Donde van las Mariposas/A Fable from Mexico School Shows

Donde van las Mariposas/A Fable from Mexico is underwritten by The Bancroft Initiative, sponsored by the Powell Foundation, and supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Recommended for Elementary Schools

Donde van las Mariposas/A Fable from Mexico, translating to “Where the Butterflies Go,” from Mexican-American choreographer Jimmy Orrante is based in Mexican culture and will explore environmental and cultural themes related to the migration of monarch butterflies as well as Día de los Muertos traditions. The production and educational curricula will be designed to grow young audiences’ understandings of diverse cultures and perspectives while providing an engaging introduction to the performing arts.

FEATURING: Ballet Austin TWO
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY: Jimmy Orrante
MUSIC: Pond5

The Donde van las Mariposas/A Fable from Mexico curriculum is offered at no charge, and includes the following components:

• Dance Lesson (video): Ballet Folklorico (choregraphed by Chuy Chacon, Artistic Director of Roy Lozano’s Ballet Folklorico de Texas)
  • Standards-aligned (Guidelines and TEKS) for Pre-K4 through 5th Grades in PE and Music; also aligned with the National Core Arts Standards in Dance
• Yoga Flow (slide deck) based on the characters and events in the ballet
  • Standards-aligned (Guidelines and TEKS) for Pre-K4 through 5^th Grades in PE; also aligned with SEL Competencies
• Mindfulness Activity (video): Butterfly Meditation
  • Aligned with SEL Competencies
• Social Studies (written lesson plan): Cultures and Traditions with a focus on Dia de los Muertos
  • Standards-aligned (Guidelines and TEKS) for Pre-K4 through 5^th Grades
• Science (written lesson plan): Butterflies and their Migration
  • Standards-aligned (Guidelines and TEKS) for Pre-K4 through 5^th Grades

The curricula is optional and may be implemented pre-show or post-show.

Location & Parking:

• Ballet Austin, 501 West 3rd St., Austin, 78701
• Please note there is no onsite parking available at Ballet Austin.

Date & Times: ​

• October 11 at 10am
• October 11 at 12pm

Length: 45 minutes

Ticket Prices:

• $6 per person (students, teachers, chaperones) for Title I schools
• $10 per person (students, teachers, chaperones) for all other schools

Registration Guidelines:

• Minimum 10 students per school is required for registration.
• A minimum of 200 registered students is required to proceed with the show.
• No children younger than the age of 3 are allowed to attend. Children ages 3 and 4 must be enrolled in a Pre-K program to attend.
• Chaperones must be 18 years of age or older.
• A ticket must be purchased for each person attending the performance.

• Ballet Austin accepts EFT/ACH payments from several school districts, including AISD and Hutto ISD. If your district prefers payment by EFT/ACH and does not have that set up with us yet, please contact us to do so.
• Checks and credit card payments are accepted.
• No purchase orders are accepted as payment.
• There are no refunds for school shows.

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