We are currently trialling the provision of a quiet space in the Stalls Lounge, next to Door 4 (Level -1). All teachers will receive a Project Pack which outlines the classroom activities and includes any additional resources to help prepare their pupils for the concert, including those who are not able to attend the INSET day.

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The delightfully quirky designs are by Gary Harris – I particularly love his tutu covered in bone motifs. We normally offer at least two Key Stage 1 and two Key Stage 2 concerts per term, and one Secondary School concert per year. Priority is given to any schools who applied for the previous two consecutive terms but were not allocated tickets. One of the great initiatives we’ve seen in UK dance over the last few years has been the creation of special pieces for kids, generally those under eight.Our Schools Concerts at the Barbican are designed especially for Key Stages 1 and 2 and Secondary School audiences, and feature music based on a theme, presented in a fun and educational way.

Schools Concerts | London Symphony Orchestra

If you are attending with young people who have specific hearing access needs, please get in touch to let us know how we can support you. The scene changes are, for most part, slickly done on the fly and all the characters are sketched and acted big so you know what’s happening. All concerts are fully wheelchair accessible, and there are spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the Stalls and the back row of the Circle, both with fold-down companion seats. Biff is obviously the star, as is Anna, biff’s young owner, but we all loved to hate Miss Polly: an over-the-top 1930’s harridan of a ballet teacher complete with stick and memories of past triumphs, probably on the pier at Rhyl rather than in Paris or St. The above list is composed of those whose work we feature regularly and have generally contributed in the last few months.

Shortlisted for a Roald Dahl prize, it tells the story of Biff, a doggie who likes doing ballet, wants to do class like his young owner, but isn’t allowed to by the horrid Miss Polly.

Dogs don’t do ballet - Hannah More Dogs don’t do ballet - Hannah More

The choreographer is Christopher Marney who has crated a number of dramatic pieces for Ballet Black (and others) that succeed with audiences. We understand that young people, particularly those with special educations needs and disabilities, may make noise during the concert or need to leave the Hall. Needless to say, talent wins through and Biff sneaks in to see a real ballet, and when things go amiss for the lead ballerina, Biff saves the show, thus proving that dogs really can do ballet. Dogs Don’t runs less than an hour but packs in walks in the park, ballet class, dream section, meetings with other dogs and the actual ballet. I sometimes find there is too little dance in his works, but here it all works well with such strong emphasis on the drama.

These are an opportunity for teachers to be introduced to classroom projects linked to the concerts and to get to know any participation songs, learning the best techniques of teaching these to their class. Right man for the job and he uses a great selection of well-known classical excerpts from Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Faure all of which sound fresh and not in need of a twerking up for youngsters. English National Ballet and Northern Ballet are perhaps best known for such tours and now Ballet Black has joined in the fun, for fun it is, with Dogs Don’t Do Ballet.

Ballet Black – Dogs Don’t Do Ballet – London – DanceTabs Ballet Black – Dogs Don’t Do Ballet – London – DanceTabs

Short, colourful pieces, put on during the day/early evening, they pack a big punch using inventive sets and are not expensive to see – especially compared to a full-on Nutcracker, the traditional ballet that children are taken to see. Akram Khan (119) Alexei Ratmansky (231) American Ballet Theatre (296) Bach (116) Balanchine (134) Birmingham Royal Ballet (183) Bolshoi Ballet (186) Christopher Wheeldon (248) Coliseum (185) COVID-19 (115) David H. And at home later the programme, which folds out to a poster, entertainingly tells more about Biff, the music and creatives (but sadly no mention of dancers) and you get some colouring pens to make your own Biff portrait.