Ballet Spooktacular

at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
300 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Box Office: 877-503-1286

Audience members beware: Ballet Spooktacular events of years past have been a sell-out, and tickets are likely to perform a disappearing act once again!

Ballet Spooktacular is a Treat at The Kate!

For children who just can't wait for Halloween, Eastern Connecticut Ballet's Spooktacular serves up a mix of "BOO-tiful" dancing, clever costumes, and a chance for young audiences to be a part of the fun. ECB's family-friendly celebration returns to the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts center in Old Saybrook, CT this fall: Saturday October 28 at 11:30am (sensory friendly performance), 1:30pm, and 3:30pm and Sunday, October 29 at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm

Offering new treats both on and off the stage, the Spooktacular performance combines bewitching ballet, classical music, and special effects.

Ballet Spooktacular at Eastern Connecticut Ballet
Mariah Gravelin
Ballet Spooktacular at Eastern Connecticut Ballet
Mariah Gravelin

Returning to the stage will be Artistic Director Gloria Govrin's haunting Halloween Waltz and The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the tale of a novice wizard with a malfunctioning wand.  Guest Choreographer Krystin Dixon's Dancing Bones will feature life-size, glow-in-the-dark skeletons.  No need to fear, however: the phantasms are fascinating, not frightening.

Children are invited to wear costumes to the event (and their parents, too, if they dare).  Trick-or-treating through the decorated theater, a parade across the stage and photo opportunities with cast members will follow the program.  (So if you've got it, haunt it!)

 

NEW THIS YEAR!

Sensory Friendly Performance

Saturday October 28 at 11:30am

This year we are excited to present a Sensory Friendly Performance where families with children who require sensory accommodations can share the experience of Ballet Spooktacular!
We will offer a limited number of general admission tickets to the Sensory-Friendly Performance on October 28th, 2023 at 11:30am so families can find the seats that are just right for them once they arrive inside the theater. The house lights will be lowered slightly but remain on, and big moments of loud sound and flashing lights will be reduced. Audience members will be free to talk and move about during the show, and the costume parade will take place in front of the stage for additional ease.

For additional information on Eastern Connecticut Ballet's sensory friendly performance, please click here.

 

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