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M o difi c a ti o ns a re m a d e t o t his p e rf o r m a n c e f o r a u di e n c es wit h n e u ro l o gi c a l diff e re n c es . T his s t u dy g u i d e h as i n f o r m a ti o n a n da c tiv iti es f o r b ef o re a n d a ft e r t h e p e rf o r m a n c et h a t a re i n t e n d e d t o ex t e n d t h e l e a r n i n g  \n ex p e ri e n c e .  \nWHAT TO EXPECT  \nArrival and Departure  \nHouston Ballet’s performance of Sleeping Beauty will take place atthe Margaret Alkek Williams Houston Ballet Center for Dance.  \nMargaret Alkek  \nWilliams Houston  \nBallet Center for  \nDance  \n601 Preston Street  \nHouston, TX 77002  \n3  \nLEARNING OUTCOMES  \nST U D E NTS W HO ATT E N D T H E STUDENT MATINEE P E R FO RMA NC E A N D UTI L IZ E T HIS ST U DY G UI D E ’ SEXT E NS I O N A CT IV IT I ES W I L L B E A B L E TO :  \n· D es c ri b e h ow b a l l e ts t e l l s t o ri es wi t h o u t us i n g  \nw o rds ;  \n· Us e w o rds a n d / o r pi c t u r es t o s u m m a riz e t h es t o ry o f The N u tcracker ;  \n· I d e n ti fy d i ff e re n t c o u n t ri es a n d a n i m a ls t h a ti n f l u e n c e Act I I of The N u tcracker ;  \n· D e m o ns t ra t e a p p ro p ri at e a u di e n c e b e h av i o r .  \nArtists of Houston Ballet in Stanton Welch ’s The Nutcracker. 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