For over fifty years Ballet Hispánico has been the leading voice intersecting artistic excellence and advocacy, and is now the largest Latinx cultural organization in the United States. Celebrate and explore Latino cultures with your students through this innovative dance production.

 

Ballet Hispánico's Performances for Young People from Ballet Hispanico on Vimeo.

In partnership with the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Hall, students are invited to explore how melody can make an orchestra swing, learn to sing, play an instrument and move through a flexible classroom curriculum, culminating with an interactive concert at the Center.

After a day of adventures at school and the store, Baby Llama can’t wait to put on his red pajamas. He and his friends the toys are ready to sing and dance their way to sleep...except...they need a bedtime story and a kiss goodnight and a drink of water. But, where’s Mama? This new musical based on the bestselling books by Anna Dewdney will warm your heart.

 

After a day of adventures at school and the store, Baby Llama can’t wait to put on his red pajamas. He and his friends the toys are ready to sing and dance their way to sleep...except...they need a bedtime story and a kiss goodnight and a drink of water. But, where’s Mama? This new musical based on the bestselling books by Anna Dewdney will warm your heart.

 

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander brings two of his beloved children’s books to the stage in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission. Invite your students to experience a story about being scared, being brave, and believing in yourself. With special guests like Duck Ellington and Ms. Dairy Parton, this musical adaptation will have students dancing in their seats.

12:30 performance is sensory inclusive.


 

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander brings two of his beloved children’s books to the stage in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission. Invite your students to experience a story about being scared, being brave, and believing in yourself. With special guests like Duck Ellington and Ms. Dairy Parton, this musical adaptation will have students dancing in their seats.

12:30 performance is sensory inclusive.


 

Celebrated National Geographic Explorer and photographer Brian Skerry has spent nearly forty years exploring and documenting Earth’s oceans. For his latest project, he turns his lens to one of the world’s most beloved animals—whales! Students will dive into the lives and culture of these ocean mammals. Discover the extraordinary communication skills and intricate social structures among different species of whales and learn what these majestic creatures can teach us about ourselves and our planet. 

Your students are invited to celebrate the Poet with heart, humor, and radiance. Ms. Grace reaches out to the audience for ideas and weaves them into the fabric of the play. This is an Emily Dickinson of irrepressible delight, depth, intrigue and passion. With interactive elements at play, the Poet’s creativity is mixed with that of the audience – empowering the voice of everyone in the theater!

 

Your students are invited to celebrate the Poet with heart, humor, and radiance. Ms. Grace reaches out to the audience for ideas and weaves them into the fabric of the play. This is an Emily Dickinson of irrepressible delight, depth, intrigue and passion. With interactive elements at play, the Poet’s creativity is mixed with that of the audience – empowering the voice of everyone in the theater!

 

Disney's iconic Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl (oh… and don't forget Tigger too!) have come to life in a beautifully crafted musical stage adaptation.

Featuring the Sherman Brothers' classic Grammy Award-winning music with further songs by A.A. Milne, this beautiful fresh stage adaptation is told with stunning life-sized puppetry through the eyes of the characters we all know and love, in a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood.

 

Bob Poole is on a mission to help elephants in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. One of the world’s leading wildlife cinematographers, Poole grew up in East Africa with his sister, Joyce, now a renowned elephant researcher. His unique upbringing gave him an appreciation and curiosity for the natural world, a highly adventurous spirit, and a strong sense of self-reliance. Students will learn about the issues facing elephants and other African wildlife and witness the dramatic rebirth of one of Africa's great parks through the eyes of an award-winning cinematographer.