BALLET TALKS

Houston Ballet would like to introduce an entertaining and highly visual program to your school. Docents from Houston Ballet Guild are available at no charge to give a 30-45 minute presentation to formally introduce children to the art form of dance. Students will be introduced to the props, shoes, music, and stories of the ballet. This year the featured ballets will be The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty.

This presentation may be tailored to fit a small or large group, but can accommodate no more than 100 students per presentation. In smaller groups, children are able to ask more questions. The presentation may be targeted to a specific age group and is particularly well suited for elementary age children. During the presentation, students will be able to view by video, highlights from Houston Ballet's production of The Nutcracker or The Sleeping Beauty. Please have a DVD player set up prior to the presentation.  Houston Ballet provides all other materials.

Under the direction of Stanton Welch, Houston Ballet has been proclaimed as "one of the nation's best ballet companies" by The New York Times. Houston enjoys a distinguished reputation in the arts, of which Houston Ballet has played a significant role. We invite you to take advantage of this free presentation and to educate children in the arts.

hboutreach@houstonballet.org

Images: 
Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
Dancer(s): Mireille Hassenboehler
Photo by: Jim Caldwell

Docent visit with students
Photo by: Tarryn Lankford

Docent visit with students
Photographer unknown