2012-13 School Matinee Schedule:
Celebrating U on the Circle with Island Traditions
May 22 • 10AM – Noon
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Our annual dance and music cultural celebration that starts in Kingsbury Hall and ends with a picnic on Presidents Circle with lunch you bring from school.
Target age/grades: 3rd – 4th
Fee: No facility fee
Registration: Click here to register
Download the study guide here
Past matinees:
THE DINOSAUR MUSICAL – U of U Youth Theatre
Presented in Partnership with the Natural History Museum of Utah
Thursday, November 8 & Friday, November 9 • 10AM
The Dinosaur Musical is a madcap, jazzy prehistoric musical comedy! When the wise King of the Tyrannosauruses dies and his son, Quincy, rises to power, trouble begins between the Herbivores and Carnivores. Carlotta Devries, a Parasaurolophus singing star, and her daughter, Mindy, take refuge at Swifty’s Volcano Café, the clandestine headquarters for the Dinosaur resistance. Can the power of goodwill win out over the forces of evil? It’s a family show…so yes!
Target age/grades: K – 6th grade
Running time: 75 minutes
Fee: $2.50 per person facility fee
Registration: Click here to register
Trey McIntyre Project (Modern Dance)
Tuesday, November 27 • 10AM
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Watch a video preview
Trey McIntyre is one of the most sought after choreographers working today. Though he has choreographed for many prestigious ballet companies in the world, today he focuses mostly on his own company, creating works designed to reimagine dance, push boundaries, and, most importantly, captivate audiences. In 2012, TMP is touring Asia on a State Department-sponsored diplomacy tour, and will be bringing an Asian company back to the U.S. to perform with them.
Target age/grades: 6th – 12th grade
Running time: 1 hour
Fee: $2.50 per person facility fee
Registration: Click here to register
Download the study guide (.PDF file) here
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Tuesday, February 5 • 10AM
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Watch a video preview
Branford Marsalis is known for his innovative spirit and his broad musical scope. Equally at home in intimate jazz clubs or the world’s greatest concert halls, Branford’s live performances are a fusion of joyful sound and musical virtuosity
Target age/grades: 6th – 12th grade
Running time: 1 hout
Fee: $2.50 per person facility fee
Registration: Click here to register
HERE TO STAY – The Gershwin Concert Experience
Friday, March 1 • 10AM
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Here to Stay is a multimedia concert tribute to George and Ira Gershwin, one of the greatest songwriting teams in American music history. A cast of amazing performers guide us with song and dance through the legacy of Gershwin favorites, including Porgy & Bess, Crazy for You, Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, I Got Rhythm and many more.
Target age/grades: 6th – 12th grade
Running time: 1 hour
Fee: $2.50 per person facility fee
Registration: Click here to register
Download the study guide
DIARY OF A WORM, A SPIDER AND A FLY – U of U Youth Theatre
Presented in Partnership with the Natural History Museum of Utah
Thursday, April 25 at 10AM and 1PM & Friday, April 26 at 10AM
Is Spider getting too big for his own skin? Will Fly find her superhero powers in time to save her Aunt Rita from peril? Will Worm learn to stand on his own two feet…even though he doesn’t have feet? This musical adaptation of the bestselling books by Doreen Cronin invites you to take a look at the world from a bug’s perspective. Perhaps you’ll see that their lives are not all that different from yours.
In partnership with the Natural History Museum of Utah
Download the study guide here (.pdf file)
Target age/grades: K – 6th grade
Running time: 75 minutes
Fee: $2.50 per person facility fee
Registration: Click here to register
The 10AM matinees on both Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26 are full. There is still room in the 1PM Lights Up Sound Down matinee, which is targeted for students with sensory issues but is appropriate for all students. Click on the registration link to register for the 1PM matinee. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list for either 10AM matinee, please email Robin at robin.wilks-dunn@kingsbury.utah.edu.
