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Student Matinee

Free to public schools, The Soraya Student Matinee Series presents international and local artists to K-12 students throughout the San Fernando Valley. Up to 1,200 students attend each performance, most of whom attend Title 1 schools and count The Soraya as their first professional performing arts experience. The Soraya sends educators a Study Guide for each matinee performance crafted to link with curriculum offered in the classroom.

We are delighted to present the 2023 Soraya Arts Education, generously sponsored by The Green Foundation.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Dr. Anthony Cantrell. To secure your school’s spot and join us for these unforgettable shows, please complete the form below.

 

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Update: We are pleased to inform you that all student matinees for the Season 2023-24 have reached full capacity. If you wish to be added to our student matinee waitlist, kindly contact Dr. Anthony Cantrell at anthony.cantrell@csun.edu.

Your remarkable enthusiasm and steadfast support for these performances have truly warmed our hearts. To our esteemed educators who regrettably couldn’t secure a reservation, we encourage you to connect with our Ticket Office at (818)-677-3000 for a reduced rate applicable to one of the shows featured in our current season.

Upcoming Matinees

Savion Glover

FULLY BOOKED

Dazzling rhythm and choreography from one of the titans of tap.

Friday, October 6 | 10AM & 12PM (60 minute performance each)

Grades K-12 | Great Hall

Hip Hop Nutcracker

FULLY BOOKED

A re-mixed version of the classic mashing hip-hop dance and Tchaikovsky’s music.

Wednesday and Thursday, November 8 & 9 | 10AM – 12PM (Note: this is a full-length matinee with a 2hr. running time)

Grades K-12 | Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

Nochebuena

FULLY BOOKED

It’s Christmastime in Mexico with powerful Mariachi and vibrant Folklórico dancing.

Wednesday, November 29 | 10AM & 12PM (60 minute performance each.)

Grades K-12 | Great Hall

Diavolo: Architecture in Motion: Existencia

FULLY BOOKED

A new dance work memorializing the 30th Anniversary of the Northridge earthquake.

Thursday, January 18 | 10AM & 12PM (60 minute performance each)

Grades 3-12 | Great Hall

Booker T. Jones

FULLY BOOKED

Grooving on the Hammond B3 organ celebrating 60 years of “Green Onions”.

Friday, February 2 | 11AM (60 minute performance)

Grades 5-12 | Great Hall

Delfeayo Marsalis

FULLY BOOKED

The best of New Orleans Jazz just in time for Mardi Gras.

Wednesday, February 7 | 11AM (60 minute performance)

Grades 3 – 12 | Great Hall

STUDENT MATINEE HIGHLIGHTS

Explore our Highlights page, a journey from our students’ first live performance to nurturing young talents for grand stages like The Soraya. Relive incredible matinees and school performances that shape our artistic story, celebrating cherished memories while inspiring a spectacular future.

 

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Past Student & Master Classes

2018-19 Student Matinee

Soweto Gospel Choir

Inspirational African gospel music from South Africa’s most heavenly voices.

Mon., October 8, 2018 | 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles

The nation’s premier Mexican folk dance company.

Thu., December 6, 2018 | 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

Generously sponsored by Shari Tarver-Behring and John Behring

LA Opera’s The Magic Dream

Presenting the new production of The Magic Dream, a celebration of Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

Thu., January 17, 2019 | 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades 1-5) | Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

JazzReach

Nationally acclaimed Jazz educators promoting a deeper appreciation and awareness of our truly American art form.

Wed., January 23, 2019 | 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

10:00AM — Big Drum / Small World (Grades 3-6)
12:00PM — She Said / She Says: The History and Status of Women in Jazz (Grades 6-12) Great Hall

Generously sponsored by US Bank Foundation

1776 (Invited Dress Rehearsal)

McCoy Rigby Entertainment’s production of the celebrated musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Thu., February 7, 2019 | Time: TBD

(Grades 9-12) | Great Hall

Martha Graham Dance Company (Invited Dress Rehearsal) The EVE Project

The Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates Women’s history with a program choreographed by women, featuring female protagonists, and including “Chronicle,” Graham’s unforgettable 1936 anti-war masterpiece.

Fri., March 1, 2019 | Time: TBD

(Grades 9-12) | Great Hall

Silkroad Ensemble

Silkroad creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world.

Mon., April 29, 2019 | 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades 4-12) | Great Hall

Generously sponsored by Rosalyn Berg and Neal M. Berg ’80

Sonia De Los Santos

Sonia De Los Santos’s musical story highlights the messages of joyful community music making and cultural bridge building to inspire and excite children and grown-ups of all backgrounds.

Mon., May 6, 2019 | 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades 1-5) | Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

2018-19 Master Class Series

Tangueros del Sur

Fri., November 16 ,2018

Eden Espinosa

Fri., November 30th, 2018

Canadian Brass

Tue., December 11, 2018

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

Fri., January 18, 2019

Tempesta di Mare Baroque Players

Thu., February, 14, 2019

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Thu., March 7, 2019

Christian McBride

Fri., April 26, 2019

 

2017-18 Student Matinee

DIAVOLO: Architecture in Motion

The Veterans Project

Thursday November 9, 2017 | Time: 12PM

(Grades 9-12) | Great Hall

The Sachal Ensemble

Pakistani musicians play iconic songs from the East to the West.

Tuesday November 14, 2017  12PM (1hr.)

(Grades 6-12) | Great Hall

Leilah Broukhim

Elegant and pure flamenco

Monday January 22, 2018 12PM (1hr.)

(Grades 3-12) | Great Hall

 

Step Afrika! Migration: Reflections of Jacob Lawrence

Dance performance based on Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series paintings

Thursday February 8, 2018 10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades 6-12) | Great Hall

 

Jabber by Marcus Youssef

A play that challenges stereotypes of adolescence and the Middle East

Wednesday March 7, 2018  10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades 9-12) | Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

Generously sponsored by Christi K. Robinson

 

Yamato—Drummers of Japan Chousensha—The Challengers

Monday March 12, 2018  10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

Generously sponsored by Dr. Raul Ruiz

 

Mexico’s Past and Present: A Cultural Journey

An interactive arts program that showcases the vast cultural expression of our neighbor to the south

Friday May 4, 2018  10AM & 12PM (each 1hr.)

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

Generously sponsored by Latino Educational Fund 

 

2016-17 Student Matinee

Drums of India

The heartbeat of ancient India

Thursday October 6, 2016 | 11AM

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

 

Reyna de Los Angeles

America’s first all-female mariachi ensemble

Thursday Monday, October 17, 2016 | 11AM 

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

 

Ragamala

Impeccable and incandescent South Indian classical dance

Thursday Friday, October 28, 2016 | 11AM

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

 

Ragamala

Impeccable and incandescent South Indian classical dance

Thursday Friday, October 28, 2016 | 11AM

(Grades K-12) | Great Hall

 

LA Opera's Figaro's American Adventure

Original children’s opera based on Rossini’s Barber of Seville

Friday January 20, 2017 | 9:30AM & 11:30AM

(Grades 1-5) | Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

 

JazzReach

Two educational programs focused on the history of Jazz and the Blues

Thursday February 2, 2017
9:30AM — The Blues program: Yes, Indeed

(Grades 4-8) Great Hall

11:30AM — Jazz program: Stolen Moments: The Frist 100 Years of Jazz

(Grades 6-12) Great Hall

 

The Nile Project

Inspiring music from the 11 Nile Basin countries

Friday February 24, 2017 | 9:30AM & 11:30AM

(Grades 5-12) |
Great Hall

Sponsored by Shari Tarver-Behring and John Behring

 

 

Taj Express

The Bollywood musical Revue

Thursday April 20, 2017 | 9:30AM & 11:30AM

(Grades 5-12) |
Great Hall

Sponsored by Carolyn C. Powers

 

 

2016-17 Master Classes

Kelli O'Hara

Tony-Award winning Broadway star

Friday October 14, 2016

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The nation’s premiere repertory company for chamber music

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

 

The Manhattan Transfer with Take 6

Two of the most acclaimed vocal groups in pop music

Thursday, February 9, 2017

 

Maria Schneider

Multi-Grammy winning composer and Big Band leader

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

 

 

The Nile Project

Inspiring music from the 11 Nile Basin countries

Thursday, February 23, 2017

 

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

America’s most revered contemporary ballet company

Friday, March 3, 2017

 

Martha Graham Dance Company

“One of the seven wonders of the artistic universe”

Friday, March 12, 2017

 

2015-16 Student Matinee

Diavolo/Architecture in Motion—

L’Espace du Temps with post-show Q&A

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 | 11AM

(Grades 6-12) | Great Hall

Harlem Quartet

“A new attitude to classical music”

Friday, November 6, 2015 | 11AM

(Grades 6-12) | Great Hall

Leilah Broukhim

Elegant and pure flamenco

Thursday, November 19, 2015 | 11AM & 1PM

(Grades 3-12) | Great Hall

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

All-male a capella singing group from South Africa

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | 11AM

(Grades 1-12) | Great Hall

LA Opera’s The Prospector

Puccini’s opera reimagined for children

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 | 9:30AM & 11:30AM

(Grades 1-5) | Plaza del Sol

Ballet Folklorico Mexicano

A Kaleidoscope of Mexican Culture

Monday, February 1, 2016 | 11:00AM

(Grades 1-12) | Great Hall

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