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"Cindy And The City": A Magical Girlfriends' Getaway Package With American Ballet Theatre And Intercontinental New York Barclay


The InterContinental New York Barclay and American Ballet Theatre teamed up to create an urban fairytale lived out in the Big Apple. With this sparkling package, Carrie becomes “Cindi” for a glamorous and artistic New York getaway, including all the pampering and magic she could ever wish for!

The package includes Suite Accommodations, a welcome Cinderella Cocktail, Glass Slipper amenity and Prime Orchestra Seats to American Ballet Theatre’s eye-popping production of Cinderella. Set to the familiar Prokofiev score, ABT’s Cinderella will enchant ballet lovers and newcomers alike. Limousine Transfers to and from New York’s famous Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center round out this getaway weekend, which includes a choice of evening performances offered on June 21, 22, 23, 24 at 7:30p.m. or on June 25 at 8:00pm, or matinee performances on June 22 and 25 at 2:00p.m.



Based on a one- or two-night stay, package is priced at $695 per person based on double occupancy. Add $149 for each additional person up to four people in suite. Additional room nights are available. Package is based on availability and can be booked by calling (212) 906-3254 or email: tamara.betances@ihg.com. A portion of each package will benefit ABT’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School for Dance. For further information visit www.intercontinentalnybarclay.com.

This InterContinental New York Barclay and American Ballet Theatre pas de deux is punctuated by a two-month photographic exhibition in the hotel’s lobby, which is open to the public 24hrs a day. Digital portraits of ABT’s productions and famed principal dancers will be on exhibit from May 9 through June 25, 2011.

Cinderella, one of the world’s favorite fairy tales, is performed by American Ballet Theatre with a delicious combination of humor and romance, dazzling Erte-inspired Art Deco designs and above all, the brilliant coupling of James Kudelka’s inventive choreography and Prokofiev’s remarkable score. For more information on American Ballet Theatre, please visit www.abt.org.
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