Annual Performance Event
Children’s Creative Project presents a free annual performance event featuring professional touring artists at either the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Arlington Theatre or the Granada Theater for 2000 to 4000 elementary students from Santa Barbara South County schools. During morning school hours, the performances feature performing companies that tour nationally and internationally.
Study guides for classroom teachers are provided prior to the performances to expand the students’ experiences.
The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation’s EdOut and UCSB Arts & Lectures often co-sponsor these events. We are grateful for grants to provide student bus transportation from The Towbes Foundation, the City of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture.
2024 Event – Kids at the Bowl!
As part of a collaborative outreach initiative, the Santa Barbara Bowl and Children's Creative Project partnered to host The Dancing Wheels Company for Kids at the Bowl on Monday, October 1st. A professional, physically integrated dance company that united the talents of dancers with and without disabilities. Children’s Creative Project is committed to arts education and our collaboration with the Santa Barbara Bowl allows initiatives like Kids at the Bowl to happen every year! Over 2,500 students experienced captivating and artistic dances and to receive a message of inclusion and accessibility. Dancing Wheels travels the globe, advocating disability awareness and entertaining 30,000-50,000 people annually.
Children’s Creative Project is committed to arts education and our collaboration with the Santa Barbara Bowl allows initiatives like Kids at the Bowl to happen every year! The Dancing Wheels Company’s performance, important for the cultural appreciation it inspired in students and the arts education it provides, also demonstrates our community’s commitment to collaboration and community. Children’s Creative Project, as a partner to the Bowl and who graciously receives outreach funding to continue our work, stand proud as a collaborative organization that looks for new, innovative ways to further our mission of #artforeverychild.
