Student Matinees

APR 24, 2024 / 10:30 AM / Auditorium *SOLD OUT*
Runtime / 60 minutes
Recommended Grades 5 - 12

Alvin Ailey changed the face of American dance with the formation of his company and first performance in 1958. Ailey wanted to create a company that allowed African American dancers to display their talents and to express their own experiences and heritage. When he formed AAADT, it was one of the first professional companies where dancers of all races and backgrounds were welcome.

This is an opportunity for students in our region to see one of the most diverse and celebrated companies in dance history, right in their own backyard.

Click here for a Resource Guide for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Click here for a SOCIAL STORY for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Curriculum Connections: relating artistic ideas and works with societal cultural and historical context to deepen understanding, African American heritage and culture, history, elements of dance, physics, music, stereotypes, collaboration, perseverance

JAN 17, 2025 / 10 AM
Recommended for Grades 2 - 6
$5 / Per Person for Students & Adults

Grab your lab coats & safety goggles! Doktor Kaboom's one-man show reminds all that science is for everyone! Explore the wonders of the scientific method with laugh-out-loud humor and dynamic demonstrations.

Curriculum Connections: embedded inquiry, matter, energy, motion, forces of nature, theater, lab safety, self-confidence, respect, teamwork and collaboration

FEB 3, 2025/ 10 AM
Recommended for Grades 6 - 10
$5 / Per Person for Students & Adults

Paige in Full is a visual mix-tape that blends poetry, dance, visual arts, and live music to tell the tale of a multicultural girl growing up in Baltimore, MD. The production explores how a young woman’s identity is shaped by her ethnicity and popular culture, telling a personal, yet universal, story through the lens of hip-hop.

“Her work was extraordinary – her show is smart, engaging, challenging, and relevant. The students laughed hard, got up and danced, went silent when the story turned serious, and stood cheering at the end.” – Aimée M. Petrin, Executive Director, Portland Ovations, Portland, Maine

Watch a trailer for Paige in Full

Curriculum Connections: Storytelling, poetry, dance, music, theater, culture, community, teamwork and collaboration

APR 25, 2025 / 10 AM
Recommended for Grades K - 12
$5 / Per Person for Students & Adults

Step Afrika! is the first professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a dance that uses the body as an instrument, combining footsteps, claps, and spoken words to produce complex rhythms. Combining the dance traditions of historically African American fraternities and sororities, traditional West and Southern African dances, and an array of contemporary dance and art forms Step Afrika! integrates songs, storytelling, humor, and audience participation into a heart-pounding experience.

Watch a trailer for Step Afrika!

Curriculum connections: History, geography, culture, dance, music, rhythm