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The Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center’s mission is to use dance as a platform to encourage, inspire, and facilitate the aspirations of young people by engendering within them discipline, pride, determination, humility, respect and an appreciation for the arts. We endeavor to plant seeds of possibility where previously growth and development has been perceived an impossibility.

MPAACT exists to develop, nurture, and sustain Afrikan Centered Theatre (ACT), an artistic expression grounded in the many cultures and traditions of the Afrikan continent and its diaspora. With a vision focused on creating new work and collaborative art, MPAACT produces and educates with the goal of increasing understanding and appreciation of (ACT) and its interrelated disciplines.

Quire Cleveland makes life more harmonious by providing a vital connection to distant lands and ages past, through the human voice. Breathing life into choral music which may have lain silent for centuries, quire reveals the timelessness and universal humanity of this art. Under the artistic direction of Ross W. Duffin, Quire performs nine centuries of a cappella repertoire.

The Baron’s Men present plays, both extant and original, that fit the time and style of those from ancient Greece to approximately 1650, in such a manner that provides the work is still relevant, interesting, and engaging to modern audiences.

Founded in 2001 by Steven Raider-Ginsburg, Julia B. Rosenblatt and Gregory R. Tate (1952-2012), HartBeat ensemble creates provocative theater that connects our community beyond traditional barriers of class, race, geography and gender. HartBeat’s resident home is the carriage house theater located on farmington avenue in Hartford.

The Harmony on the Sound Chorus is dedicated to the creative expression of the art of barbershop style singing. By sharing vocal harmony, the chorus provides enjoyment, challenge and opportunity for growth through education, fellowship, performance and community involvement.

Skewed Visions fosters rigorous, innovative, thoughtful artistic practice to open possibilities for questioning the way things are. We believe that any place can become a theatrical space. Our mission is to impact the “landscape of daily life.” Skewed Visions is also dedicated to expanding notions of performance through interdisciplinary collaboration as well as actor and audience education and development.

To be a chorus of gay men, who through musical excellence, community outreach, and civic responsibility, are dedicated to entertaining, inspiring, and educating the culturally diverse community in which we live.

Jazz Night School uplifts lives by providing an exceptional, supportive environment where people of all ages and abilities come together to learn, perform, and enjoy jazz.Jazz has the power to humanize and connect people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.We envision a vibrant jazz community that fosters artistic development and creative empowerment.

Sarasota Music Conservatory is dedicated to providing the highest standard of music education and performance programs to all the children of our community. Through private lessons, master-classes, recitals and interaction between world class professional musicians and aspiring young talents, we bring to the community the only Music Conservatory in South West Florida. We engage and inspire music students through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs; and nurture talent, self-confidence, and discipline through the learning of music.

The purpose of Cut Circle is to bring Iate-rnedieval and Renaissance music to life. Reimagining early music as a site of gritty, intense experiences, Cut Circle's performances are distinguished by their energy and emotional sensitivity. They are also informed by cutting-edge research that relies on primary documents to unlock questions of performance practice. Through public concerts and workshops as well as published recordings, the ensemble engages students, scholars, and general audiences.

TO ADVOCATE FOR AND ADVANCE MUSIC APPRECIATION AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN BERKS COUNTY.