Scarlet and Gray Family Day

Join the Wexner Center and BalletMet for an exciting day of dance, music, and artmaking with Ohio State atheletes and cheerleaders, dancers from Ohio State, BalletMet, and YouthMet, plus members of the OSU and Walnut Ridge High School marching bands.

You'll celebrate Ohio State's school colors, scarlet and gray, and explore the connections between dance and sports. Enjoy performances by dancers from BalletMet, YouthMet, and Ohio State. Learn moves from Ohio State football players, cheerleaders, Brutus Buckeye, and BalletMet dancers (including Nuthead from The Nutcracker). Plus you can visit a marching band petting zoo, try on dance costumes, and make your own art to take home.

Wear your sports uniform or dance costumeÛor come decked out in scarlet and gray!

SCHEDULE

Performances on Mershon Stage

1 pm: YouthMet
BalletMetÌs dynamic multiethnic dance ensemble performs the classic jazz work Solidarity, Kris WorldÌs Read Matthew 11:1, and a brand new piece inspired by athletics.

3 pm: BalletMet
BalletMet and OSU dancers perform excerpts from Susan HadleyÌs Across the Field, Harrison McEldowneyÌs DanceSport, and David NixonÌs Gershwin Dances.

Ongoing Activities: Noon-3 pm

Discovery Tour: Registration Desk
Learn about movement of all kinds Ûfrom sports to danceÛon a self-guided tour with a prize for every child who completes the tour!

Movement Workshops: Performance Space
OSU athletes and cheerleaders, YouthMet! dancers, Brutus Buckeye, BalletMetÌs Nuthead, and members of the OSU and Walnut Ridge High School marching bands teach you moves that make magic!

Costume Drama!: Mershon Lobby
Try on a real ballet costume and enhance your costume with fantastic face-painting compliments of BalletMet docents!

Movement Sculpture: Caf»
Create your own bent-wire sculpture with a costume inspired by sports, dance, or your imagination! Artist Michelle Porreca guides your creativity.

Marching Band Instrument Petting Zoo: Film/Video Theater
Meet members of the OSU and Walnut Ridge High School marching bands and experience their instruments up close and personal.