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Thank you for being a patron of the Charleston Gaillard Education and Community Program. We would like to share with you important new protocol for Educational Performances at the Charleston Gaillard Center.
1. Teachers, please wear your school issued badge for entry. All parent chaperones must have a school issued Visitor’s Pass for entry. Parent chaperone names must be submitted with the school confirmation two weeks prior to the performance date.
2. For individual tickets and homeschools, a ticket will be required for entry. Please pick up your Will Call tickets at the Ticket Office prior to the performance. Individual ticket holders, homeschools, and school chaperones (with the exception of teachers and students) will be required to enter through the center door of the performance hall and pass through our security check. On education performance days, the Gaillard will have special Ticket Office hours, opening one hour prior to the performance.
We greatly appreciate your continued support. We look forward to seeing you at the Gaillard!
Education Performances are 60 minutes long and are purposefully chosen to correlate with the South Carolina Department of Education Standards. Each performance highlights the curriculum through the arts and is accompanied by a lesson plan crafted by the Gaillard’s education team.
Please contact the education team directly at wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to request ASL, tactile tour, preferred seating, or any accommodations for students.
Everyone must have a ticket, regardless of age.
SENSORY-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCES
Sensory-friendly performance:
- The house lights will remain dimmed during the performance, not completely off
- Smaller audience size
- Social stories provided before performance
- Intense lighting and loud sound effects reduced
- Adjustments will be made to the script and acting to maximize comprehension of the story
- A quiet area is available for patrons who need to take a break
- The performance hall is relaxed and inclusive, where patrons feel comfortable during the performance, freely enter or exit the theater during the performance, and speak openly.
- Ushers/house managers will be on hand to assist with patron needs
- Tablets/phones are permitted to assist non-verbal patrons
- Headphones are welcome and available upon request
- Assisted Listening Devices (ALD’s) available
- American Sign Language is available and must be pre-arranged by contacting wgreen@gaillardcenter.org no less than two weeks before the performance.
- KultureCity sensory-inclusive bags available upon request
All educational performances:
- A quiet area is available for patrons who need to take a break
- The performance hall is relaxed and inclusive, where patrons feel comfortable during the performance, freely enter or exit the theater during the performance, and speak openly.
- Ushers/house managers will be on hand to assist with patron needs
- Tablets/phones are permitted to assist non-verbal patrons
- American Sign Language is available and must be pre-arranged by contacting wgreen@gaillardcenter.org no less than two weeks before the performance
- Headphones are welcome and also available upon request
- Assisted Listening Devices (ALD’s) available upon request
- KultureCity sensory-inclusive bags available upon request
EDUCATION PERFORMANCE FAQS
Tickets are $5 per child and chaperone.
If you are a Title 1 School, your students qualify for free tickets and transportation. Learn more about transportation in the dropdown below.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased individually for Education performances. All Education performances are open to home-school teachers and students, and to families with children.
A member of the Education Department will contact you to re-confirm your seat reservation 45 days prior to the performance and a Ticket Office representative will send you payment instructions once your reservation is re-confirmed. Final attendance numbers are due two weeks after your reservation is re-confirmed. After two weeks, we are unable to make changes to the invoice.
Paper tickets will not be issued for schools. Ushers are provided a list of reservations and names/numbers will be checked at the door.
Please consider your confirmation email as notice that your seats are reserved. We will contact you and list shows as sold out if your ticket order cannot be processed.
If you are a Title 1 School, your students qualify for free tickets and transportation. For Title I Schools, the Charleston Gaillard Center Education and Community Program fully funds bus transportation to the Gaillard and back.
Title I School Transportation Guide
Transportation arrangements can be made with your school’s preferred bus carrier. We will reimburse the school directly for the transportation cost. Please send the final invoice directly to the Gaillard at wgreen@gaillardcenter.org.
Transportation arrangements can also be made with Coastal Bus Line. Visit coastalbusline.com and click Book Now. Indicate in your destination box you are a Title One School.
*Please note that there will be no lunch stops.
If the Charleston Gaillard Center is funding your transportation and you decide to cancel the buses, the Gaillard and your preferred bus carrier must receive an email cancellation thirty (30) days prior to the performance with a confirmed response from the Gaillard. If you do not send a cancellation notice within the guidelines your school will be sent the $500 invoice and payment for those buses will be the responsibility of the school.
Buses drop off schools at the Charleston Gaillard Center entrance on George Street. A Gaillard representative will be present to greet schools as they arrive and instruct buses where to park. At the end of the performance, students are dismissed by school and file out to George Street to board their bus.
For GPS directions, the address is: 2 George Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Both of the primary entrances on the George St. and Calhoun St. sides are handicap accessible and lead into the shared lobby space between the Martha and John M. Rivers Performance Hall.
There are handicap accessible elevators located in close proximity to either entrance. In the Performance Hall lobby, elevators are located to the north and south. Ushers will be present to assist anyone with accessibility needs.
Handicap accessible restrooms can be found on every floor and centrally adjacent to each of the facilities’ patron areas.
If you have an attendee in need of ADA accommodations such as wheelchair seating, American Sign Language, service animal seating or a sensory-free space, please email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org or call (843) 579-6458.
We have partnered with KultureCity to make all events within the Martha and John M. Rivers Performance Hall sensory inclusive. KultureCity is a leading non-profit recognized nationwide for using their resources to revolutionize and effect change in the community for those with sensory needs; not just those with Autism. Sensory bags, equipped with noise canceling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards and weighted lap pads will also be available to all guests who may feel overwhelmed by the environment.
Sensory-friendly performance:
- The house lights will remain dimmed during the performance, not completely off
- Smaller audience size
- Social stories provided prior to performance
- Intense lighting and loud sound effects reduced
- Adjustments will be made to the script and acting to maximize comprehension of the story
- A quiet area is available for patrons who need to take a break
- The performance hall is relaxed and inclusive, where patrons feel comfortable during the performance, freely enter or exit the theater during the performance, and speak openly
- Ushers/house managers will be on hand to assist with patron needs
- Tablets/phones are permitted to assist non-verbal patrons
- Headphones are welcome and available upon request
- Assisted Listening Devices (ALD’s) available
- American Sign Language available and must be pre-arranged by contactingwgreen@gaillardcenter.org no less than two weeks prior to the performance
- KultureCity sensory inclusive bags available upon request
All educational performances:
- A quiet area is available for patrons who need to take a break
- The performance hall is relaxed and inclusive, where patrons feel comfortable during the performance, freely enter or exit the theater during the performance, and speak openly
- Ushers/house managers will be on hand to assist with patron needs
- Tablets/phones are permitted to assist non-verbal patrons
- American Sign Language available and must be pre-arranged by contacting wgreen@gaillardcenter.org no less than two weeks prior to the performance
- Headphones are welcome and also available upon request
- Assisted Listening Devices (ALD’s) available upon request
- KultureCity sensory inclusive bags available upon request
What Do You Do With a Problem
October 5–6 | 11:00am
CD–Grade 3
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
About the Performance
A dance theatre adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller by Kobi Yamada, What Do You Do With a Problem? is a powerful story for all ages about a child facing a persistent problem. At first, the problem feels overwhelming, growing larger the more it’s ignored. But when the child bravely confronts it, the problem reveals unexpected possibilities. This moving production invites audiences to see challenges in a new light—reminding us that within every problem may lie a hidden opportunity… and a chance to discover something meaningful about ourselves.
This world premiere production debuted in June 2025. It was made possible with commissioning support from the TYA Tour Development Collective, with contributions from Des Moines Performing Arts, Dayton Live, Playhouse Square, Gogue Performing Arts Center, Zoellner Arts Center, Midwest Trust Center, and Wharton Center for Performing Arts.
Adapted with permission from the book WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A PROBLEM?
Written by Kobi Yamada; illustrated by Mae Besom
Published by Compendium, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Copyright © 2016 by Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.
Choreographed by the company’s Founder and Executive/Artistic Director Bill Wade, in collaboration with the cast.
Original score by Jeremy Allen
Narrated by Dee Perry
Scenic design by Ian Petroni and Jenny Hitmar Shankland
Costumes by Sue Berry
Original Lighting Design by Brydon Lidle
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
Black Violin
October 15 | 11:00am
All Ages
Sign Up | SOLD OUT
Sold out. Waitlist is full.
About the Performance
Two-time Grammy-nominated Black Violin is an innovative fusion of classical sounds and hip-hop beats. This groundbreaking duo features Kev Marcus on violin and Wil Baptiste on viola and vocals who combine their classical training and hip-hop influences to create a distinctive sound described as “classical boom.” They have boldly merged centuries of music, uniting audiences with a message of hope and illustrating creativity and determination for the next generations. Black Violin transports audiences to a place where Mozart, Marvin Gaye, and Kendrick Lamar harmoniously coexist in immersive sound.
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
- Hip Hop Groove
- Create Your Own Guitar
- Hip Hop Pop Art
- Blackout Poetry
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
Velveteen, A New Musical
November 16–17 | 10:30am and 1:00pm*
*November 17 at 1pm Sensory-friendly Performance
CD–Grade 3
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
November 16 at 10:30am & 1:00pm; November 17 at 1:00pm – Tickets still available
November 17 at 10:30am – Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
All performances – Tickets available
About the Performance
Inspired by the beloved book, this new magical musical Velveteen introduces us to Lulu, her gran, her beloved toys, and a nest of legendary rabbits. Lulu confronts big change, having just moved in with her Gran. To make things a little more comfortable, Gran gives her a velveteen rabbit—just like the one her mom had. Velveteen and Lulu form a special bond, making some of the other toys jealous and leaving Velveteen wishing he could live outside with the “real” rabbits he meets through the window. As Lulu grows up, Velveteen ultimately finds a sense of belonging, discovering the power of love and what it means to be Real.
Placing a hundred-year-old story in the modern day, the production brings magic and transformation to life onstage with a visionary set and playful costumes. Join us for an enchanted retelling of a timeless tale that will resonate across generations. Velveteen—at times thoughtful, playful at others—is an uplifting story about the importance of being your authentic self.
Music and Lyrics by Molly Andrews-Hinders
Libretto by Molly Andrews-Hinders & Ananias Dixon
Additional Written Materials by Daniel Hahn & Treva Offutt
Orchestration and Musical Transcription by Matthew Dolan
Director: Joanna May Cullinan
Assistant Director: Ananias J. Dixon
Music Director: Anthony Trifiletti
Stage Manager: Tyree Franklin
Assistant Stage Manager: Kenedy Brooks
Choreographer: Jailyn Sherell Harris
Set Designer: Ian Petroni
Lighting Designer: Jeremy Benjamin
Costume Designer: Inda Blatch-Geib
Puppet Designer: Lady Bats Puppets
Props Master: Venchise Phillips
Producer: Daniel Hahn
Director of Education: Treva Offutt
Director of Production: Penny Zaletel
Line Producer: Molly Andrews-Hinders
Piano: Anthony Trifiletti
Bass: Jason Stebelton
Cello: Olivia Potash
Reeds: RJ Rovito
Drums: Justin Hart
Photo credits: Ben Giulivo & Grace Swank
Lesson Plan
Sensory-Friendly
November 17 at 1:00 PM is a sensory-friendly performance.
Workshop Options
- Design Your Own Toy
- Jumping Rabbit – Book to Ballet
- Soundtrack for a Story
- From Page to Stage – Reader’s Theater
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
Scenes from the Nutcracker
November 30 | 10:30am and 1:00pm
All Ages
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
10:30am – Sold Out
1:00pm – Tickets still available
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
10:30am – Sold Out
1:00pm – Tickets still available
Families of Dance Conservatory of Charleston with participating dancers will have the option to purchase tickets directly through DCC; please do not purchase tickets as an individual through the Gaillard Center. For any questions, please contact info@danceconservatorychs.com.
About the Performance
Scenes from the Nutcracker, presented in partnership with Dance Conservatory of Charleston, is a condensed version of the Russian Nutcracker Ballet where students perform for students in the retelling of this timeless tale.
Support for this program is made possible by generous donors who have committed time and resources to the Charleston Gaillard Center’s Dance Initiative.
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
- Music Listening Abstract Art
- Ballet Storytime
- Reader’s Theater
- Spinning Ballet Dancers Art
- Hip Hop Nutcracker
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
If Beale Street Could Talk, book by James Baldwin, presented by Literature to Life (In the Speigeltent)
December 9–11* | 10:00am
High School/College
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
December 9 – Tickets still available
December 10 & 11 – Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
All performances – Tickets still available
About the Performance
If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin’s story of a family’s fight for justice in a society where institutional discrimination has the power to destroy lives—a theme that resonates today with audiences from all walks of life.
The Story
Young lovers Tish and Fonny discover they are having a baby after Fonny is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. Racing against time, their families come together to attempt to clear Fonny’s name and bring him home from jail before the baby comes. A story that remains disturbingly poignant sixty years after it was first published, James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk is about abiding love in the face of injustice.
Based on the novel If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin, Copyright ©1974
Lesson Plan
Bill Blagg: Science of Magic
January 11–12 | 10:30am and 1:00pm
Grades 1–5
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
10:30am – Sold out
1pm – Tickets still available
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
January 11 & 12 at 1pm – Tickets still available
About the Performance
Created by Bill Blagg, Milwaukee, WI
For centuries magicians have used scientific principles to make people levitate in mid-air and vanish in the blink of an eye. Illusionist Bill Blagg’s one-of-a-kind educational experience, The Science of Magic, takes students on a rare, never-before-seen journey “behind the scenes” of the magic world. Students will discover firsthand how magicians use science to create their illusions!
Lesson Plan
Littlest Cove
(In the Gaillard’s ballroom)
January 20–21 | 10:00am* and 12:00pm
Ages 3–6
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
January 21 at 12pm – Tickets still available
All other performances – Waitlist only for groups
About the Performance
An immersive discovery play by Treehouse Shakers for the very young. The Littlest Cove is full of wonder, visuals and tactile interactive experiences. The play follows the lives of 3 unusual creatures, who reside on the edge of a small coastal inlet, off of an island, that no one in the entire world has ever discovered before. Audiences soon discover that they too, are a part of this enchanting world and are immersed in the storytelling through play, exploration and community interactions with the set, props and performers.
Creative Team
Conceived, Written & Directed by Mara McEwin
Costumes & Props Patti Gilstrap
Original Composition Anthony Rizzo
Scenic Design Jung Griffin
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
Jazz Day for Kids
February 1–2 | 11:00am
K–Grade 6
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
February 1 – Tickets still available
February 2 – Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
Both performances – Tickets still available
About the Performance
Jazz Day for Kids is an annual program presented by Charleston Jazz, in partnership with the Gaillard Center’s Education and Community Program. This interactive concert features the Charleston Jazz Express led by Maestro Robert Lewis and Grammy-winner Charlton Singleton, Gaillard Center Artist-in-Residence Emeritus. Designed for kindergarten through middle school students, this highly engaging performance will have students riveted to the stage as they sing and clap along, while learning about jazz history and exploring the rhythms and sounds of various instruments. They will experience the magic of how the musicians come together through teamwork to form the big band sound.
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
PULSE
March 8–9 | 11:00am
Grades 2–6
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
About the Performance
PULSE is a wondrous journey on, in, and with our living planet—a planet whose pulse is everywhere around us. From the cycle of the seasons to the heartbeat of an elephant or from a drop of water’s journey to the magical thump on your wrist, we all dance the beat, to the pulse, of our world.
Company | E will set your imagination alight in a world premiere production filled with dance, music, and storytelling. Hailed by The Washington Post as “a brave and talented troupe willing to take risks,” Company | E returns to present another unique, cutting-edge story for young audiences.
Commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Theater for Young Audiences.
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
- Creating Music for Dance
- Nature Art
- Poem Tableaus
- Pulse of Dance: Fractions and Beats
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
The Orchestra Moves
(Gaillard) March 16–17 | 11am
(Summers Corner) March 18 | 10:30am & 12:15pm
Grades 3–5
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
March 16 & 17 at 11am, & March 18 at 12:15pm – Tickets still available
March 18 at 10:30 am – Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
All performances – Tickets still available
About the Performance
In partnership with Carnegie Hall and the Gaillard Center, the Charleston Symphony presents Link Up: The Orchestra Moves, a music education program and concert for students in grades 3–5. The nearly 3,000 Lowcountry students participating in this program will study the curriculum in class and then attend a highly engaging culminating concert where they sing and play recorders with the orchestra from their seats.
Please note: you must attend the mandatory teacher professional development led by Tom Cabaniss on October 12 from 10am to 1pm at Summers Corner. Lunch will be provided.
About the Teacher Professional Development
Thomas Cabaniss, born in Charleston, S.C., received his BA from Yale University and has been a member of the Juilliard faculty since 1998. He has composed for dance, theater, film, and the concert stage. His orchestral compositions include the double piano concerto Double Rainbow, Come to Play, Drumlines, To Make Words Sing, and Away I Fly. His chamber compositions include One Silken Thread (2014), Tiny Bits of Outrageous Love (2012), and Searching for Kristallnacht (2008). Cabaniss’s choral compositions include Celestial Fire (2013), for the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, and Behold the Star (2003). His operas include Denmark Vesey, The Sandman, and Otoyotoy. His dance commissions include The Reclamation, Noise + Speed, It’s All True, and The Short-Cut. He has composed theater scores for Spoleto Festival USA, Yale Repertory Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, Dallas Theater Center, Center Stage Baltimore, Portland Stage Company, Pearl Theater, Primary Stages, Target Margin Theater, and Juilliard Drama. He is the recipient of an Obie Award (1998), a Drama Desk nomination (1998), an ASCAP Foundation Award, and wrote the score for The Lunch Date, an Academy Award-winning short film (1990).
Cabaniss leads the Lullaby Project at Carnegie Hall, serving young parents in shelters, hospitals, and prisons with collaboratively created songs for their children. He served as education director for the New York Philharmonic and music animateur at the Philadelphia Orchestra. He has written articles for Chamber Music magazine and the Teaching Artist Journal. His music is published by Boosey & Hawkes, European American Music, G. Schirmer, MusiCreate Publications. He is a member of ASCAP and an associated artist of Target Margin Theater.
Kodo
March 22 | 11:00am
All Ages
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
Sold out. Waitlist is full.
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
Sold out. Waitlist is full.
About the Performance
Exploring the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese drum, the taiko, Kodo is forging new directions for a vibrant living art-form. In Japanese the word “Kodo” conveys two meanings: Firstly, “heartbeat,” the primal source of all rhythm. The sound of the great taiko is said to resemble a mother’s heartbeat as felt in the womb, and it is no myth that babies are often lulled asleep by its thunderous vibrations. Secondly, read in a different way, the word can mean “children of the drum,” a reflection of Kodo’s desire to play the drums simply, with the heart of a child. Since the group’s debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981, Kodo has given over 3700 performances on all five continents, spending about a third of the year overseas, a third touring in Japan and a third rehearsing and preparing new material on Sado Island.
Lesson Plan
Billy Goats Gruff & Other Tales
April 12–13 (Gaillard), 15–16 (Summers Corner)
10:30am and 12:30pm*
*April 13 at 12:30 PM is a sensory-friendly performance.
Ages 3–Grade 2
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
All performances – Tickets still available
About the Performance
Created by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s newest production, Billy Goats Gruff and Other Tales, presents a fresh and engaging reimagining of three cherished children’s stories—Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Filled with adventure, humor, and heroism, the story follows a brave raccoon and clever mouse who are on a journey to collect treasure. Along the way, they unknowingly help the goats, bears, and pigs, preventing disaster—without any of the animals ever encountering a true villain. This imaginative retelling seamlessly interweaves three classic tales into a heartwarming adventure that celebrates friendship and courage.
Creative Team
Written by Danny Everson
Director, Set & Puppet Design: Jim Morrow
Music: Chris Luedecke
Sound Design: Joshua Van Tassel
Character Design: Kate Church
Production Manager & Associate Director: Struan Robertson
Lesson Plan
Sensory-Friendly
April 13 at 12:30 PM is a sensory-friendly performance.
Workshop Options
- Crossing the Troll Bridge – Norwegian Halling Dance
- Folktale Sound Effects
- Folktale Animal Puppets
- Folktale Directors – Create Your Own Skit
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
Dance Theatre of Harlem Lecture Demonstration
April 29 | 11:00am
All Ages
Sign Up | For Groups of 10 or More
Waitlist only
Sign Up | Individuals and Groups Fewer Than 10
About the Performance
Dance Theatre of Harlem delights audiences with its signature blend of tradition and innovation. Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, the company embodies Mitchell’s belief that ballet is for everyone, presenting beloved classics, George Balanchine’s neoclassical masterpieces, and daring contemporary works by Artistic Director Robert Garland. With a legacy of artistic excellence, community engagement, and transformative arts education, Dance Theatre of Harlem continues to inspire and empower, showcasing the enduring power of dance to create opportunities for creative expression across generations.
Lesson Plan
Workshop Options
- Music Listening Arts
- Ballet Sculpture Shadows
- Monologue Writing – Arthur Mitchell History
- Ballet Technique: Create Your Own Choreography
A Gaillard core teaching artist can visit your school, at no cost, for a 45- to 60-minute arts-integrated workshop that prepares students for the upcoming performance. Workshop options are detailed in the correlating lesson guides.
Email wgreen@gaillardcenter.org to inquire.
Featured Lesson Guides
Black Music of the Carolinas
Take your students on a powerful journey through time and genre, discovering how Black music has shaped American history and highlighting influential musical innovators from the Carolinas.
Designed to support South Carolina music, social studies, and history standards, this guide is an invaluable resource for both music educators and classroom teachers.
Access the lesson guide HERE.
Setting the Stage
Setting the Stage is a series of behind-the-scenes videos created by the Gaillard’s technical team, offering students an insider’s look at technical careers in the arts and the intersection of creativity and STEAM.
To complement this digital collection, we also offer Behind-the-Scenes Tours for school groups.
To schedule a tour or learn more, please contact us at wgreen@gaillardcenter.org.
Anson Street African Burial Memorial
We encourage educators to explore the Anson Street African Memorial when visiting the Gaillard for a field trip or scheduling a stand alone field trip to explore unmarked burial grounds around the Charleston peninsula.
You will encounter a Kiosk in the Gaillard Lobby while on site with your students.
Access to the lesson guide HERE to support your own curriculum on the Urban Enslaved of Charleston.
In memory of the Gaillard’s first star teacher, Lauren Norberg Coleman
As a beacon of light in and out of the classroom, and a true arts advocate, we bring second graders from Harborview Elementary and Angel Oak Elementary to an educational performance each year at no cost. Lauren taught at both schools, and we are happy to honor her memory and extend her love of the arts to many second graders.