On Wednesday night, American Ballet Theatre brought a taste of the Metropolitan Opera House to Cipriani 42nd Street. The ballet company headed to the midtown venue for its annual spring gala, with dancers — and a ballet — in tow. The evening kicked off the upcoming summer season while raising support for the company, and paid tribute to longtime supporter Katie Holmes.

Guests included ballet and theater lovers, including “Hadestown” creator Anaïs Mitchell, Timothée Chalamet’s mother Nicole Flender, choreographer Anne Imhof, Constance Wu, Zac Posen, Fernando Garcia, Iris Apatow, Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus, Katie Couric, Michael and Victoria Imperioli, and more.

The ABT company dancers were the first to arrive, walking the red carpet in black-tie before heading backstage to change into costume for their performance of “Don Quixote.” The popular ballet has been restaged by ABT artistic director Susan Jaffe for the summer season, and gala guests were offered an abbreviated staging (which included a projection of windmills across the ceiling of the former bank) during dinner.

“ It is so beautiful in here,” said Apatow as she took in the room’s decor, which included an orange glitter photo wall backdrop framed by potted displays of orange Mokara orchids. “I know we’re seeing a little bit of ‘Don Quixote,’ and I cannot wait for that, because I’ve been obsessed with ballet since I was a little girl — and I got to work with ballerinas,” added the actress, who recently starred as a ballet dancer in Amazon Prime thriller “Pretty Lethal.” “So this is just everything to me.”

“ [Ballet] has been around forever. It’s so beautiful,” said Wu of her admiration for the art form as she made her way into cocktail hour. “It takes such discipline to look so effortless, and a great ballet performance can just take your breath away. I love it.”

Dinner kicked off with remarks from Jaffe and ABT executive director Barry Hughson, and a salute to the evening’s honoree. Holmes was introduced to the stage by Alexander Hunt, her costar in a recent San Diego stage production of “Hedda Gabler.”

“She has a way of making people around her feel seen, supported, and a little bit braver. And with Katie, there’s also dance. If you know Katie, you know that dance is not just something she loves, it’s a part of her family DNA,” said Hurt, whose mother Sandra Jennings danced with New York City Ballet. “ Katie made me feel like I could dance. That’s one of her gifts. She makes people feel freer than they’re used to feeling.”

“ My mom is here with me tonight. We’ve been coming here for many years, and it’s always one of our truly favorite nights of the year,” said Holmes, who was presented with a Lladró dancer figurine to mark her support. “ Ballet itself has informed, healed and entertained the many generations that have come before us, and I am always stunned by what feels like an offering, a gesture inviting human connection,” Holmes added. “It is my honor to be here tonight to experience again mastery built from years of work.”