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Theater Connections
2007-2008 Calendar online now!
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Theater Connections brings a dazzling array of affordable performing arts events to more than 80,000 students and community groups each year by partnering with major art and cultural venues in neighborhoods around New York City.

Through this presenting series, young students (from pre-K through 12th grade) and community groups experience highly-acclaimed music, dance and theater performances by celebrated and emerging artists.

Performances are offered at sites in and around the greater New York metropolitan area, ranging from neighborhood spaces to large professional venues. A listing of the sites that we currently use include:

  • Alfred Lerner Hall at Columbia University
    Uptown Manhattan, NY

  • American Museum of Natural History
    Mid Manhattan, NY

  • Dwyer Cultural Center
    Harlem, NY

  • Harlem Stage at Aaron Davis Hall and The Gatehouse
    Harlem, NY

  • Hostos Community College's Center for the Arts & Culture
    South Bronx, NY

  • Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Long Island University
    Brooklyn, NY

  • Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
    Upper Manhattan, NY

  • The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center
    Upper Manhattan, NY

  • Merkin Concert Hall at The Abraham Goodman House
    Mid Manhattan, NY

  • Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University's Downtown Campus
    Lower Manhattan, NY

  • Museum of the City of New York
    East Harlem, NY

  • National Black Theater
    Harlem, NY

  • Queens Theater In The Park
    Queens, NY

  • Riverbank State Park
    Harlem, NY

  • The Theatre at the Riverside Church
    Harlem, NY

Each event is selected to meet the needs of local schools and teachers while reflecting artistic and cultural diversity, cross-cultural representation, relevance to curricula, and connection to community and/or youth issues. Community Works' supplementary material, such as study guides, also strengthen students' experiences of these performances.

See accompanying Schedule for Theater Connections calendar and listings for the 2007-2008 school year!