2026/27 SCHOOL SHOWS

Each year approximately 14,000 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 standards-aligned curricula to accompany most performances.

The Seventh Night Sky School Shows
Concept and Choreography by Thang Dao

Recommended for Ages 4 and up

Student Tickets: $6-$10 per student

Length of Show: 45 Minutes

Set during the Double Seventh Festival (Qixi or Le That Tich), The Seventh Night Sky follows a grieving protagonist navigating a lantern-lit celebration after the loss of his beloved. The festival honors the ancient story of Altair and Vega—two stars separated by the Milky Way and reunited only once each year—an echo of love enduring across impossible distances.

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

Registration will open in August.

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 9, 2026 from 10-11am, Act I
• Wednesday, December 9, 2026 from 12-1pm, Act II
• Thursday, December 10, 2026 from 10-11am, Act I
• Thursday, December 10, 2026 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 will open in September.

Ballet Austin TWO and Butler Fellowship Program Spring Performance School Show

Recommended for Middle and High School Dance Students

At Ballet Austin:

• Friday, March 5, 2027 – 12:00pm

Student Tickets: $6-$10 per student

Length of Show: 90 minutes

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 will open in August.

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

Endowed in part by the generosity of Edie Rogat & Cotter Cunningham through the Ballet Austin Foundation

POWELL FOUNDATION