40th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute:   June 3 - 22,  2024    

Youth Ages 10 - 18

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Classes   9 am - 5 pm

Performances:

June 21 @ 8pm,  June 22  @ 1pm & 4pm

HipHop

"HIP-HOP Broadway Musical Revue: THE REVIVAL"


More than 400 youth ages 10-18 take crash courses in Music, Dance, Theatre, Costume Design, Make-Up, Lighting, Stage Management, Photography and Film/Video. The institute will culminate with a large full-scale theatrical musical revue, HIP HOP BROADWAY: THE MUSICAL, based on some of Broadway’s most popular show tunes. Supported in part by the DallasISD Summer Enrichment Extended Learning, Dallas Mavericks, and Dallas’ Office of Cultural Affairs.

Thank you for your interest in our Summer Arts Institute. The current form has expired. Please register in person by 5pm, Friday June 2, 2023.

Young Gifted Black Artists


Our Young Gifted Black Artists (YGBA) is one of our premiere program for exceptionally talented youth. The program is designed to further enrich selected youth who display exceptional artistic qualities in the performing arts. The students participate in special performances open to the public.

Annual Educational Programs

29th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS / KWANZAA CONCERT
Student Morning Performance

December 16, 2023 @ 10 am. $5

Public Performance
December 17, 2023 @ 8 pm. $10

40th ANNUAL EMMY-AWARD WINNING “BLACK MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT” CONCERT
Student Morning Performance

January 13, 2023 @ 10 am.  $5

Public Performance
January 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm. $10

WEEKEND FESTIVAL OF BLACK DANCE RHYTHM AND SOUL OF PEOPLE
Student Morning Performance

February 24, 2023 @ 10 am.  $5

Public Performance
February 24 & 25, 2023 @ 8 pm. $10

Black Dance Master Class
February 26, 2023 @ 12noon-2 pm. $10 per student