Student Matinee Series

Set the stage for learning and treat your students to a show! The Student Matinee Series offers performances specifically geared toward young audiences. These daytime shows by touring artists bring learning to life by connecting the arts to a variety of school subjects and select state standards from grades K-12.

Tickets are $4 per person and are available for purchase to schools and home school groups only. Ticket and bus subsidies are awarded on a case-by-case basis to school groups demonstrating financial need. More information regarding eligibility is located on the registration form.

Questions? Contact SMS@OmahaPerformingArts.org or call 402.661.8503.


Upcoming Student Matinees

Ailey II

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Ailey II

Friday, November 15, 2019 | 10:30 AM
Orpheum Theater | Slosburg Hall

Hailed for “off-the-charts energy” (The New Yorker), the dancers of Ailey II translate their youth and energy into thrilling performances.

 

 

American Midwest's Nutcracker

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American Midwest Ballet's The Nutcracker

Thursday, December 5, 2019 | 1:00 PM
Friday, December 6 | 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM
Orpheum Theater | Slosburg Hall

The Nutcracker returns with the visual splendor and charming story that make it a timeless favorite.

 

 

 

Cirque Mechanics: 42FT - A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels (SOLD OUT)

Cirque Mechanics

This student matinee is sold out. 

Cirque Mechanics: 42FT - A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | 10:30 AM
Orpheum Theater | Slosburg Hall

Step right up! Cirque Mechanics transports us to a 1930s one-ring circus in 42FT – A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels. The show dazzles with acrobatics, aerialists and a bit of clowning around. 

 


 

Untamed

Untamed

National Geographic Live's
Untamed
with filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 10:30 AM
Holland Center | Kiewit Hall

Filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade credits animals with saving his life, and in return, he wants to preserve the wild spaces where they live.

 

TEACHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE! 
Download the performance information sheets. 

 

Sponsored by John K. and Lynne D. Boyer Family Foundation, Dixon Family Foundation, The Hamann Family Fund, Holland Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, The Presenters, Kathryn Weil Simon, the Amy L. Scott Family Foundation, John A. and Dianne M. Scott Fund, J. William and Ruth Lind Scott Fund, Lori & David Scott Foundation, the Parker Family Foundation and U.S. Bank Foundation.


 

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