Cultural Connections- Directory
Your Directory to arts and culture in Southeastern CT
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Performing Arts Organizations
Southeastern Connecticut is home to a robust and diverse performing arts sector dedicated to the creation, production and presentation of dance, music, theatre, spoken word, puppetry, opera and more. From small, local musical groups enriching our communities, to large organizations with national and international audiences, our region’s acclaimed performing arts providers are dedicated to innovation, creativity, entertainment, training and education.
AMA Dance Theatre Foundation, Inc
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Dance education is our primary mission, but we also cultivate the appreciation and immersion of dance in our communities and nurtures the talent of dancers with a pre-professional program.
Arazzo Music Festival
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The Arazzo Music Festival is an annual two-week festival in June that offers free performances and educational programs to the general public in Eastern Connecticut. It is our mission to create opportunities for classical musicians and expand and diversify our audience base.
Arts Are Our Answer
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Arts Are Our Answer is an arts producing organization focused on music, theatre and the visual arts. Our principals have more than 20 years of creating/producing musical/theatrical productions in the US and Europe, and strive to help the arts make a positive contribution to society. The mission of Arts Are Our Answer is to promote the arts - performing, visual and literature - as a way to help solve problems, encourage mutual understanding, and enhance the beauty in our community, region and nation.
Black Leaves Project
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Black Leaves Project is an all-Black, all-male, queer-inclusive dance company specializing in modern ballet, highlighting the stories and perspectives of Black men in America. We explore themes related to identity and self-actualization: questions of masculinity, sexuality, religion, and race.
Blooming Into Greatness
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Blooming Into Greatness is a nonprofit mentoring performing and creative arts organization that provides FREE programs to underserved and marginalized youth within the greater Norwich area.
Blue Fire Stage Company
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We are a new nonprofit theatre company in Haddam. Our mission is to build a collaborative, diverse and accepting community through the arts and arts education. We strive to cultivate a love of theatre and astound our audiences with high quality performances and theatrical experiences.
Chelsea Players
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Since 1983, The Chelsea Players has presented over 70 plays and concerts in Norwich. We prefer plays accessible yet non-mainstream, including work by local playwrights. We welcome members interested in community theater and the arts.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
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Connecticut Repertory Theatre is the professional theatre at the University of Connecticut, affiliated with the Department of Dramatic Arts, providing entertainment for people of Eastern Connecticut, and a laboratory environment for graduate and undergraduate students to work alongside professional theatrical artists.
Connecticut Storytelling Center
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We have an annual festival in April for adults, partner with other organizations in November to produce a series of storytelling concerts called Tellabration, and we provide artists in residence in schools.
Cuatro Puntos
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Cuatro Puntos is dedicated to intercultural dialogue and universal access through the performance, writing, and teaching of music. Programs: Music Moves Connecticut street choirs, concert series, arts integration workshops in schools.
David Dorfman Dance
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DDD promotes the appreciation and critical understanding of dance by realizing the creation of new works by choreographer David Dorfman and his artistic collaborators. In advocating his mission “to get the whole world dancing,” Dorfman’s work has enjoyed broad and diverse audiences nationally and internationally.
Drama Works Theatre Company
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Drama Works is dedicated to producing and presenting the works of established playwrights as well as the works of emerging local, New England playwrights. Our workshops and classes are available for a small fee but participation is encouraged without regard to the ability to pay.
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