Where
stories move.
Children’s literature brought to life through dance.
Every child carries a light.
Lantern Hill Children’s Dance TheatreThe Wind
in the Willows
A riverbank. An unexpected friendship.
A world waiting to move.
This summer, Lantern Hill Children’s Dance Theatre will explore The Wind in the Willows through dance and storytelling. Kenneth Grahame’s world of Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad offers a rich starting point for movement, character, friendship, and adventure.
Grades 3–8 · $300 tuition · Arkansas Arts Academy
Performance July 17 at 2:00 p.m.
A way to understand.
A way to belong.
We tell stories to remember, to imagine, and to share what being human feels like.
Stories carry the experiences of families and communities. They give us ways to explore fear, courage, friendship, loss, and joy—and to consider a life beyond our own.
For children, a story offers somewhere to begin. A character has a feeling, a wish, a problem, a choice. Exploring those possibilities through movement gives young dancers something to express, even before they have all the words.
Every role
has a purpose.
A character, a river, a change in the wind. Each can help tell the story.
Our aim is for each dancer to have work worth practicing and a contribution worth making. Technique, interpretation, and attention to others all belong in rehearsal.
Explore the summer project ↗Rooted in the Ozarks.
An independent children’s dance theatre company connecting literature, movement, and shared artistic work in Northwest Arkansas.
Arkansas Arts Academy
After-school dance and school-break Dance Labs are AAA programs, separate from Lantern Hill.
Before the curtain rises.
What is next at Lantern Hill?
The Wind in the Willows runs July 5–17, 2027 at Arkansas Arts Academy for grades 3–8. Tuition is $300 per dancer, with a performance on July 17 at 2:00 p.m. See program details and what to know before registering ↗
Where can I find Dance Labs and after-school classes?
Those are Arkansas Arts Academy programs, separate from Lantern Hill. Visit the AAA programs page for Thanksgiving and Winter Dance Lab registration and after-school information.
How are Lantern Hill and Arkansas Arts Academy connected?
Amy Kessler teaches at Arkansas Arts Academy and also directs Lantern Hill Children’s Dance Theatre, operated independently through Lantern Hill Arts, LLC. AAA school-day dance, after-school programs, and Dance Labs retain their AAA identity and their own registration and payment arrangements.
Questions about The Wind in the Willows?