Elliott Broidy Supports American Ballet Theater in Summer 2016

April 18, 2016 - PRLog -- Philanthropist and CEO, Elliott Broidy is dedicated in supporting the American Ballet Theater (ABT) throughout summer 2016.  The much-anticipated season for the internationally renowned ballet company is kicked off with a gala on May 16.  Following the gala,   the company will showcase several shows:

ABTKids - A popular one-hour program for children returns to the Metropolitan Opera House for another sparkling year. Introduce future fans of ballet to the joys of movement, costumes, music and sets as ABT presents bite-sized clips from the 2016 Spring Season.

La Fille mal gardée - Making a welcome return to ABT's repertoire after more than a decade-long absence, Ashton's final full-length ballet features beautifully detailed characters and poetic lyricism perfectly suited to its story of young love. In this pastoral comedy, a farmer's widow is determined to marry her daughter off to a wealthy man's son rather than to the poor farmer with whom she is head-over-heels smitten. The picture-book countryside setting of maypoles, dancing hens and a miniature pony adds to the bucolic backdrop of this sunny addition to the season.

The Golden Cockerel - American audiences will get the first chance to feast their eyes and ears on this exotic ballet, based on Alexander Pushkin's folktale and the hit of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes season in 1914, when ABT offers the American premiere performances this spring. With his inimitable style and sensitivity, Ratmansky creates rich characters for the seductive Queen, a marvelously gullible Tsar and the darkly magical cockerel - all set against a kaleidoscope of vibrant color that evoke a mythical Russia.

Elliott Broidy founded Broidy Capital Management in 1991, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO. The success of his investment firm has helped him become a leading philanthropist with numerous projects, with a special emphasis on improving his hometown, the great city of Los Angeles.  Elliott Broidy was appointed by Secretary Michael Chertoff to serve on the United States Homeland Security Advisory Council and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Police Foundation. Elliott Broidy was also appointed by the President to serve on the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.