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.
**To purchase tickets please update your DOB in your ACTIVENet profile**
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
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.
We are still accepting reservations!
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.