Performances

When Jewish and Palestinian grade schoolers meet in a ballroom dance class in Jaffa, Israel, sparks fly. Pierre Dulaine is challenged to teach not just dance but the arts of communication and teamwork.

A charming one-act ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn and staged by Anthony Dowell with the American Ballet Theater.

Music has the power to overcome fear, prejudice, animosity and build understanding through a common artful purpose. Upper elementary children in NYC and Jaffa learn to dance TOGETHER, and enjoy it and each other.

The Royal Ballet brings Beatrix Potter's lovable animal tales to life with choregraphy by Frederick Ashton. 

Magical choreography by Lev Ivanov with the expressive music of Tchaikovsky creates a fantastical atmosphere. Bonus features and booklet.

10 year of concerts on DVD and 15 lectures in the book.

Bernstein’s NY Philharmonic complete TV series of live, narrated children’s concerts are still the crown jewel for teaching kids how to listen to and appreciate music.

Enchanting live opera production has joyous, cartoon-like sets, colorful imaginative costumes. 

These televised programs were awarded 3 Emmys and introduced an entire generation to the joys of classical music.  25 programs on 9 DVDs. 

Designed to capture the imaginations of children, these classroom length DVDs are a perfect intro to opera and ballet. Humperdinck, Mozart, Prokofiev.

This second volume of the 3 Emmy Award-winning series contains 27 digitally restored videos of the landmark televised series features concerts between 1960 and 1972. 

Five joyful ballet and opera productions designed to capture the imaginations of children.

15 lectures from the TV series.

Joyful classics, abridged for the classroom. A great intro to opera & ballet for kids!

These joyful productions, abridged for the classroom, capture a child's imagination and are a perfect introduction to classical music.

Humperdinck's 1893 opera, animated using 35 hand-sculpted dolls and lavish sets, done especially for children.

42 min. production with lavish sets and costumes, English narration and songs in German—perfect way to introduce children to opera.

26 hours of masterworks by great performers, with guides.

Introduce Mozart's opera to children through the story adapted by Kyra Teis and the video of the shortened opera from the Children's Cultural Collection.

Every child who has read a Sendak book will recognize these costumes and sets as his. The Glyndebourne Opera Festival has taken full advantage of his talent in these 4 operas.