2024/2025 STUDENT MATINEES
Transport students into a world of imagination, cultivating a love for theater, dance, and music by attending one of our student matinees in our performing arts campus. Each performance includes an opportunity for students to ask questions of the artists and supplemental educational resources to engage students pre and post show.
Student Matinees cost $10 per ticket, for both students and adults.
Please download and fill out the School Bus Resource document and Student Matinee request form below.
View the student matinee schedule below!
Theater, Middle School, High School
Here There Are Blueberries Mar 19, 2025 - Mar 26, 2025
Dec 6, 2024
BODYTRAFFIC
Continuing our four-year partnership, the L.A.-based dance company, BODYTRAFFIC, led by Tina Finkelman Berkett, returns to The Wallis. This December, a spellbinding program awaits, delivering on the company’s vivid theatricality and unrivaled sophistication. Internationally acclaimed, BODYTRAFFIC has not only conquered the contemporary dance realm, but also bewitched audiences worldwide with its astounding performers, transcendent technical mastery, and a repertoire that vibrates with the sheer joy of dancing.
Jan 24, 2025
War Horse
The critically acclaimed and international smash-hit play War Horse arrives for its debut screening at The Wallis.At the outbreak of World War One, Albert’s beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. Though still not old enough to enlist he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.
Jan 27, 2025
Jan 28, 2025
123 Andrés
Christina and Andrés are 123 Andrés, the GRAMMY and Latin Grammy-winning duo for kids and families known for their interactive, high energy shows. They bring fresh original songs that blend Spanish and English, with an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. 123 Andrés packs their show with positive vibes and energetic songs that get the whole family dancing and learning.
Jan 31, 2025
Memoryhouse
A full-evening work by Artistic Director Melissa Barak, Los Angeles Ballet's Memoryhouse is an abstract work composed of vignettes commemorating World War II and in particular, the Holocaust. Set to Max Richter’s powerful album of the same name, Memoryhouse will reflect on both the somber as well as more heroic moments that illuminate this period in human history.
Mar 19, 2025
Mar 26, 2025
Here There Are Blueberries
A mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking story behind the images, the album soon makes headlines around the world and ignites a debate that reverberates far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story behind these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust and, ultimately, about our own humanity.
Apr 4, 2025
The Paper Escaper
This bright new work from Terrapin Puppet Theatre tells a story of determination, friendship and the power of following your own path.Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a simple pop-up book. In a world that’s trying to squash Benny between its pages – from a wily dancing fire to a disillusioned illustrator – Benny will need the help of a new friend to achieve their dreams.
Apr 11, 2025
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
The celebrated contemporary dance company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, renowned for their captivating performances, and consistent boundary-pushing, is thrilled to present Andrea Miller’s latest work YEAR specially commissioned by Abraham for the company, alongside If We Were a Love Song, a poignant exploration of love set to a suite by Nina Simone.
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