The Nutcracker Project
Artwork created in response to George Balanchine's The Nutcracker by NYC public school student, Joshua Vaugn, 5th grade, a participant in The Nutcracker Project. |
This interdisciplinary program for third-grade and fourth-grade students includes a New York City Ballet matinee performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, five in-school workshops for students taught by NYCB teaching artists, and two professional development sessions for classroom teachers and teaching artists. The in-school workshops focus on themes from The Nutcracker.
Teaching artists guide students in activities integrating movement, music, drama, and visual art with language arts. The program culminates with a display of student posters and the publication of an anthology of their individual and class poetry and artwork.
This program is administered in conjunction with the New York City Department of Education, which chooses 34 schools for participation in the program; two third-grade and fourth-grade classes are then selected within each of those schools.
| Where: |
Workshops are held at participating schools. Professional development sessions at New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center and at the school. Student Matinee of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™ at New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. |
| When: |
November-February
Student Matinee in early December |
| Cost: |
Free |
| How to Participate: |
NYC public elementary schools may contact their Regional Arts Supervisor directly to express interest in being selected for participation. Selections are made in May for the upcoming school year. |