What to expect
Attendees will have the opportunity to watch live dance, theater, music and comedic performances by the following organizations:
- Plano Metropolitan Ballet
- Garage Arts Project
- North Texas Performing Arts
- Chamberlain Ballet
- Plano Symphony Orchestra
- Dallas Asian American Orchestra
- Plano Community Band
- Rover Dramawerks
- Plano Comedy Festival
- Outcry Theatre
- Plano Community Band Clarinet Chorus
- Plano International Festival
- Children's Chorus of Collin County
- Legacy of Harmony
- Plano Civic Chorus
New this year is a family friendly, 45 minute Children's Matinee at 2:30 p.m., with free hands-on art activities at 2 p.m. by ArtCentre of Plano, Plano Art Association, and Plano Symphony Orchestra.
The set up
Performers include professional adult musicians to youth performers presenting contemporary dance, ballet, cultural dances, musical theater selections, choral performances, a local comic and scenes from plays.
The event is underwritten by the Renuka and Hari Vasudevan Foundation.
Why it matters
Sara Egelston Akers, Founder of Plano Children's Theatre said in an email that this event allows North Texas families to see the breadth and diversity of visual and performing arts in Plano.
Quote of note
“This year's performances are dedicated to the loving memory of Betty Muns, whose legacy of service to the Plano art community is an inspiration to us all,” Akers said.
- Aug. 17, 2:30 p.m. (children’s matinee), 7 p.m. (evening performance)
- Matinee $12, evening performance $22
- The Courtyard Theatre, 1509 H Ave, Plano
- collaborativeartsofplano.org
