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Youth Performance Arts

Bureau of Cultural Arts
Youth Performance Arts
Phone: 216.664.2562
10013 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44102

 

The Youth Performing Art Series gives children with performance arts ability the opportunity to develop and showcase their talents locally. There are five different projects in the series:

 Showagon

 216.664.2562 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm

Showagon Schedule 

 Youth who dance, sing, act and perform poetry form a summer  performing art troupe that appears on a mobile stage unit call the Showagon. The program runs from early June through August.

Youth between the ages of 5 and 17 audition annually in May.  Hopeful participants must bring their own music to the audition.  If selected for the program, participant may change their music or other music may be provided for them.

The Division of Recreation provides voice instructors and choreaographers to improve talent.


Excellence Through the Arts Program

216.664.2562 - Classes held at various Recreation Centers

This program is grant funded.  Various types of dance classes are offered and include ballet, modern, tap, and African.  Since different classes are held at several locations, interested participants should call the Bureau of Cultural Arts to find out where the class they would like to take is being presented.


Holiday Play

 216.664.2562 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm

The Holiday Play is a fun-filled opportunity for newcomers as well as experienced thespians. Singing, acting and dancing are presented on the stage of the historic Little Theater at the Cleveland Convention Center. Interested youth ages 5 to 18 audition in early October. The annual show takes place during the latter part of December.


October Dance Fest

 216.664.2562 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm

This program celebrates young people aged 8 to 17 who are skilled in a variety of dance styles including ballet, tap, modern, jazz, hip-hop, and African. This program is presented in the historic Little Theater at the Cleveland Convention Center.


Youth Talent Showcase

216.664.2562 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm

The Talent Showcase features talented, trained youth ages 9 to 17 with previous performance experience in three categories: dancing, singing and variety. There is no open audition for this program, as acts are invited to perform based on the diversity they bring to the program and on prior performance experience. The show is emceed by two teenagers and presented annually in May in the historic Little Theater at the Cleveland Convention Center.


Division of Recreation
Administrative Office
601 Lakeside Ave., Room 8
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

P: 216.664.2561
F: 216.664.4675
Relay Service: 711
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