Programs for Schools
Programs for schools
Dance demonstrations are held in conjunction with our public performances at over two dozen Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, and Greenville County schools throughout the year. In 2023-2024, Ballet Spartanburg served over 10,000 students in our community. School shows for 2024-2025 include The Swan Princess, The Sensory Sensitive Nutcracker, Peter and the Wolf, The Mighty Casey, and STEAM and THE SOUND OF LEARNING. Click the image to register for one or more of our upcoming programs.
In Theater Shows:
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Sensory Sensitive Performance of the NutcrackerDecember 13, 2024
10:00 AM
Twichell Auditorium, Converse University
No cost thanks to generous sponsors in our community!
This performance is specifically designed to be accessible and equitable for children with multi-sensory and multi-challenging needs. Accommodations include lowered music volume, no flashing lights, and no loud noises or music crescendos. For 34 years, families have celebrated the joy and excitement of Clara's adventures with her Nutcracker Prince. With new snow costumes for the iconic snow scene, and snow falling like an icy, white, curtain, Christmas begins with the tradition of The Nutcracker, directed by Carlos Agudelo.
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Peter and the wolfFebruary 4 & 5
9:30 AM & 11:00 AM
Chapman Cultural Center Theater
No cost thanks to our very generous sponsor!
Set to the fabulous score by composer Sergei Prokofiev, this ballet is the perfect introduction to ballet! Thanks to a generous sponsor, this performance is FREE of charge to Spartanburg County students in Kindergarten - 4th grade. Study guides and grade-level appropriate activities that connect to the classroom curriculum are provided to each registered school. Reserve your seats early for this popular children's program! Directed by Carlos Agudelo.
Thank you to Susu and George Dean Johnson, Jr. for graciously funding Peter and the Wolf. We are appreciative and grateful to the Johnsons for their continued efforts to increase engagement in the arts through education.
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The Mighty CaseyMarch 20 & 21, 2025
9:30 AM & 11:30 AM
Chapman Cultural Center Theater
Cost: $10 per student & chaperones. Teachers are no charge.
*March 20th, 9:30 AM performance SOLD OUT
Casey and the Mudville Nine are ready to knock this ballet out of the park! Choreographer Lisa De Ribere based the ballet on the poem, Casey at the Bat and Casey-Twenty Years Later, originally for Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. This will be Spartanburg's first baseball ballet! Reserve early because this performance will sell out. Directed by Lona Gomez.
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If your school is interested in any of our educational programs, please contact Susan Woodham, Outreach Coordinator at swoodham@balletspartanburg.org or call 864.583.0339.
Carlos Agudelo, 2023 SC Governor's Award for an Individual
Ballet Spartanburg's Artistic Director, Carlos Agudelo, was awarded the South Carolina Governor's Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission on May 23, 2023, at the Chapman Cultural Center. The award was presented by Mr. David Platt, Executive Director of the South Carolina Arts Commission. "We recognize the unparalleled energy, enthusiasm, devotion and love for dance that Carlos has gifted to our community out of his passion for all to experience the arts for the past 32 years. We are overjoyed that Carlos has been recognized by the South Carolina Arts Commission, " Teresa S. Berline, Executive Director. "The South Carolina Arts Commission is an extraordinary organization in our state which promotes and advocates opportunities in the arts which values equality, access, diversity and inclusion. Ballet Spartanburg is honored by the support of the South Carolina Arts Commission and the recognition of Carlos Agudelo."