Student Matinees
About the 2024-2025 Matinees
Each season, Queens Theatre is proud to present exclusive weekday morning performances for school children at every grade level. This year's lineup of Student Matinees include two musicals based on beloved children's books, a bilingual/bicultural musical adventure about Dia de Muertos, a thrilling, limit-defying circus, a puppet performance that traces the journeys of immigrants in New York City, and two internationally renowned contemporary dance companies. All shows will run approximately 60 minutes.
Tickets
$10 per student
1 free chaperone ticket per 10 students
Free for paraprofessionals
To reserve tickets, email Richard Hinojosa, Queens Theatre's Director of Education, at rhinojosa@queenstheatre.org.
RIOULT Dance New York
Friday, March 7th at 10:30am
Approximate Running Time: 60 Minutes
Recommended Ages: 6th to 12th Grades
RIOULT Dance New York has been thrilling audiences all over the world for over twenty years. Known for its physicality, sensuality and versatility, this company never fails to leave the audiences cheering. Critics have said: “…there are few choreographers currently creating who can rival Pascal Rioult for musicality, structure and dramatic nuance. Like an artisan, he is the maker of a rich and complex cloth; he weaves moments in time from threads of imagination and makes them into dances.” … “Rioult’s choreography should be experienced often as part of a healthy dance diet.”
RIOULT Dance has performed at Queens Theatre many times over the years. After a devastating four-year hiatus due to COVID, RIOULT is back, returning to Queens, with all the energy and enthusiasm accumulated in the interim … Come celebrate RIOULT‘s Return!
Themes
Creativity, Imagination, Physicality
Pete the Cat
A TheaterWorks USA Production
Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly Dean and James Dean
Monday, April 7th at 10:00am and 11:30am
Approximate Running Time: 50 Minutes plus brief talkback
Recommended Ages: Pre-K through 3
For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth.
But when Jimmy draws a blank in art class during the last week of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect pal to help him out. Together, they set out on a mission to help Jimmy conquer second grade art, and along the way, they both learn a little something new about inspiration. Join Jimmy and Pete on an adventure of friendship, all the way to Paris and back in a VW Bus!
| Curriculum Connections Math, Literacy, Literature Based, Music, Social Emotional Learning |
Themes Confidence, Creativity, Friendship, Positive Attitude |