K-12 Student Matinees

​K-12 Student Matinees at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Tickets are now available for K-12 Student Matinees! The Clarice’s K-12 Student Matinees are specially designed daytime performances in which K-12 students can experience the performing arts at the University of Maryland. This exciting series features 50-minute performances by UMD student artists and visiting artists from around the world.

Tickets are only $5/student and subsidies for free tickets are also available! Please note, proof of an approved field trip is required to confirm seats.

 

Register your class for an event

To bring your classes to events in this series, please complete and submit the Registration and Transportation Scholarship Form. Once completed, you will receive a confirmation email. For any questions, please contact Jane Hirshberg.

 

2023-24 Matinees

School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

THE PROM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023 • 10:30AM

Kay Theatre

High school student Emma Nolan, who wants to ask her girlfriend to the prom, faces resistance from the infuriated PTA, who calls for the cancellation of the event. Devastated by this decision, resented by her classmates and isolated for being a lesbian in a homophobic small town, Emma is taken by surprise when a group of Broadway actors arrives to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, coming to her "rescue." During this protest, Emma discovers the courage to stand in her truth and be herself, despite the hatred pointed her way. 

Recommended for Grades 8-12 

 

The Clarice

NOBUNTU

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023 • 11AM

Dekelboum Concert Hall

In this interactive education concert, Nobuntu introduces students to the unique cultural qualities of Africa-the music, stories, traditions and dances. Through performance and explanation, students are given an authentic and inside look at how important music and dance is to African culture, how these art forms are passed from generation to generation and the deep meaning found in these songs and dances.

Recommended for Grades K-6

 

School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMOVES: UNDERGRADUATE DANCE CONCERT

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024 • 10:30AM

Dance Theatre

A dance concert featuring the diverse talents of the next generation of dance artists as they find their individual choreographic voice and vision! The program includes a range of innovative, original works created and performed by undergraduate dance majors in collaboration with lighting and media design majors.

Recommended for grades 9-12

 

The Clarice

COMPAGNIA TPO: FARFALLE

THURSDAY, MAY 9 • 9:30AM & 11:30AM
FRIDAY, MAY 10 • 9:30AM & 11:30AM

Kay Theatre

Italy’s Compagnia TPO (Teatro di Piazza o d’Occasione) is a pioneering, multidisciplinary performance group that melds music, dance, art, sculpture, digital media, lighting and sound into a one-of-kind, interactive experience. In a brilliantly staged story, Farfalle loosely follows the life cycle of a butterfly—from egg to caterpillar. In this intimate, family-friendly show, each member of the audience participates in a variety of ways—from composing songs and lullabies to using parts of their bodies to embrace the five senses. Audience members may be invited to transition into the cocoon, to create a virtual painting or to sit for a rest on an oversized flower.

Recommended for Pre-K to Grade 3