THE KRAVIS CENTER ENTERTAINS PATRONS WITH KRAVIS @ HOME
Performing Arts Center Offers Free Virtual Entertainment and Educational Programming
(West Palm Beach, Fla.) – Until the curtain rises again, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is entertaining its patrons with Kravis @ Home featuring a curated selection of virtual concerts, lectures, dance performances and arts educations activities, as well as original programs and presentations.
The Kravis @ Home digital stage is updated every Friday, so the content is always changing. All programs are free and can be accessed anytime from anywhere.
“Kravis @ Home is our way of staying engaged with the community while we are officially closed to the public,” said Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming at the Kravis Center. “After our closure due to the pandemic, our staff personally called ticket holders and their feedback has been so positive and supportive. We are thankful to our loyal patrons and want to continue to stay engaged with them until we are able to welcome them back to the Center for live performances. Kravis @ Home allows us to offer free entertainment to anyone in the world that they can enjoy from the comfort of their own couch!”
A few of the performances and concerts have included Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, guitarist Gyorgy Lakatos and Japanese dance troupe Enra. From the Kravis Center’s Lunch & Learn Series, we have lectures featured HAMILTON: THE MAN, THE MYTH AND THE LEGEND, presented by historian Dr. Robert Watson; as well as AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER.
Kravis @ Home also features an array of engaging experiences for children including DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL, based on the bestselling books series by Dav Pilkey; THE HAMILTON EDUCATION PROGRAM, an in-depth journey back to the founding era while learning how to create your own Broadway’s HAMILTON inspired piece; and for children 12 and older, there is a study guide for the Broadway sensation WICKED. Coming in June, Kravis @ Home will have LEARN & PLAY, a Kravis professional storytelling series catered to 3 to 5-year-olds. These are just a few of the family-friendly options available.
“Many of the virtual offerings were past Kravis Center performances, so it is a great opportunity for those who might have missed the original live event,” continued Bell. “We are so excited to have two concerts coming up that are exclusive to the Kravis Center. The first is pianist Bill Mays, who will be performing from his home in New York City. For Kravis @ Home he will be teasing some of his songs that he will perform at the Kravis Center next season. The other is from Latin pop musician Gina Chavez who performed as part of our PEAK series this past season. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Center again in the future. In the meantime, we hope this brings many smiles in the midst of such a difficult and trying time.”
All of Kravis @ Home virtual offerings can be found on the Kravis Center website at kravis.org/athome.
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts 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. To enhance and elevate the customer experience, the Center embarked upon a $40 million capital project to support a campus redesign and facility expansion that will create a more accessible, comfortable and pedestrian-friendly venue for the community. Aptly named Kravis 2020: The Future is Now, this project is at the heart of the Kravis Center’s vision for the future. For general information about the Kravis Center, please visit kravis.org or call the Box Office at 561.832.7469. For more information about the Kravis 2020: The Future is Now project, visit kravis.org/kravis2020.