Christine Schwarzman,
Courtney B. Vance,
Lisa Maria Falcone,
Charl Brown,
Star Jones,
Bridget Kelly,
Sasha Cohen,
Ashley McDermott,
Robyn Lawley,
Jamee Gregory,
Gillian Miniter, and
Sylvester Miniter.
[Photo: Lucy Liu]
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[Coco Rocha] [Ashlee Simpson]
Other details: The
American Ballet Theatre held its annual Opening Night Spring Gala last night at The Metropolitan Opera House, hosting over 1,000 patrons,sponsors, supporters, friends, alumni and members of the Board of Trustees. The gala, which serves as the opening of ABT’s spring season at the Met, raised $1.75 million dollars. A portion of the proceeds will support ABT’s education and community outreach programs. The evening featured exciting performances including Symphony #9, the first ballet of Alexei Ratmansky's World Premiere trilogy set to Dmitri Shostakovich's orchestral works, George Balanchine's dazzling Symphony in C, and aPièce d'Occasion choreographed by Marcelo Gomes and performed by Julie Kent and Roberto Bolle.
[Sigourney Weaver] [Rachel Roy, Tallulah Ruth Dash]