Special Event: Don Quixote
With the Richmond Ballet
The Sandler Center Foundation, partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, presents
The Adventures of Don Quixote by Richmond Ballet
Designed specifically for young audiences, these high-quality performances complete with music, a narrator, and a small cast of professional dancers, introduce students to the language of ballet through a combination of storytelling and dance.
Based on the Spanish literary classic by Miguel de Cervantes, Richmond Ballet’s Don Quixote for elementary school students offers an engaging connection to many English Standards of Learning. A small cast of professional dancers vibrantly brings to life an excerpt from Don Quixote’s adventures which include audience participation as well as a special role for a teacher or administrator. (This performance requires a teacher/administrator volunteer. Please have a teacher or administrator identified as the volunteer and let one of the dancers know prior to the start of the performance. The volunteer will do a few basic dance steps together with one of our dancers during the performance!)
The Adventures of Don Quixote is a fun-filled 45 minutes that will inspire students through the magic of dance. To extend the experience, a teacher’s resource guide will be provided when your reservation is confirmed. The teacher’s guide includes student activities and suggested lessons that lend themselves to differentiation and encourages teachers to be as creative and in-depth as they wish. Lesson ideas tie in with curriculum and Virginia SOL objectives, extending the performance experience into the classroom.
Performance Details
This performance requires a teacher/administrator volunteer. Please have a teacher or administrator identified as the volunteer and let one of the dancers know prior to the start of the performance. The volunteer will do a few basic dance steps together with one of our dancers during the performance!
Dancer Arrival Time
Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to scheduled performance time.
Audience Seating
Please have all students seated in the audience, on the floor or in chairs, 5 minutes prior to the scheduled performance time.
Content Disclaimer
This performance of Don Quixote contains choreographed sword fighting as it pertains to the time period of the story. Please note that these performance swords are fake and are only a small part of the lecture demonstration.
Facilities needed:
- Stage/performance area (cleared and swept clean prior to dancer arrival time-no wax, please.)
- Small table or flat desk
- Access to stage light panel and electrical outlets
- Restrooms/ dressing space
- Richmond Ballet will bring its own sound system
- For the safety of the performers, flash photography is NOT PERMITTED.