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Your school recital, without a seating list written in pen

Organise your dance recital: tickets, reserved seating and entry

The end-of-year recital is the night the whole school goes on stage and every family wants a good seat. It is usually run with a list on a sheet of paper, cash at the front desk and names checked at the door. Here the recital is an event with its own page: families buy online, choose their seat on the floor plan of the hall and show a QR code at the door.

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In 3 steps

From the poster to the theatre door

  1. 1

    You publish the recital

    Hall, date, poster and price tiers, in an event of the «Recital» type.

  2. 2

    Families buy tickets

    They pick a seat on the floor plan, or let the platform assign seats together.

  3. 3

    The QR is scanned at the door

    Staff scan tickets with a phone, even at several doors at once.

An event built for the recital

In the creation flow you pick the «Recital» type: it only asks for what you need to sell tickets to the public, no competitions or rankings.

  • Only the sections you need

    Dates, venue, poster, tickets and payment. The recital can be published once at least one ticket tier is on sale.

  • The programme on the page

    Running order, times and information for families: publish them as PDF documents or as event pages that everyone can see.

  • On your school website

    The recital page can be embedded in the school website with a ready-to-copy snippet, and shared on WhatsApp with poster and title.

  • Two nights, two events

    If the recital runs twice, each night is an event with its own hall and tickets. You create the second by cloning the first: floor plan and tiers are already there.

Managing recital tickets

Two ways to sell, depending on the hall: numbered seats or general admission.

  • Floor plan of the hall

    Draw sections, rows and seats as they really are; buyers choose theirs on the map, and a seat that is taken can no longer be chosen.

  • Seats together, automatically

    A family buying four tickets can let the platform assign four seats next to each other, towards the stage and in the centre.

  • Or by capacity

    If the hall has no numbered seats you sell price tiers — full price, reduced, children — until they run out, and the page shows how many tickets are left.

  • Named tickets

    Every ticket carries the name of the person coming in; the PDF with the QR code is emailed to the buyer and, if they have an address, to the ticket holder too.

Recital night, and after

At the door a QR code is scanned instead of a name being searched for on a list.

  • QR at the door

    Staff scan tickets with a phone or tablet, even across several doors at once, and anyone who has already come in is flagged.

  • Takings already counted

    Every payment has its own non-tax receipt and ends up in a summary you can export to Excel: no cash to count again at the front desk.

  • Photos and videos after the show

    The photographer uploads photos and videos to a watermarked gallery, and families buy the originals from the recital page.

  • Everyone in their role

    Door staff get the entry role, managers their own: everyone signs in with their own account.

For organisers

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Frequently asked questions

How do you organise a dance recital?
Start with the theatre and the date, then decide how to sell tickets: reserved seating or general admission. On DanceMatik you create a «Recital» event, draw the hall or set the price tiers, publish poster and programme and share the page with families; on the night staff scan QR codes at the door, and after the show the photographer puts photos and videos on sale.
Can I sell recital tickets with numbered seats?
Yes. Choose floor-plan sales, draw the hall with sections, rows and seats, and buyers pick their seat on the map. If the hall has no numbered seats, sell by capacity with price tiers.
Do families need to register to buy?
Yes: buying tickets requires an account, so tickets and receipts stay tied to a person and can be found in their personal area.
Does DanceMatik handle music licensing for the recital?
No. DanceMatik is not a certified automated box office and does not deal with licensing bodies: permits, music rights and tax obligations stay with the organiser. Check with your adviser what your recital needs.
Can the recital run over two nights?
Yes, as two events: each night has its own hall and tickets. Create the first one and clone it for the second, with floor plan and tiers already set.
How much does it cost?
Publishing the recital is free. Tickets sold carry a commission, which you can absorb or pass on to the buyer.
Who sets the recital ticket price?
The school. Every tier has its own price — full, reduced, children or any tier you create — and with a floor plan the price can change from one section of the hall to another.

Put your recital tickets on sale

Pick the «Recital» type, draw the hall or set the price tiers, and the ticket page is online.

Create your recital