Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Race & Ethnicity
Location
104 17th Ave SSeattle, WA 98144 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center celebrates, nurtures, presents and preserves African American performing arts and cultural legacies.
Description
The center provides a unique opportunity for all citizens of Seattle, from various walks of life and diverse backgrounds to experience and engage in the performing arts.
Recent offerings include a partnership with the Seattle Youth Employment Program that provides valuable work experience and training in cultural leadership, creative writing, dance, theatre, and theatre production; a production, in partnership with the AFrican ConeXion 09, of "Callejon," an original bilingual musical based on Afro-Peruvian dances and rhythms; and "Hip Hop: Back to its Roots," an in-depth look at violence in our community and its root causes, and an effort to create consensus on its effects and prevention.
The center has a rich history of international theater performances, most recently by the Russian Community Theater Group, led by Pavel Sergeyv; Sub Rosa, performed by Cherrone Wong; and Khamelion Theater, led by Igor Musiyenko.