New Jersey Ballet’s beloved annual tradition enchants youngsters and grown-ups alike with splendid dancing, eye-popping special effects and a touch of holiday magic, set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score performed live by New Jersey Symphony. Ages 4+
The Miracle Project New Jersey is an evidence-based, groundbreaking, fully inclusive program which helps children and young adults with autism and other special needs build communication and social skills, community, and greater self-esteem though music, acting, dance, acting and storytelling.
This creative dynamic socialization program was founded in 2004 in Los Angeles by Elaine Hall, and was featured in the Emmy award winning HBO documentary AUTISM: The Musical!
MPAC is the only provider of this unique program in New Jersey and was honored with the Morris County Chamber of Commerce Excellence Award for Innovative Programs in 2018 and the New Jersey Cultural Access Network Innovator Award.
Semester Offerings
Miracle Project and Miracle Project Advanced are both offered for 14 weeks in the Fall and Spring Semesters. Our Fall semester runs from mid September through mid January. The Spring semester runs mid January through mid May. Programs include group activities, singing, movement and acting while working toward end of semester performances for family and friends!
Summer Program
We offer a 5 week summer program! Classes meet twice a week for 1.5 hours in the late afternoon! Details and Registration info are typically available in early April.
For questions please contact Education Director Cathy Roy at
croy@mayoarts.org
Peer Mentor Information
Sponsors
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
Major support for The Miracle Project at MPAC is provided by Bruce Jacobs and Ken Levy of Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Additional support for this program is provided by
Pete the Cat (Field Trip)
For Pete the Cat, life is an adventure no matter where you wind up. So the minute the groovy blue cat meets The Biddles, he gets the whole family rocking. That is, except for young Jimmy Biddle, the most organized second grader on planet Earth.
Hero: The Boy From Troy: A New Musical About the Young John Lewis (Field Trip)
Stuck in detention and forced to read a book about Congressman John Lewis, Jayden thinks that history has nothing to teach him. Go on a musical journey through the decades to learn how the heroes in the Civil Rights movement inspired young John Lewis to protest injustice and get into “good trouble.” As John meets Rosa Parks and Dr. King and ultimately becomes a leader and American hero himself, Jayden learns how he too can take a stand.
Stuntboy, In the Meantime (Field Trip)
Portico Reeves has a secret identity that only his best friend Zola knows about. As Stuntboy, he is the superhero who keeps all the other superheroes and his fellow residents of Skylight Gardens safe. Lately, that means protecting Zola from their archnemesis, Herbert Singletary the Worst, learning to tame his own anxiety attacks (the Frets), and trying to keep his parent’s fighting from turning into an Explosion of Great Magnitude.
Curious George: The Golden Meatball
Curious George, the inquisitive monkey of books, movies and the award-winning PBS television show, stars in a brand–new fun-filled musical adventure! On All–You–Can–Eat Meatball Day, George heads to Rome where he enters his friend Chef Pisghetti’s meatballs in the world-famous Golden Meatball Contest, and in the process learns the secret ingredient to cooking!
The Pout-Pout Fish (Field Trip)
Turn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently plastered pout.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! (Field Trip)
It’s not easy being the Pigeon–you never get to do ANYTHING! But when the Bus Driver has a crisis that threatens to make her passengers (gasp!) late, maybe that wily bird CAN do something. With a script written by Mo Willems, the creator of the award-winning “Pigeon” books, and featuring an innovative mix of songs (and feathers), Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! is sure to get everyone’s wings flapping. re
