Behind the Barre Tickets
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Capital Dance Project (CDP) presents its 12th annual production of Behind the Barre—a collaborative outdoor festival of local dance, music, and art featuring more than 30 Sacramento artists!
NEW HOME + NEW DATES!
Behind the Barre will take place outdoors at CLARA in Midtown on Thursday, September 3 and Friday, September 4, 2026.*
What: Behind the Barre
Where: CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts), 2420 N Street, Sacramento
When: Thursday, September 3 and Friday, September 4, 2026
Doors open at 6:30 PM for our Maker’s Market, featuring local vendors and artists, food trucks, beer, wine, and music.
The performance begins at 8:00 PM.
Ticket Options
$30 — General Admission Picnic Seating
Bring your own picnic blanket or low-back lawn chair with a seat no higher than 9 inches off the ground.
$60 — General Admission Riser Seating
$20 — VIP After-Party Add-On
JUST ADDED! $15 - Standing Room tickets have just been added in response to incredible demand from our community hoping to see our final performance!
Join the artists of Capital Dance Project for a special post-performance VIP celebration following either Thursday or Friday’s performance.
Purchase Tickets Here:
Please refer to our Behind the Barre Event Map for our event entrance and ticketing location:
Helpful Information & FAQ
Parking: Limited parking will be available on the 25th Street side of CLARA’s parking lot on a first-come, first-served basis. Street parking is also available throughout the surrounding Midtown neighborhood. We strongly recommend arriving early or using a rideshare service such as Lyft or Uber.
Food Trucks: Both performance nights will include food-truck service during the pre-performance Maker’s Market from 6:30–8:00 PM and during intermission. This year's food truck line-up: Santacos & Hefty Gyros.
Picnic Seating: What to Expect
We’re transforming CLARA’s outdoor space to bring a relaxed, lawn-style festival seating experience to Midtown! Picnic seating is located on a large faux-grass area with comfortable commercial padding underneath, creating a cushioned place to settle in and enjoy the performance.
Picnic Seating is sold out for Closing Night, so please plan for a full and lively lawn! We ask guests to keep blankets and picnic setups compact and be mindful of space for your neighbors.
Please bring a blanket, picnic cushion, or low-profile lawn chair. Low-back chairs are welcome as long as the seat height is 9 inches or less. Guests with lawn chairs will be asked to set up toward the back of the picnic area to help maintain clear sightlines for guests seated on blankets and cushions.
Picnic Seating guests are also welcome to bring food and non-alcoholic beverages. Outside alcohol is not permitted.
Our team will be available to help everyone find a spot and get settled. Thank you for helping us create a welcoming lawn-style experience for a full house!
Food Trucks: Both performance nights will include food-truck service during the pre-performance Maker’s Market from 6:30–8:00 PM and during intermission. This year's food truck line-up: Santacos & Hefty Gyros.
Picnic Seating: What to Expect
We’re transforming CLARA’s outdoor space to bring a relaxed, lawn-style festival seating experience to Midtown! Picnic seating is located on a large faux-grass area with comfortable commercial padding underneath, creating a cushioned place to settle in and enjoy the performance.
Picnic Seating is sold out for Closing Night, so please plan for a full and lively lawn! We ask guests to keep blankets and picnic setups compact and be mindful of space for your neighbors.
Please bring a blanket, picnic cushion, or low-profile lawn chair. Low-back chairs are welcome as long as the seat height is 9 inches or less. Guests with lawn chairs will be asked to set up toward the back of the picnic area to help maintain clear sightlines for guests seated on blankets and cushions.
Picnic Seating guests are also welcome to bring food and non-alcoholic beverages. Outside alcohol is not permitted.
Our team will be available to help everyone find a spot and get settled. Thank you for helping us create a welcoming lawn-style experience for a full house!
*Due to unexpected site-specific permitting limitations at our original location, we are no longer able to present this year’s festival at The Red Museum as planned. We are immensely grateful to The Red Museum and the artists who call it home for helping Behind the Barre grow into the outdoor festival it is today, and to CLARA for welcoming us on short notice.
Previous Saturday Ticketholders: The performance originally scheduled for Saturday, September 5 has moved to Thursday, September 3. Tickets previously purchased for Saturday will automatically be honored and will scan normally on Thursday—no action is required. Saturday ticket holders may alternatively transfer to Friday or request a refund by following the instructions emailed by Capital Dance Project.
Previous Saturday Ticketholders: The performance originally scheduled for Saturday, September 5 has moved to Thursday, September 3. Tickets previously purchased for Saturday will automatically be honored and will scan normally on Thursday—no action is required. Saturday ticket holders may alternatively transfer to Friday or request a refund by following the instructions emailed by Capital Dance Project.
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More About Behind the Barre: The highly acclaimed and locally celebrated program pairs CDP's resident choreographers with Sacramento’s most exciting visual artists and musicians for a thrilling multi-media performance. A testament to the power of collaboration, Behind the Barre never fails to leave its artists and audience inspired by what unfolds when different art forms and mediums are combined. The performance features introductory films by longtime CDP collaborator and filmmaker Natalie Manning, giving the audience a glimpse into the collaborative and creative process before seeing each piece.
Behind the Barre celebrates local makers, artists, and businesses with a Maker's Mart before the show and during intermission. Local brews and wine will be available for purchase, with proceeds supporting CDP! |
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Keep cdp creating!
It takes a community of incredible people like you to keep this collaborative project alive.
Learn about how you can support the project and artists of Behind the Barre here:
Learn about how you can support the project and artists of Behind the Barre here:
Meet our 2026 Behind the Barre
Business Sponsors!
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We are so grateful for all of our generous patrons who keep us moving and creating each year! For a full list of sponsors, click here.
