EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES
Visit a live, professional ballet performance tailored just for students. Students will visit the Center for Dance, Belk Theater or Knight Theater in Uptown Charlotte for a daytime, educational version of a main-stage contemporary or storybook ballet.
Teachers will receive a complimentary online multimedia study guide to engage students prior to attending the performance, and students have the opportunity to ask professional dancers questions during a live Q&A.
Performances are approximately 90 minutes in length when planning bus schedules.
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Call Corinne Littlefield, Education Manager for assistance at 704.414.2767. We are happy to help!
$10-15/seat depending on the performance.
PROGRAM ADDRESSES:
NC Essential Standards in Dance, Music, Visual Arts, Theater Arts and Social Studies. Additionally, programs address Common Core Standards in English Language Arts.
AVAILABLE PERFORMANCES
BEYOND THE SURFACE
October 9, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Center for Dance
Appropriate for grades 6-12 and college students.
Dive beneath the surface of dance, musicality,
and personal connection with works from
acclaimed choreographers Mthuthuzeli
November, Jennifer Archibald, and Omar
Román De Jesús.
Cost: $12 per person, $10 for CMS Title I schools.
Deadline for reservations: September 18, 2024.
NUTCRACKER
December 11 & 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Belk Theater
Appropriate for grades K-12.
Transport yourself through a winter
wonderland, making a delightful stop in
the Land of Sweets with the Nutcracker
and Clara on their mystical and
magnificent adventure!
Cost: $15 per person, $12 for
CMS Title I Schools.
Deadline for reservations: November 1, 2024.
A REALM OF EXISTENCE
March 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Knight Theater
Appropriate for grades 6-12 and college students.
Experience Johan Inger’s Walking Mad, based on the concept of continuously changing spaces. This performance will also feature works from Artistic Director Alejandro Cerrudo, including a Charlotte Ballet premiere!
Cost: $12 per person, $10 for CMS Title I schools.
Deadline for reservations: February 14, 2025.
CARMEN
May 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Knight Theater
Appropriate for grades 6-12 and college students.
Andrea Schermoly reimagines the classic tale of Carmen, set against a 1973 Las Vegas showgirl-themed production. This electrifying reinterpretation explores the themes of seduction, passion and love, leading to a tragic and heartbreaking fate. With two men vying for her affection, this heroine embarks on a tumultuous affair filled with emotion and unforgiving betrayal.
This version of Carmen may display themes intended
for mature audiences.
Cost: $15 per person, $12 for
CMS Title I schools.
Deadline for reservations: April 18, 2025.
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