Cast from ‘La Boutique fantasque’ pose ahead of Saturday’s event.
Get ready, set, dance
Astoria School of Ballet
to host kid-friendly
event on Saturday
BY JANAE EASLON
Every year, Astoria School of Ballet excit-
edly waits to share a new performance with
more than 2,000 students in the area.
Because of coronavirus pandemic restric-
tions, something new is afoot for the school,
specially curated for the Astoria Art Walk on
Saturday. Students will have a chance to see
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Astoria School of Ballet’s annual show —
but in an unexpected, fun way.
“We’re doing things diff erently,” said
Margaret Wall, the owner of Astoria School
of Ballet. “The schools have been off ering
students what they call ‘engagement activi-
ties’ for students outside of class time. We’ve
planned an engagement activity for the whole
community … during art walk, we’ll be host-
ing a scavenger hunt downtown, for stu-
dents, families, and any and all that want to
participate.”
Astoria School of Ballet will have char-
acters from its ballet, “La Boutique fan-
3D Theater
Lightship Tour
Gift Store
tasque,” — which translates to “The Fantastic
Toyshop” — posed in various storefront win-
dows downtown.
Participants will get a map with clues, col-
lect stickers when they fi nd a character and
compete to win small prizes. Following the
hunt, Astoria School of Ballet will reveal a
sneak peak of a video of a recent live per-
formance the school did at the Liberty The-
atre. Later that evening, the prerecorded vir-
tual performance of the ballet can be viewed
safely and comfortably from home, Wall said.
“This is a Liberty Theatre and communi-
ty-sponsored event,” Wall said. “We are only
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Astoria School of Ballet performance
3 to 5 p.m. Saturday in downtown Astoria
able to put it on with the support of the Lib-
erty and our wonderful community.”
Access to the link and show will be free
for everyone. Donations will be accepted.
“We really didn’t want people to forget
about ASB and we didn’t want the schools
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