Update 13-05-2024:
Saturday June 8 – important information!
There will be no general rehearsal on Sunday June 2!
The general rehearsal will take place on Saturday June 8 at the Theater Castellum.
Start time + arrival location
Artist entrance of Castellum (Julianastraat 90, Alphen aan den Rijn)
All students must enter through or be dropped off at the artist entrance.
Teenagers and adults (from classes 13+ and older, and VO3 and VO4): 10 AM
Children (from classes 7+ to 11+): 10.15 AM
End time + departure location
The exit for all students is via the public foyer of Theater Castellum at the front of the theater. Address: Rijnplein 1-3 (also the public entrance for the audience)
After the last performance, all classes will enter the foyer at Rijnplein from backstage between 6:45 PM and 7:00 PM. Parents can wait at the foyer (or outside if you have watched an earlier show) for their child after the show. Adults also leave the building from there.
Parents/audience members are prohibited from coming backstage (before or after the show).
General information about visitor parking (here you can find information about parking at the theater)
Packing list
Everyone will hear from their teacher if and what he/she needs to bring.
In any case, don’t forget:
– dancing shoes (what you will dance in during the show)
– comfortable clothing for in between shows (think of sweatpants with a shirt or a bathrobe)
– make-up is provided, but you may want to use your own make-up (mascara, eyeliner pencil, lipstick and possibly matte powder and blush); this is not necessary for the youngest.
– enough hair elastics (brown/beige/black) and barrettes that are suitable for your hair color
– your own hairbrush/comb
– food and drinks as snacks (note: nothing can be heated up)
– a book/game, something to entertain you for in between the shows
– a crate or bag to store all your personal things/costumes in during the show
Please note: backstage your phone is silent and in your bag. No filming or photographing is allowed behind the scenes with your phone and certainly no posting.
Important!
– All students must be present on time. We cannot not wait for anyone because of a tight schedule and the door closes after 5 minutes.
– If something very important unexpectedly comes up, we can be reached on number: 06-54738200
We are of course not available during the show.
– All students must be picked up on time at the end of the day in the foyer or at the front door, because we have to continue cleaning up and loading the truck.
– Parents and other audience members are not allowed in the artist entrance when the students are brought in and also not backstage at the end, due to safety and overview of the students. We ensure that students are well cared for by their own teacher. The younger students will only go in and out with their teacher.
– Leave valuables such as jewelry and money at home (all jewelry must be taken off!).
– Don’t forget to take of nail polish off your fingers and toes.
– Everything that students take with them (clothing, books, etc.) must be clearly labeled with their name so that nothing can be lost.
– For younger students: make sure your child has your telephone number on a piece of paper in a visible place in their bag.
– Students cannot be picked up in between shows and must therefore be present for the entire (above) time. They participate in the general rehearsal and in both shows!
No one is allowed, due to safety, to leave the building early or in between shows.
– Between performances, all students (regardless of age) cannot go to the audience and must remain behind the scenes at all times.
Sunday June 9 – important information!
SHOW 1
Start time + arrival location show 1
Artist entrance of Castellum (Julianastraat 90, Alphen aan den Rijn)
All students must enter through or be dropped off at the artist entrance.
Start time for students of show 1: 11:00.
End time + departure location show 1
The exit for all students is via the public foyer of Theater Castellum at the front of the theater.
Address: Rijnplein 1-3 (also the public entrance for the audience)
After the show (which will take 75 minutes), all classes will enter the foyer at Rijnplein (around 13:30). Parents wait at the foyer for their child after the show.
Parents and other audience members are prohibited from coming backstage (before or after the show).
SHOW 2
Start time + arrival location show 2
Artist entrance of Castellum (Julianastraat 90, Alphen aan den Rijn)
All students must enter through or be dropped off at the artist entrance.
Start time for students of show 2: 13:30.
End time + departure location show 2
The exit for all students is via the public foyer of Theater Castellum at the front of the theater. Address: Rijnplein 1-3 (also the public entrance for the audience)
After the show (which will take 75 minutes), all classes will enter the foyer at Rijnplein (around 16:00). Parents wait at the foyer for their child after the show.
Parents and other audience members are prohibited from coming backstage (before or after the show).
SHOW 3
Start time + arrival location show 3
Artist entrance of Castellum (Julianastraat 90, Alpen aan den Rijn)
All students must enter or be dropped off here.
Start time for students of show 3: 16:00.
End time + departure location show 3
The exit for all students is via the public foyer of Theater Castellum at the front of the theater. Address: Rijnplein 1-3 (also the public entrance for the audience)
After the show (which will take 75 minutes), all classes will enter the foyer at Rijnplein (around 18:30). Parents wait at the foyer for their child after the show.
Parents and other audience members are prohibited from coming backstage (before or after the show).
General information about visitor parking (here you can find information about parking at the theater)
On Sunday parking on the street and in the parking garage is free!
Packing list
Everyone will hear from their teacher if and what he/she needs to bring extra.
In any case, don’t forget:
– dancing shoes (what you will dance in during the show)
– comfortable clothing for in between (think of sweatpants with a shirt or a bathrobe)
– enough hair elastics (brow/beige/black) and barrettes that are suitable for your hair color
– food and drinks as snacks
– a book/game, something to entertain you
– a crate or bag to store everything in during the show
Important!
– All students must be present on time. We cannot not wait for anyone because of a tight schedule and the door closes after 5 minutes.
– If something very important unexpectedly comes up, we can be reached on number: 06-54738200
We are of course not available during the show.
– All students must be picked up on time at the end of the day in the foyer or at the front door, because we have to continue cleaning up and loading the truck.
– Parents and other audience members are not allowed in the artist entrance when the students are brought in and also not backstage at the end, due to safety and overview of the students. We ensure that students are well cared for by their own teacher. The students will only go in and out when they’re with their teacher.
– Leave valuables such as jewelry and money at home (all jewelry must be taken off!)
– Everything that students take with them (clothing, books, etc.) must be clearly labeled with their name so that nothing can be lost.
– Make sure your child has your telephone number on a piece of paper in a visible place in their bag.
– Students are not allowed, due to safety, to leave the building early.
– Between performances, all students (regardless of age) cannot go to the audience and must remain behind the scenes at all times.
Update 10-04-2024:
We have noticed that there is still some confusion about which group performs in which show. That’s why we list for each show the groups that are performing.
Saturday 8 June
(ALL PERFORMANCES, the whole day!):
Monday
17:00-18:00 commercial 11+ Mats
18:00-19:00 commercial 13+ Mats
19:00-20:00 female commercial 15+ Mats
16:00-17:00 musical 9+ Esther
17:00-18:00 musical 12+ Esther
18:00-19:00 tap kids/teens ①② Esther
19:00-20:00 tap kids/teens ②③ Esther
Tuesday
19:00-20:00 modern tieners/volw. ②③ Marieke
20:00-21:00 modern volw. ①② Marieke
17:00-18:00 ballet 14+ ②③ Daphne
18:00-19:00 spitzen Daphne
19:15-20:15 ballet volw. ①② Daphne
20:15-21:15 ballet volw. ② Daphne
Wednesday
17:45-18:45 ballet 14+ ①② Daphne
20:15-21:30 ballet volw. ③ Daphne
13:30-14:30 song & dance 7+ Elianne
14:30-15:30 hiphop/street 7+ ① Elianne
15:30-16:30 hiphop/street 9+ ① Elianne
19:30-20:30 urban 16+./volw. Elianne
14:30-15:30 ballet 9+ Irina
15:30-16:30 ballet 7+ Irina
16:45-17:45 ballet 12+ Irina
19:00-20:00 broadway jazz 14+ Ken
Thursday
17:00-18:00 hiphop/street 8+ ② Elianne
18:00-19:00 hiphop/street 10+ ② Elianne
19:00-20:00 song & dance 11+ Elianne
20:00-21:00 contemporary 16+/volw.①② Elianne
17:00-18:00 boys class urban Victor
18:00-19:00 hiphop commercial 14+/volw. ② Victor
16:00-17:00 contemporary 8+ Nadine
17:00-18:00 contemporary 10+ Nadine
18:00-19:00 contemporary 14+ ①② Nadine
Saturday
09:45-10:45 act & sing 7+ Esther
10:45-11:45 song & dance 9+ Mats & Esther
10:45-11:45 song & dance 7+ Mats & Esther
Sunday 9 June
(pre-schoolers 1 performance, pre-professional the whole day! ):
show 1 (12:00)
dansmix 4+ of Fleur, Saturday 09:00-09:45
dansmix 5+ of Daphne, Saturday 10:30-11-15
dansmix 4+ of Esther, Wednesday 13:30-14:15
hiphop/street 6+ of Louisa, Saturday 11:15-12:00
show 2 (14:30)
dansmix 4+ of Fleur, Saturday 09:45-10:30
dansmix 5+ of Louisa, Saturday 09:45-10:30
dansmix 6+ of Esther, Wednesday 15:00-15:45
dansmix 5/6 jr. of Louisa, Saturday 09:00-09:45
show 3 (17:00)
dansmix 4+ of Louisa, Saturday 10:30-11:15
dansmix 5+ of Esther, Wednesday 14:15-15:00
dansmix 7+ of Mats, Saturday 09:30-10:30
ballet 6+ of Daphne, Saturday 11:15-12:00
Update 04-04-2024:
It’s almost time. Another 2 months and we will perform with 600 students, adults and kids, for a long weekend in Theater Castellum in Alphen aan den Rijn.
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June.
There will be 2 different performances over these two days, both called de LBTShow.
- On Saturday, June 8, approximately 400 recreational participants aged from 7 years and up (excluding the dance mix 7+ of Mats on Saturdays) will perform for you.
In a very abbreviated version, they take you through the ins and outs of the LBTS from 1984 up untill now. - On Sunday, June 9, our pre-professional classes will perform for you, together with approximately 225 toddlers who are divided into 3 performances.
We use the letters of our LBTS logo as a theme to show you different facets of dance, song and theater.
PERFORMANCE TIMES:
- Saturday June 8: 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM*
*if there is sufficient interest, an extra performance starts at 12:00
All recreational participants aged 7 and up (except for Mat’s dance mix 7+ on Saturday) participate in all performances that Saturday. - Sunday June 9: 12:00, 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM
The pre-educational classes do all performances and the children are divided into 3 shows.*
TICKET SALES:
Ticket sales for this will start next Monday, April 8 at 7:00 PM.
Everyone is welcome and may purchase unlimited tickets.
The day of the performance, ticket sales are not possible at the box office, but they can still be purchased online.
*PLEASE NOTE!: All parents of the children up to 7 years old received an email earlier this evening with the time of the performance in which their child will participate. Read this email first so that you do not buy the wrong tickets for the wrong performance.
Tickets are non-refundable!
The tickets cost €21 and everyone who participates will receive later a link to download the performance recorded by a professional company. The photos are also digitally accessible for free. If you want prints, you can order them from our photographer.
Update 03-04-2024:
June 8, 2024:
It is now known that all members aged 7 and up (except Mats’ dance mix 7+ from Saturday 9:30 AM) will participate on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
June 9, 2024:
All Wednesday’s and Saturday’s dance mix classes (from 4 to 7 years old) from Daphne, Louisa, Fleur and Esther (note: also dance mix 7+ from Mats on Saturday) participate in the (pre-professional) show on Sunday, June 9, 2024.
For June 8:
There are going to be 2 shows (2:30 PM & 5:00 PM) and 1 general rehearsal (12:00 AM) or 3 shows (12:00 AM, 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM).
Whether there are going to be 3 shows depends on the ticket sale that will start in April. If it turns out that a 3rd show is necessary, the general rehearsal will be replaced by an extra show. We will decide that later.
Of course we want everyone to be able to come and watch. The times for the students remain the same in both cases. If there are going to be 3 shows, the general rehearsal will take place on Sunday afternoon, June 2, in a sports hall in Leiden. So keep that date/afternoon free.
In the morning of the first show or general rehearsal, students must be present at the artist entrance of the theater 1.5 to 2 hours in advance (probably 9:15 AM).
The students are ready to leave or be picked up in the downstairs foyer of Theater Castellum half an hour after the last show (about 7:00 PM). So all students participate the whole day!
Exact times and other important matters will follow later (these are indicative times).
For June 9:
There are 3 shows (12:00 AM, 2:30 PM & 5:00 PM).
There is no general* for the 12 dance mix classes. This is too tiring for the children. Of course we will take time to shown them around the stage in the theater.
4 of the dance mix classes participate in each show, so your child needs only to participate in 1 show.
You of course, visit the show in which your child is performing.
Which show your child will participate in, will follow in a separate email as soon as possible.
*There will be a general rehearsal for the VO. This information will follow separately.
We will ask you to hand over your child at the artist entrance of the theater about an hour in advance (exact times will follow). Their teacher will be there, just like at the dance school. You can have a drink in the city and then come back to the theater to see the show. After your child’s show, your child will be delivered to you in the downstairs foyer of Theater Castellum.
For June 8 and 9:
A week before the tickets go on sale, everyone will receive an email so that everyone can get their tickets in time.
The tickets will cost €20 and will only be available via Theater Castellum.
Update 09-11-2023:
Dear (parents of) members,
This year I am running the Leidse Ballet & Theater School for the 40th year. An anniversary year! That means many performances for the entire school.
Our school has 800 members so this is going to be a large project. Unfortunately the ‘Leidse Schouwburg’ is too small and the ‘Stadsgehoorzaal’ in Leiden has, because it is a music theater, few technical options.
That’s why we have decided to go to Theater Castellum in Alphen aan den Rijn. This is a large theater with many possibilities. We have been there many times before.
All classes, except the toddler classes (2+ and 3+), can participate.
It is impossible for all students to participate in one performance. It would be a very long sitting for the audience and for the little ones it would take far too long behind the scenes.
So we are going to divide the students over different days/times/shows.
In any case, everything will take place during the weekend of June 8 and 9, 2024. Please keep this weekend free!
All students (except the VO) will perform only 1 day (1 or more shows). The youngest children will only perform in 1 show on 1 day (morning or afternoon).
For children under the age of 7: you can bring your child one hour before the show to the artist entrance and come back later to watch the show yourself. After the show you can take your child home.
The children aged 7 and up will probably perform in multiple shows on 1 day.
Based upon the amount of entries that we receive, we’ll make a division of the groups. You will receive more information about this later.
It’s very important to register ASAP so we can make the final schedule: register show
Please also let us know if you are not going to participate. In this case you have to email to voorstelling@lbts.nl
Please don’t email with questions. When we have more information (about dates and times) we will let you know immediately.
We will now focus on making beautiful performances for you!
Kind regards, Carol & Team
