Thu, Dec 03
|Kreeger Auditorium, Bender JCC
Special Event: Sensory-Friendly Dress Rehearsal - A Winter's Eve, Clara's Magical Journey
A free, sensory-friendly dress-reheasal for anyone with neurodivergent or sensory needs. Experience in a low-stakes, comfortable, accepting way our performance featuring ballet, contemporary dance, and traditional Indian, Israeli, and Bolivian dance!
Time & Location
Dec 03, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Kreeger Auditorium, Bender JCC, 6125 Montrose Rd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
About the event
This event is by invitation only. Questions? Email: Contact@riverworksart.org
Essence Studios at Riverworks presents their Final Dress Rehearsal of A Winter's Eve, Clara's Magical Journey - a two-act story designed for families that blends storytelling, cultural exploration, and classical ballet into an accessible holiday experience for audiences of all ages. Celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, and Dia De Reyes with ballet, contemporary dance, and traditional Indian, Israeli, and Bolivian dance!
This showing in an opportunity for anyone with neurodivergent or sensory needs to experience a performance in a low-stakes, comfortable, accepting way. Parents and guardians can enjoy the show while attendees are free to vocalize, stand up, dance, walk in the aisles, and come and go at any interval needed. There is no expectation for attendees to remain for the entirety of the performance.
This production is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.