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Deepening artistic understanding

“I learned that if you push yourself, you can do things you never thought you could do.”
- Education & Community Programs participant, age 16

“The most valuable information my teacher gave me was to lift up and dance from my soul.”
- Education & Community Programs participant, age 16

MASTER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
STG invites community artists and students to fully engage with STG performances by receiving instruction from world-renowned international, national and regional artists. Past artists have included musical greats Wynton Marsalis and Bobby McFerrin; dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Batsheva Dance Company; the creative team from the Tony award winning musical “Light in the Piazza” and actors from the Gate Theatre of Dublin.

LECTURE/DEMONSTRATIONS
Artists discuss and demonstrate the music, dance or performance style that will be presented, providing Seattle communities with deeper insight into the art form. Previous artists have included Grand Kabuki Theatre of Japan, actors Brian Dennehy and Lynn Redgrave from “The Exonerated” and musical pioneers Laurie Anderson and Philip Glass.

DISCUSSIONS
Audiences view performances through a new lens by interacting with artists and learning more about the artistic process related to the creation of the works. Recent programs have featured house organist Dennis James, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago artistic director Jim Vincent, cast members from “The Lion King” and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.

OPEN REHEARSALS & SOUNDCHECKS
Students and community members get a behind-the-scenes view of what goes into professional performances. Programs include discussion of technical, business and artistic aspects of the performances and a chance to interact with the artists and their technical crews. The Bolshoi Ballet, Ramsey Lewis, Wayne Shorter, Heart, Cake and the Black Eyed Peas have participated in recent years.

Thanks to our Season Partners