Le Rêve de Clara
The Dance Area students’ show, from our dance school in Geneva. A fairy tale danced in two acts by every class in the school, from the youngest to the oldest.
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2027 · Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva
The whole school on stage
Le Rêve de Clara brings together every Dance Area class, from the Éveil classes (age 5) to the Dance-Study and Sport-Art-Study classes, on the stage of the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices. The choreographies are prepared in class throughout the year, for three performances over the weekend.
When
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2027
Three performances over the two days
Where
Bâtiment des Forces Motrices
Place des Volontaires, Geneva
Tickets
Tickets coming soon
Show times and ticketing will be announced later
The story
On the evening of her fifteenth birthday, Clara receives a gift from her uncle, Mr Drosselmeyer, a toymaker and magician. At midnight, everything comes to life. So begins a journey to the kingdom of the world’s sweets.
Act I. Clara’s birthday
The party
The guests arrive and the house fills with music and laughter. Mr Drosselmeyer hands out presents, performs magic tricks, and everyone dances for Clara’s fifteenth birthday. Then the guests leave and the house falls quiet again. Clara, however, cannot sleep.
Midnight and the battle
She creeps back downstairs to find her present. The great clock strikes, dancing mice invade the living room, and the toys come to life. The biscuits grow, and Fritz’s hat and sword spring to life in the hands of a soldier, soon joined by a whole army of toys. Facing them stands the gigantic Rat King. As the chaos spreads, Clara steps in: with one blow of her pointe shoe, she knocks him out.
The snowy forest
Silence returns. Small lights appear in the distance: gentle, glowing forest creatures come to find Clara and guide her through the snow-covered fir trees. At the end of the path, the Snow Queen awaits her. In the shadows, Mr Drosselmeyer keeps watch.
“Clara then realises that her adventure is only just beginning.”
Act II. The kingdom of the world’s sweets
Sweets of the world
The Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara into a world of colour and music. Tea, chocolate and coffee, the Russian dancers, the mirlitons with their little flutes, the children with tambourines, then the Flowers: each people brings its own dances, music and traditions.
The real treasure
Around Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her little apprentice fairies pass on to the children of the world a message of kindness, respect and sharing. Clara understands that the treasure of her journey is the people she has met, the music and the dance. Somewhere, quietly, Mr Drosselmeyer smiles.
Getting everything ready for 24 April
Registration, rehearsals, costumes and volunteering: everything families need to know is just below.
For families
Practical information for students and their parents.
Registration required before 25 October 2026
Register using the link you received by email. The same form also lets you offer your help as a volunteer.
Pre-dress rehearsals
The choreographies are prepared during class. The pre-dress rehearsals, for staging and the finale, take place on the dates below. Students are not called every day, nor necessarily for the whole day: please keep these dates free, the exact times for each class will follow by email.
6 and/or 7 March 2027
Rue du Tir gym, a 2-minute walk from the school
20 and/or 21 March 2027
Rue du Tir gym
17 and/or 18 April 2027
Rue du Tir gym
21 to 23 April 2027
Bâtiment des Forces Motrices · exact dates and times to follow
Good to know
- Éveil (age 5) and Initiation (ages 6–7) classes: two of the three performances.
- Preparatory 8, Classical 1-2-3-4, Teen Intermediate (Ado Moyen) and Teen Inter (Ado Inter) classes: all three performances.
- Dance-Study and Sport-Art-Study classes: all three performances.
- Students commit to taking part in both the Saturday and Sunday shows.
- Regular attendance at classes from November is essential.
- Pre-dress rehearsals are compulsory. Any exceptional absence must be excused and justified to the office by email.
A financial contribution is requested for costumes. Outfits that can be reused for class or everyday wear are given back to the students. Details will be shared later.
To help the show run smoothly, we are looking for volunteers for:
- making or finishing costumes and accessories;
- getting the children ready and looking after them before and during the shows and rehearsals.
To offer your help, use the show registration form.
The exact performance times and ticketing will be announced later.
Photos: Grégory Batardon, school show, June 2026.
