Family Dance
Workshops
Family Dance
Workshops are fun for the entire family! Each interactive
session includes short excerpts of work performed by Ballet
Austin dancers. The dancers and staff guide participants in
exploring dance through movement, historical context, and other
interactive activities. All Family Dance Workshops take place at
the Ballet Austin Butler Dance Education Center.
Click here for the current Family Dance Workshop Schedule!
Build-a-Ballet Interactive Performance
Join
dancers from Ballet Austin’s Professional Level Trainee program
as they perform nine excerpts from Ballet Austin Artistic
Director Stephen Mill’s version of The Carnival of the Animals
with original music by Camille Saint Saëns. Participate in
developing a movement phrase that
is eventually incorporated into the ballet. Learn more about
elements of choreography, including use of space, rhythm,
timing, and partnering.
Dates/Times:
Wednesday 10/29/08 from 3:45 to 4:45pm
Thursday 10/30/08 from 3:45 to 4:45pm
Wednesday 2/11/09 from 3:45 to 4:45pm
Thursday 2/12/09 from 3:45 to 4:45pm
Age Range: 5 to 10
years
Cost:
$7 per
person
Kids
Corps
In
conjunction with the 3, 4, or 5-show Family and Kids Series
Subscriptions.
When a
child under the age of 12 subscribes with an accompanying adult,
each child receives the benefits of being a Ballet Austin Kids
Corps member. We encourage you and your child to join us for an
enchanted season of fun, facts and fancy!
Kids Corps
membership includes:
Free Family Dance Workshops – A special invitation to attend for free our family
fun movement workshops for children and their families.
Each event takes place at the Ballet Austin Butler Dance
Education Center. Ballet Austin dancers and staff will work
with the children as they explore dance through movement,
historical context, and other interactive activities. Click
here for upcoming workshops!
Footlights for Kids – Just like our adult Footlights but especially for children under age 12 –
an informative discussion for children and their families to
see the behind-the-scenes action, ask questions and learn more
about the ballet they are about to see inside the theater.
Program begins one hour prior to curtain at all Sunday matinee
productions at The Long Center and the Paramount Theatre.
Free Kids Corps Chronicle – This activity booklet and educational publication is
provided as a benefit to Kids Corps members for each
subscription year, and this year we are going digital! Several
times throughout the season, Kids Corps members will receive a
copy of the Chronicle, also called Footnotes, which is chock
full of information about upcoming ballets, activities and
games, dancer and choreographer interviews, ballet basics, and
more!
Learn to Dance
– a discount on Ballet Austin Academy tuition.
How does my child become a Kids Corps member?
Subscribe to the
2008/09 Season Today
Questions?
Please
contact Pei-San Brown, Director of Community Education at
pei-san.brown@balletaustin.org or 512.476.9151 ext. 178.
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