About FAMILY & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Through public and private funding, the community engagement initiative of Nashville Ballet strives to expose children, teens, and adults to the artistry, beauty, and athleticism of dance, by providing unique dance experiences that cultivate an interest in the art form of ballet.
Nashville Ballet offers entertaining, informative and interactive family programming and activities throughout Middle Tennessee—many free of charge! Thanks to the generosity of public and private donations, Nashville Ballet is able to reach over 30,000 children, teens and adults through our family and community programs. Each year, we strive to cultivate unique community partnerships with educational institutions, arts venues, and social service organizations across the state in order to provide the highest degree of dance education in our community.
Performances at the Nashville Public Library and Branch Libraries
Check the Nashville Public Library Calendar for dates when we will host free performances of our touring ballets. We also host story time events at Metro Nashville local branch libraries throughout the season. Contact your local library to see when a performance is headed to your branch!
Check our Upcoming Events page to see when we will be performing at a library near you!
For more info on Teaching Artists and Arts Integration, click here.
A “Head start” on Dance: Night at the ballet (abridged version)
Performances for Pre-k and kindergarten audiences
Nashville Ballet partners with the Metro Action Commission in Middle Tennessee to expose all Head Start Center children to a live performance and ballet experience annually. Head Start students who are 3 years old have an opportunity to experience a story time event at their Center location; 4-year-old Head Start students take an exciting field trip to the Nashville Ballet studios where they experience the exciting children’s ballet Night at the Ballet.
In this mesmerizing production, audiences of all ages will be transported through time and imagination as they witness excerpts from classical ballets such as Don Quixote and Sleeping Beauty to a new contemporary ballet titled Mechanics, brought to life with elegance and grace. This new work explores ballet traditions and pushes the envelope of where the artform is going.
Performed by NB2 Trainees, Nashville Ballet’s official second company.
Utilizing classical and contemporary dance, drama, music, literature, and visual arts, our Dance Me A Story performances feature narrative children’s ballets based on diverse cultural folk tales, fairy tales, and literary classics. By stimulating creativity and curiosity, these engaging performances encourage children to seek the arts as a positive means for their social, physical and mental growth.
For more info on Teaching Artists and Arts Integration, click here.
Community tickets
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Nashville Ballet is able to distribute free tickets to social service agencies (serving economically under-resourced populations) and the communities they serve. Contact Director of Community Engagement and Education Briona Richardson at brichardson@nashvilleballet.com or (615) 297-2966 x111 in November for the December performances of Nashville's Nutcracker.
For community tickets to all other performances, please apply using the form below and a member of Nashville Ballet’s staff will reach out to you.
ACCESSIBILITY
Nashville Ballet is committed to making its programming and activities accessible and welcoming to all. Our staff is always available to answer questions and provide additional information on accessibility.
Nashville Ballet proudly partners with the Inclusion Network of Nashville.