In St. Louis for a limited engagement! The American Ballet Theatre Studio Company showcases the talent of ballet's rising stars. Principle dancers Misty Copeland and David Hallberg are just a few alumni of the company Dance Magazine calls "gracious and technically spectacular."
The Studio Company represents the next generation of world-class ballet with twelve dancers hand selected from around the world by American Ballet Theatre. Their youthful flexibility molds to the traditions of American Ballet Theatre even excelling beyond to include contemporary choreography.
American Ballet Theatre's visit to St. Louis includes a residency program and community outreach with Project Plie, ABT's initiative to increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet and diversify America's ballet companies.
Shows are Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 17 at 5 p.m. For ages 5 and up.
Tickets and more information are available at cocastl.org
Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Your family can enjoy guided walking tours, bonsai, cooking, martial arts and origami demonstrations, sumo wrestling, and special activities for kids.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
Wagon rides, live entertainment, great festival foods, a petting zoo and much more make this an apple pickin' good time for the whole family. There will be pony rides, a children's carnival, opportunities to feed goats and other farm animals, caramel apples, funnel cakes and more.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.
LEGO Club at the St. Louis County Library is a free opportunity for kids to gather and have fun building with LEGO bricks. LEGOs are provided.