Art has a way of lifting the aspirations of both the one who views it and the one who creates it. A few years ago, 60 orphaned children in Bulgaria were provided with two one-week workshops with professional artists. The results of the workshops indicated that art helped to counteract the negative influences and experiences in their life and helped to improve their academic understandings. Whether in Europe, Easter Island, or Euclid, the issues of kids in a developing nation are the same as those of under-served populations in metropolitan areas. For ten years, Inlet Dance Theatre has provided similar experiences for its students and audiences, eliciting standing ovations from its performances and providing important life-learning tools for its participants. Inlet continues to use dance to further people’s lives.
Inlet Dancers Justin Stentz and Joshua Brown teach nontraditional partnering.
In the current economic climate, governmental agencies have to make difficult choices with funding for the arts frequently facing steep reductions. We want to continue investing in the youth of today and tomorrow. You can help us by assisting in helping a student participate in one of our core yearly educational programs – the Summer Dance Intensive (SDI).
The SDI is a six and a half week dance camp that takes place June 15 – July 29. It costs $1450 for an individual to participate. While this is a very competitive rate for a camp of this length and quality of instruction, it is a fee that many eager students cannot afford. This is where you come in. Through your tax-deductible donation, you can help meet a need today.
The investment you make in these students’ lives will have a prolonged effect on their personal path. While some will pursue a full-time career in dance, each young person in the program will incorporate skills in discipline, team-building, interpersonal relationships, and self-esteem as they push themselves to heights they have never before explored. Over the last decade, we have seen the SDI provide our participants with important tools in their toolbox that benefit them for life. Your gift will open a door to students that might have remained closed. Would you consider partnering with us this year to make this dream a reality? You can mail your check made out to Inlet Dance Theatre to:
Inlet Dance Theatre
c/o The Music Settlement
11125 Magnolia Dr
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
or go online to inletdance.org and click on Support Us.
We respectfully ask for your donation today.
