School-Time Performances

Dig Up! A Dinosaur Expedition – 10 AM – SOLD OUT

STEMmersive creates immersive, interactive theatrical experiences for young audiences and their families. Their shows combine STEM exploration with imaginative play, leading audiences through a series of hands-on learning activities and breathtaking 360-degree performances. This brand-new performance sends audiences back in time to dig up fossils, explore paleontology, and learn more about dinosaurs.The experience is divided … Read more

Wabanaki Stories 2026 – 12 PM

Co-Commissioned with Akomawt Educational Initiative & Portland OvationsThe land and waters known as Maine have been home to Wabanaki People for over 12,000 years. Returning for its third year as a School-Time Performance after demand from educators, this vibrant production of Wabanaki stories and music spotlights six Wabanaki artists coming from several different nations and … Read more

Wabanaki Stories 2026 – 10 AM – SOLD OUT

Co-Commissioned with Akomawt Educational Initiative & Portland OvationsThe land and waters known as Maine have been home to Wabanaki People for over 12,000 years. Returning for its third year as a School-Time Performance after demand from educators, this vibrant production of Wabanaki stories and music spotlights six Wabanaki artists coming from several different nations and … Read more

“Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster”

This performance is now sold out! Please email Elizabeth Schildkret at eschildkret@portlandovations.org if you’re interested in joining the wait list. Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just…isn’t. Then Leonardo finds Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world and is faced with a decision: scare the … Read more

The Peking Acrobats

Defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility and control — The Peking Acrobats push the limits of human ability. Daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs. Incredible trick-cycling. Precision juggling. Awe-inspiring tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics. Rich pageantry. With a time-honored tradition rooted in centuries of Chinese history and folk art, The Peking Acrobats … Read more

CANCELLED – Les Ballets Africains

Formed by distinguished Guinean choreographer, Keita Fodeba in 1952 and recognized as the National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea, Les Ballets Africains brings their inimitable blend of traditional dance, music, and storytelling to Portland. Featuring striking demonstrations of spectacle, acrobatics, comedy and drama, Les Ballets Africains thrills audiences with the multilayered intensity of … Read more

Recycled Percussion – LOW TICKET WARNING

Unique and energetic “junk rock” band, Recycled Percussion have been making rock-n-roll music from recycled materials for 20 years. The band gained national fame with their groundbreaking performances on America’s Got Talent, later becoming one of the most successful acts on the Las Vegas strip. Using everyday objects like power tools, ladders, buckets, and trash … Read more

“Maddi’s Fridge”

Maddi and Sofia are best friends. They live in the same neighborhood, go to the same school, and play in the park together. Maddi is really good at climbing the rock wall, while Sofia is a fast runner. One day Sofia discovers that Maddi has no food in her fridge at home, but Maddi makes … Read more

Russell Kaback: 25044 – At Maine Jewish Museum

Maine-based artist and educator, Russell Kaback tells a true story based on the life of his grandfather Szyjek Magier (SHEE-yek MAG-er), a Jewish Polish teenager survived four years in Nazi labor and concentration camps during World War II in this poignant one-man musical. Presented in Kaback’s unique theatrical storytelling style weaving together original songs, guitar, … Read more

CONTRA-TIEMPO: “joyUS justUS” – CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW

The February 6 School-Time Performance of CONTRA-TIEMPO has been cancelled due to incoming snow and school cancellations. A Portland Ovations staff member will be in touch about your reservations. Bold, multilingual Los-Angeles–based activist dance theater company, CONTRA-TIEMPO draws on salsa, Afro-Cuban, hip-hop, and contemporary dance combined with text and original music to create an original … Read more