Gift the JOY of Play | Unwrap Fun, Learning, & More…
Gift the JOY of Play | Unwrap Fun, Learning, & More…
Tiny Great Performances™ bring professional and community performers to the Museum to promote a life-long love of the arts in children and their families. Performances feature a variety of subjects including dance, music, storytelling, theatre, and more.
Tiny Great Performances are designed to be an integration of play and performance. Guests are welcome to stop, listen, watch, and/or participate. DCM strives to provide opportunities for interactive experiences with performers and to inspire creativity, curiosity, and courage.
Tiny Great Performances are included with Museum admission.
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Saturday, October 5 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Enjoy Tiny Great Performances from Allegro Ballet of Oswego as they perform excerpts from Alice in Wonderland!
Allegro offers dance, music, theater and fitness for students ages 3 to adult. They have programs that meet the needs of the recreational, competition, & pre-professional dancer or any level fitness client.
Saturday, October 26 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Bring your dancing shoes and wild imagination for the award-winning music and play of Jim from ScribbleMonster and Wimee’s Words as seen on PBS. Using a mix of kindness, music and humor, ScribbleMonster’s presentation encourages children to participate and think in creative ways.
Saturday, November 2 | 11:00 & 11:45am
Salt Creek Ballet will be at DCM to share excerpts from their upcoming show, The Nutcracker Suite! Children will have the opportunity to learn a short dance with the ballerinas at the end of each performance. Salt Creek Ballet is a leading Chicagoland ballet school, and performance company, dedicated to dance education, providing high-level performance opportunities for their dancers, founded upon the discipline and artistry of classical ballet.
Saturday, November 9 | 11:00 & 11:45am
The Naperville Suzuki School Children’s Orchestra Violins will perform at DCM. Following the philosophy of the world renowned pedagogue and humanitarian Shin’ichi Suzuki, the Naperville Suzuki School has been enriching the lives of children through the study of music for over forty years.
Saturday, November 16 | 11:00 & 11:45am
The Naperville Suzuki School Children’s Orchestra Cellos will perform at DCM. Following the philosophy of the world renowned pedagogue and humanitarian Shin’ichi Suzuki, the Naperville Suzuki School has been enriching the lives of children through the study of music for over forty years.
Saturday, November 23 | 10:00 & 11:30am
Join Kerfuffle for their play Bookworms – an original, highly visual and multi-sensory performance combining storytelling, movement, and puppetry. As audiences are welcomed by The Storyteller into a typical library story time, something strange starts to happen. The stories are not how The Storyteller remembers them! The mischievous bookworms take audiences to Beyond The Bookshelves where they help restore the stories.
Saturday, December 14 | 1:00 & 1:45
Chinese YoYo with Mika Chang and the Diabolo Dawgs
The Chinese Yoyo, or diabolo, is a cherished pastime found in various settings across Asia. From acrobatic circus acts to demonstrations in night markets, it has become an awe-inspiring art form.
Tuesday, December 31| 11:00 & 12:15
Istvan & His Imaginary Band will be part of DCM’s New Year’s Eve celebration, Bubble Bash! Istvan’s cool, cleverly crafted kids’ concert is full of fun while little lessons are being taught, and all kinds of awesome opportunities to participate are being offered. Don’t miss this PBS Learn & Play picked artist and his wonderfully memorable rock concert the whole family will enjoy. Learn more about Bubble Bash!
Please contact:
Shamra Fallon, Public Programs Manager
If you have any questions regarding Tiny Great Performances.
[email protected]
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
