Mission

FOSTERING CULTURAL LITERACY AND AWARENESS IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH THE USE OF PERFORMING ARTS. CELEBRATING PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER CULTURES, WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN MATTERS OF CROSS- CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. STRENGTHENING DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES I N THE FIELD OF THEATER TRAINING THROUGH THE USE OF EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. (B) STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN YOUNG ADULTS VIA THEATRICAL TRAINING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AWARENESS OF BILINGUAL AND BI-CULTURAL INDIVIDUALS, BASED ON AN “ADDITIVE” APPROACH (BUILDING ON THE LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS THAT ALREADY EXIST IN HERITAGE SPEAKERS). (C) DEVELOPING NEW DIRECTIONS FOR SMALL THEATRICAL COMMUNITIES, HELPING THEM STAY RELEVANT AND ENGAGED WITH THEIR AUDIENCES IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT OF THE MODERN WORLD.