The
Coterie Theater
and The Culture House:
Powerhouse Creative Venues for Kansas City Youth
Amanda-Fay
Moore,
a St. Joseph, MO teacher, violinist, and mother of one-year-old son, Hudson, is
writing her dissertation about “the positive academic and social
effects that assist in the development of critical
academic skill” when students take part in music programs. She contends, “Many
schools are cutting their instrumental music programs or failing to encourage
participation in instrumental music classes.”
Amanda-Fay is a passionate advocate of the arts and promotes the academic benefits of instrumental music programs within our schools
and community.
Although
many schools feel forced to cut creative arts programs in order to allow more
time for core subject instruction, we are blessed with local artists,
musicians, directors, choreographers, teachers, and actors who understand the
powerful connections between the discipline required to hone one’s craft and develop
habits which will help students become successful. They provide our youth with opportunities to explore
their potential and express their creative talents in Kansas City.
The
Coterie Theater
and The Culture House stage explosive
productions; invite local children to experience classes in art, music, dance,
storytelling, and acting; and provide schools with instructional resources that
allow teachers to investigate the history and issues explored in glorious programs
which amaze and transform audiences of all ages.
The Coterie Theatre
2450 Grand
Blvd., Suite 144, Kansas City, MO 64108
The Wrestling Season
January 24th – February 19th
Time Magazine calls The Coterie Theatre “one of the five best theatres for young
audiences in the U.S.”
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Photos by Marianne Kilroy |
The
Wrestling Season
is a compelling drama based on the book by Laurie Brooks,
directed by Leigh
Miller,
and is sponsored in part by Kansas City’s Child Center.
The cast grapples with complicated issues such as bullying and peer
pressure as they square off in competition with one another on the wrestling
mat. More information can be found on
the Coterie website, http://www.coterietheatre.org,
or call the Coterie Box Office, 816-474-6552.
The Culture House
14808 W 117th St Olathe, KS 66062
913-393-3141
In
1996, I was invited to coordinate the opening liturgical celebration at the
National Catholic Youth Conference in Kansas City. I was given the name of a young couple who
moved to the area with a vision of founding a local home for promotion of the
creative arts, community involvement, social justice, and mission grounded in a
spiritual foundation. Their breathtaking
choreography included performances of young local talents and transformed
liturgical celebrations at future youth conferences.
Sixteen
years later, the vision of Jeremiah
and Mona Enna
flourished into what we know now as The Culture House and established:
·
Störling Dance Theater
·
Change Agent (music group and composers ensemble)
·
The Culture House Chat Night (a lecture series featuring the combined
support of The Francis Schaeffer Institute)
·
The Culture House Academy of the Performing Arts
Jeremiah
explains, “The Culture House
is
dedicated to shaping the future through excellence, education, social
engagement, and ideas.”
More
information can be found at http://www.culturehouse.com/index.php.