Each season, The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company and The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory partner with public schools in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties to bring dance performances and programs into schools. From in-classroom learning sessions and immersive performances to special School Matinees at FSU’s Mertz Theater, The Sarasota Ballet engages thousands of students each season.
Coppélia – In the Classroom will be part of our Fall 2023 Exploration series, where The Sarasota Ballet comes into elementary schools to conduct an interactive learning workshop about how a ballet comes to life. The workshop combines informational teaching segments with live ballet demonstrations and audience participation. Dancers from The Sarasota Ballet’s Studio Company and The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory will illustrate as a narrator guides students through the rich history of ballet, the formation of dance characters, and interactive participation while learning about the humorous story of Coppélia. This program is open to students from Grades 3 & 4 and will involve educators and dancers coming into schools. It could be presented at an assembly for all students, within an open classroom, or for specific school groups.
The Sarasota Ballet presents a rare and exciting opportunity for third and fourth-grade students to attend a special interactive learning experience like no other. Students are treated to a performance, at the theater, featuring dancers from The Sarasota Ballet’s Studio Company and The Margaret Barbieri Conservatory as they bring story ballets to life. The Sarasota Ballet’s School Matinée Performances are led by an Emcee offering informational teaching segments which guide students through live performance segments and audience participation. For Fall 2023, The Sarasota Ballet will offer School Matinée performances of Coppélia to be held at the Mertz Theater on the campus of Florida State University in Sarasota in late October. Best for 3rd & 4th graders.
