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:
Youth who dance, sing, act and perform poetry form a summer performing art troupe that appears on a mobile stage unit 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. The Division of Recreation provides voice instructors and choreographers to enhance 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.
