Embodied Threads · The Repertoire
Adapted for the Stage
Beloved stories, reimagined as ballets — forty-five minutes to an hour, tailored for children and performed by children. Creativity, community, and compassion, given a stage.
Bringing Stories to Life
Each year, we take a familiar tale — a story the children already love — and transform it into a magical ballet experience, blending storytelling with the artistry of dance. The familiarity is the point: when a child already knows the story, they are free to discover what their body can say about it.
And the performances do not end at the theater. Our young dancers carry their ballets into the community — to local nursing homes, schools, and other cherished spaces — bringing joy where it is needed and learning, early, that art is something you give.
A story the children already love,
told in the language they are learning:
the body.
The Productions
Entering Fantasia
This Season · 2026 An adaptation of The Neverending StoryThe Greatest Showman
2025Sentiments: A Journey Inside
2024 The emotions, danced from withinTrolls
2022Alice in Wonderland
2021Peter Pan
2017The Jungle Book
2016The Little Mermaid
2015The Velveteen Rabbit
2014Charlotte's Web
2013The Lorax
2012The Wizard of Oz
2011Through these ballets, we nurture young dancers,
enrich our community — and remember
the joy that storytelling and dance bring to life.

