Tiny Great Performances - DuPage Children's Museum

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Introduce Children To The Arts In A Family-Friendly Setting!

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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January 20, 2024

Half an Orange Suzuki String Groups

Saturday, January 20 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Half an Orange Suzuki String Group students will perform Tiny Great Performances at DuPage Children’s Museum. It’s a great opportunity to introduce children to the arts in a family-friendly setting.

February 17, 2024

Music Magic Time

Saturday, February 17 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Music Magic Time is coming to DCM! Their music spans genres, drawing from rock, reggae, bluegrass, and more. As professionally-trained musicians, Coffy and Yakini know exactly how to use music to get your child and you moving and shaking to the beat!

February 24, 2024

Acharya Performing Arts

Saturday, February 24 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Experience the beauty of classical Indian dance when Acharya Performing Arts Academy comes to DCM. Their vision is to maintain, preserve, educate and perpetuate the rich and vibrant cultural heritage of India through beautiful classical performing art forms.

March 2, 2024

Black Moon Trio

Saturday, March 2 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Black Moon Trio performs a program celebrating the art, dance, and culture of Mexico, Central America, and South America. The program, which can be presented in both Spanish and English, explores music inspired by visual artists, a reimagining of Baroque musical forms with Latin flavor, and of course, the lively rhythms of traditional Latin song and dance.

March 9, 2024

Salt Creek Ballet

Saturday, March 9 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Salt Creek Ballet performs excerpts from their spring show Don Quixote. Salt Creek Ballet is a leading 501c3 non-profit Chicagoland ballet school, and performance company, dedicated to dance education, providing high-level performance opportunities for our dancers, founded upon the discipline and artistry of classical ballet. 

March 16, 2024

Starlights Show Choir

Saturday, March 16 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Introducing the Road Show Inc. Starlights Show Choir. The Starlights are a group of performers in Grades 3 – 5 – Connecting through the performing arts, bringing about a brighter and stronger community: one smile, one song, one story at a time. Road Show, Inc. is a nonprofit that is grown with heart-shaped roots in Naperville, IL.

April 6, 2024

DuPage Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, April 6 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Join the DuPage Symphony Orchestra’s charming Woodwind Quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn) as they perform a vibrant smorgasbord of classic nursery rhymes and childhood melodies, perfect for dancing and movement! Familiar favorites from childhood games and lighthearted classics abound with these youth mini-concerts.

April 27, 2024

Nanny Nikki

Saturday, April 27 | 11:00 & 11:45am

Grammy ® Nominated Artist, Nanny Nikki loves to sing, and to bring life to classic children’s songs as well as some original music. Join her for a fun, high energy and interactive musical show including sing-along songs, dancing, puppets and more! Sing & Soar!

May 11, 2024

RoboThink

Saturday, May 11 | 10:30, 11:10, 11:50, 12:30

RoboThink is coming to DCM! Introduce your child to the wonderful world of engineering and robotics. Children can participate in 30-minute building sessions and get a taste of the RoboThink robot building experience. Recommended for ages 4+ (not suitable for children under 2 years). No need to pre-register; free tickets will be available at the Museum one hour before each session.

Please contact:
Shamra Fallon, Public Programs Manager
If you have any questions regarding Tiny Great Performances.
sfallon@dupagechildrensmuseum.org

 

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.