Kennedy Center Dance Lab aims to empower young dancers to be impactful change-makers and leaders by providing them with critical career tools, impactful experiences, and high-caliber training to support their growth as the next generation of dance industry professionals.
The Ballet Class Series gives students in the Greater Washington, DC area the opportunity to participate in master classes presented by teachers from nationally and internationally recognized ballet companies performing this season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The Contemporary Dance Series gives advanced dance students interested in performance careers the opportunity to increase their versatility in and exposure to multiple dance styles by taking master classes with artists from the contemporary dance companies performing this season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The Youth Masterclass Series gives aspiring young dancers in the Greater Washington, DC area the opportunity to participate in master classes presented by teachers from nationally and internationally recognized dance companies performing this season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Under the direction of Jason Moran, Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz, Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead is an international two-week jazz residency performance and composition project discovering and presenting the next generation of jazz greats.
The NSO Summer Music Institute exposes and prepare students for a 21st Century orchestral career through individualized training that removes barriers to access.
The NSO Youth Fellowship Program is an orchestral training program for dedicated music students grades 9-12 interested in pursuing orchestral music as a career.
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program that celebrates the finest work produced in university and college theater programs, and provides opportunities for students to develop their theater skills.
The WNO Opera Institute is a summer training program for high school singers interested in Citizen Artistry and exploring all that opera and vocal performance have to offer in college and as a career.
This resident-training program offers artists on the verge of international careers a course of intensive training, study, career guidance, and performance opportunities in Washington, DC and beyond.
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Generous support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Education.
Gifts and grants to educational programs at the Kennedy Center are provided by The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; Bank of America; Capital One; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Carnegie Corporation of New York; The Ednah Root Foundation; Harman Family Foundation; William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust; the Kimsey Endowment; The Kiplinger Foundation; Laird Norton Family Foundation; Lois and Richard England Family Foundation; Dr. Gary Mather and Ms. Christina Co Mather; The Markow Totevy Foundation; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Morningstar Foundation; Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund; The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives;
Prince Charitable Trusts; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund; The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates; The Victory Foundation; The Volgenau Foundation; Volkswagen Group of America; Jackie Washington; GRoW @ Annenberg and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Family; Wells Fargo; and generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. Additional support is provided by the National Committee for the Performing Arts..
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