Community Engagement
The Washington Ballet values the community in which it resides and endeavors to serve the region through extensive education, audience enrichment and engagement programs. The Washington Ballet has a special focus on influencing the lives of children through its signature in-school program, DanceDC, which serves young people in five wards of the District of Columbia.
In 2005, TWB partnered with other community organizations to open the Town Hall Education, Arts and Recreation Campus (THEARC) in Ward 8. THEARC, a joint-use facility that delivers first-rate programs and services of a cultural, health, recreation and human development to residents east of the Anacostia River, has unlocked the power of dance to thousands of residents and serves as a second campus for The Washington School of Ballet.
The Washington Ballet's EXCEL! scholarship program enables DanceDC students to study ballet free of charge for one year at The Washington School of Ballet and watch subsidized performances of The Nutcracker and other family ballets by The Washington Ballet. Other community engagement activities include
- Providing need-based scholarships and financial-aid for students at The Washington School of Ballet's Northwest and Southeast campuses totaling more than $400,000.
- Pre-performance inthewings discussions and post-performance ballettalks led by Artistic Director Septime Webre to engage and educate audiences.
- Open rehearsals at The Washington Ballet studios that give community members a behind-the-scenes look at upcoming performances.
- Studio Company performances at THEARC Theater.
For more information on Community Engagement programs, click here and see our Community Engagement brochure.
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