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Each year, ECA welcomes over 4,500 students and teachers to a diverse selection of theatre, music, science and dance performances. Our annual line-up includes offerings designed for students from Pre-K through 12th grade, with curricular materials provided that connect what students see on the stage to Washington State EALRs and Common Core State Standards.
Education Matinees are open to school groups, homeschool families and, when appropriate, groups from local senior centers and assisted living facilities. Tickets are $9 per student, with one free teacher/chaperone ticket for every 10 student tickets sold. ECA is now accepting applications for Arts for Everyone, Aunt Bette’s Bus Fund, and school group registration forms in the 2022-23 school year. With the goal to increase access to the arts, schools with 30% or higher of students on Free & Reduced-Price Meal programs and homeschool families with financial barriers are given priority for $2 student tickets and transportation subsidies, pending availability.
Interested in bringing your school or group to an Education Matinee? Please fill out the Matinee Ticket Information Form and we will get back to you quickly with next steps.
Friday, November 18, 2022
10:00 am & 12:00 pm
All Ages
Alphabet Rockers make music that makes change. Founded by Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Shepherd, this intergenerational group creates brave spaces to shape a more equitable world through hip-hop. The group’s GRAMMY-nominated albums inspire young people to stand up to hate and be their brave and beautiful selves. The Rockers’ latest album, The Love, lifts up voices of our trans, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming community.
Alphabet Rockers has been featured by The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, SXSW, Lollapalooza and festivals around the country, in addition to 50+ schools each year.
Curriculum Connections
Music: Cr. 1 (K-12), Cn 11.1. (K-12), R. 7 (K-12), R. 8 (K-12)
CCSS ELA
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
12:00 pm
Best for 4th grade and up
Red Sky Performance is a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide. In its new production Miigis, students will discover the miigis shell, which represents the “the perfect breath” of life -- a symbol that informs our origin story of travel from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Lakes. Fusing Indigenous dance with extraordinary athleticism, Miigis explores ancestral forces, living memory and the harvest cycle.
Curriculum Connections
Dance: Cn 11.1 (4-12), R. 7.4 (4-12), R. 8 (K-12)
CCSS ELA
Monday, February 13, 2023
10:00 am & 12:00 pm
Best for K-6th grades
Ten-year-old Belinda is a budding poet and loves to tell stories, but when she’s stuck in the basement preparing for a party upstairs, she has to get creative! With everyday items and a healthy dose of imagination, Belinda imagines a bigger world for herself. This bilingual performance is a modern spin on the beloved fairy tale and tackles cultural heritage, family, and the power of language.
Curriculum Connections
Theatre: Cr. 1.1 (K-6), Cr. 1.2 (K-6), Re. 7.1 (K-6)
World Languages 4.1, 4.2
CCSS ELA
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
10:00 am
All Ages
For over 45 years, Kenny Endo has led the way in the U.S. for this Japanese style of drumming. As a jazz percussionist and award-winning innovator in Japanese taiko, his adventurous spirit continues to stretch the genre, incorporating such influences as funk, jazz, Afro-Cuban & Hawaiian, with roots firmly grounded in tradition.
Curriculum Connections
Music: Cn. 11.1 (K-12), R. 7 (K-12), R. 8 (K-12)
World Languages 4.1, 4.2
CCSS ELA
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For questions regarding Education Matinees, Arts for Everyone, or Aunt Bette’s Bus Fund application, please contact Nick Williamson, Education & Outreach Coordinator, at nick@ec4arts.org.
