2025/26 SCHOOL SHOWS

Each year over 22,000 Pre-K through 12th grade students and teachers attend Ballet Austin’s School Shows. The mission of these student matinees is to provide a live ballet performance at a minimal cost for students. For the vast majority of students, this program serves as an introduction to live performing arts in Central Texas. To enhance the field trip, Ballet Austin also provides educators with age-appropriate curricula to accompany most performances.

Maria and the Mouse Deer School Shows
Concept and Choreography by Alexa Capareda
Featuring Traditional Philippine Folk Music

Recommended for All Ages

Maria and the Mouse Deer is underwritten by the National Endowment for the Arts, sponsored by the Moody Foundation, and supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

At Ballet Austin

• Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10am
• Friday, October 17, 2025 at 12pm

Student Tickets: $6-$10 per student

Length of Show: 45 Minutes

Maria and the Mouse Deer is a whimsical adaptation of the Philippine folk tales of Maria ‘fairy of the mountain’ and the clever Mouse Deer.

Curricular Connections: Fine Arts, Social-Emotional Learning, English Language Arts & Reading, Social Studies, Science, Physical Education

Registration opens Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Nutcracker School Shows
Choreography by Stephen Mills
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Open only to Kindergarten through Grade 5

Sponsored by H-E-B and the Powell Foundation. Endowed in part by Edie Rogat & Cotter Cunningham through the Ballet Austin Foundation.

At the Long Center:

• Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 10-11am, Act I
• Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 12-1pm, Act II
• Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 10-11am, Act I
• Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 12-1pm, Act II

Student Tickets: $6-$10 per student

Length of Show: 1 hour

From the colorful characters you adore to the dazzling sets and costumes, Ballet Austin’s The Nutcracker School Shows is a favorite annual experience for elementary school students and teachers.

Curricular Connections:

• School Show: Fine Arts, Social-Emotional Learning
• Pre-Show Docent Presentations: Fine Arts, Social-Emotional Learning, ELAR, Social Studies, Math, Science, Physical Education

Registration opens Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Ballet Austin TWO and Butler Fellowship Program Spring Performance School Show

Recommended for Middle and High School Dance Students

At Ballet Austin:

• Friday, March 6, 2026 – Time TBA

Student Tickets: $6-$10 per student

See Ballet Austin TWO and the Butler Fellows in the final dress rehearsal for their Spring Performance, and during intermission have your questions answered by our Artistic Staff!

Curricular Connections: Fine Arts, Social-Emotional Learning

Registration opens Wednesday, September 3, 2025

If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please contact Kathleen Rockefeller, by email.