Performances for Young Audiences: 2008-2009 Season

Detailed Schedule

Upcoming Events

• Mermaids, Monsters, and the World Painted Purple

  Oct 10 - 26, 2008 | Buy Now
  A world premiere Kennedy Center commission, award-winning Latino playwright Marco Ramirez's five imaginative stories capture the spirit and heart of his rich, distinctive culture. Ages 9+.

• NSO Family Concert: Orchestra from Planet X

  Oct 12, 2008 | Buy Now
  The Magic Circle Mime Company returns to perform their program with the Orchestra that is a combination of sci-fi thriller and an exploration of American music.

• NSO Children's Concert with Iván Fischer

  Nov 2, 2008 | Buy Now
  NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer introduces children to the world of classical music through short, carefully selected works performed by NSO ensembles.

• Native Pride Dancers

  Nov 22 - 23, 2008 | Buy Now
  Larry Yazzie, American Indian World Champion Fancy Dancer, along with his young son Jessup and the Native Pride Dancers honor the gifts of American Indian music and dance that have been passed down from their ancestors. Ages 5+.

• The Trumpet of the Swan: A Novel Symphony

  Dec 4 - 6, 2008 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  Born without a voice, Louis the trumpeter swan knows he won't win the love of a lady swan unless he finds his trumpet-voice. This world premiere Kennedy Center commission based on E.B. White's classic celebrates love and the power of music. Ages 7+.

• Jason and the Argonauts

  Dec 12 - 14, 2008 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  After being banished as a baby, Jason and his crew, played skillfully by two actors and plastic action figures on stage, must sail on The Argo to find the Golden Fleece in order to reclaim his rightful throne and unite his country. Ages 9+.

• Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny

  Dec 27, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia returns with a new puppet production of the classic and much-loved children's books by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. Age 3+.

• NSO Kinderkonzert: Strings and Stories

  Jan 10, 2009 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  If you love animals and silly slapstick (and who doesn't!), then don't miss four NSO musicians in this zany program! The Kennedy String Quartet inspires everyone to listen, laugh, and learn through vivid music from the classic repertoire.

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: More Tunes 'n' (Pig) Tales!

  Jan 17 - 18, 2009 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  Join two NSO principal musicians--violinist Marissa Regni and harpist Dotian Levalier--as well as Marissa's father Albert Regni on the saxophone, as they show how different sounds, melodies, rhythms, and instruments can be used to bring a story to life.

• Unleashed! The Secret Lives of White House Pets

  Jan 30 - Feb 22, 2009 | On Sale 10/10/08,
  A young girl and her chihuahua are moving into the White House. When their new celebrity status begins to overwhelm them, they're taken on a hilarious journey back in time to meet other First Kids and their sometimes unusual pets. Age 7+.

• OMAN…O Man!

  Mar 12 - 15, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08,
  Bringing together young dancers from the Sultanate of Oman, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and the D.C. area, this exciting music and dance extravaganza will transport you to where the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea meet and the desert dunes mystify.

• NSO Family Concert: Go, Team, Go!

  Mar 15, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08,
  The NSO salutes the start of the new baseball season with Steven Reinecke's beguiling baseball cantata Casey at the Bat in this NSO Family Concert.

• Circus INcognitus

  Mar 27 - 29, 2009 | On Sale 12/11/08,
  Jamie Adkins's failures often end up being his greatest successes. In this new show, his clowning and acrobatic feats on the ground and on a slack wire are brought to life in a story of a man who has something to say, but can't quite get it out. Ages 5+.

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Tunes 'n' Tales

  Apr 4, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
  Join two NSO principal musicians--violinist Marissa Regni and harpist Dotian Levalier--as they show how different sounds, melodies, rhythms, and instruments can be used to bring a story to life.

• NSO Kinderkonzert: Got Rhythm?

  Apr 5, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
  From Africa to America, nature to noise, classical to Cuba, explore where rhythm comes from, how it flavors our lives and lives within the music of the orchestra.

• NSO Teddy Bear Concert: The Tale of Teddy and the Ten Hats!

  May 2 - 9, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
  At Teddy Bear concerts, inspired by a popular family concert tradition in Europe, children ages three to five bring their favorite stuffed animal to interactive musical programs featuring members of the NSO.

• Parachutists (or On the Art of Falling)

  May 16 - 17, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
  Zagreb, Croatia's Theatre Mala Scena brings a charming new movement-theater piece for the very young, featuring two actors dressed as parachutists exploring play, dreams and wishes, rising and falling, and friendship. Ages 4+.

• NSO Family Concert: Maestro Mouse Is in the House

  May 31, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
  The Orchestra performs the world premiere of a new work about Maestro Mouse by composer Susan Kander with dialogue by Mary Hall Surface, commissioned especially for families by the Kennedy Center Education Department in collaboration with the NSO.