THE KRAVIS ON BROADWAY YOUTH INITIATIVE EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THE ARTS
(West Palm Beach, FL.) – In conjunction with the opening night of Come From Away, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts hosted youth from Urban Youth Impact to attend the Broadway musical as part of its latest education and engagement program, the Kravis on Broadway Youth Initiative. In connection with four of the Kravis on Broadway productions, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Summer and Anastasia, the new program will engage and immerse middle and high school students in the arts.
“Kravis On Broadway Youth Initiative is part of an ongoing program to give students in Palm Beach County the opportunity to engage with the performing arts through live and virtual performances, workshops and field-trips,” said Georgianna Young, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center.
As part of each performance, students will participate in a pre-performance workshop led by a local teaching artist and a virtual post-performance workshop led by a cast member. All of the pre-performance workshops will introduce the students to the content and themes of each production and have an arts activity component. Sonja Kelly, a Kravis Center Community Relations Committee member and dance teaching artist, led the first workshop which included a facilitated discussion and movement activity in connection with Come From Away. Students in attendance will also receive an item of show merchandise to commemorate the experience.
The Kravis Center remains committed to the health and safety of our artists, staff, audience, volunteers and guests. Like many other performing arts centers throughout the country, we have implemented new health and safety protocols to ensure the comfort and enjoyment for everyone visiting the Center. To learn more about our current health and safety protocols visit www.kravis.org/healthsafety.
The Kravis Center is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL. The Center’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality, by offering comprehensive arts education programs – serving nearly 3 million students since its inception; by providing a Palm Beach County home for local and regional arts organizations to showcase their work; and by providing an economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County.
For more information about the Kravis Center and the Kravis on Broadway Youth Initiative, please visit www.kravis.org/education-community.