"At $7 per student for each Outreach performance, our Educational Outreach Program is one of the most affordable in the region."
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THE OUTREACH EXPERIENCE
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Inland Pacific Ballet's Educational Outreach Program is the most extensive of its kind in Southern California, bringing the beauty of ballet and classical music to thousands of children each year. Students from public, private, home schooled and special needs schools take exciting field trips to the historic Bridges Auditorium in Claremont to see traditional ballets such as Coppélia and The Nutcracker as well as new classics like Inland Pacific Ballet's original children's ballet The Little Mermaid & Cinderella.
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Overwhelming data shows that students who participate in the arts are more successful
academically, socially and
as members of their communities.
The Outreach Experience is available to students pre-school (3 years) through grade 12 enrolled in accredited public, private and home schools.
The Outreach Experience is available to students pre-school (3 years) through grade 12 enrolled in accredited public, private and home schools.
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· A special morning performance of excerpts from the featured ballet performed by professional dancers
· Lavish sets, costumes, and lighting
· Audience participation activities
· A lecture demonstration showing the magic of live theater & how dancers tell a story without words
The annual YPG program typically includes 8 to 10 special morning performances of ballets chosen from Inland Pacific Ballet's repertoire that are especially suited to young audiences. Each Educational Outreach performance includes a lecture/demonstration on ballet and stage technique, which also describes the workings of a live theater and shows how a dancer tells a story without words. During the lecture/demonstration audience members are encouraged to participate in simple movement activities in their seats. Students then view a lavish professional ballet performance, followed by a lively question and answer period and an opportunity to meet the performers afterwards. For YPG we utilize one of the Inland Empire's treasures, historic Bridges Auditorium. This grand structure has an immediate, awe-inspiring impact on young people, and with a seating capacity of 2,400, is suitable for the large student audiences that attend.