PNC Arts Alive First Sundays for Families: Arts Off the Page

Art Off the Page

Develop an original cartoon and create art inspired by fantastic illustrations from Get the Picture! Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration. Exercise mind and body and explore the world of imagination as dancer Lisa Oster brings classic tales to life, followed by a performance by the Academy of International Ballet, including excerpts from the Nutcracker. And don’t forget to take a selfie with “elephant” and “Piggy” characters from Mo Willems’ popular books.

Admission is free all day!

Schedule

11 a.m.–2 p.m. Creative art activities with teaching artists
11:15 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Interactive storytelling with Lisa Oster of Dance Me a Story
1:30 p.m. Performance by the Academy of International Ballet.
Performance by the Academy of International Ballet

Sunday, October 2, 1:30 p.m.

Enjoy a beautiful and lively performance by dancers from the Academy of International Ballet. The dancers will perform a variety of classical and contemporary works as well as excerpts from the Nutcracker Ballet, under the artistic direction of Denis Gronostayskiy and Anastasia Babayeva. The seated event will be held in the Lecture Room. The Academy of International Ballet, located in Media, PA, offers training in classical ballet to a wide spectrum of students in the finest traditions of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, using their time-honored Russian-based Vaganova ballet method.

PNC Arts Alive is a multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative of the PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. The goal of PNC Arts Alive is to help area residents gain access to the arts and to help arts organizations expand and engage audiences. For more information visit http://www.pncartsalive.com.