Kennedy Center to Launch 'Any Given Child' Arts Program in Schools Nationwide

The Kennedy Center has announced plans to implement arts programs in several K-8 schools across the country. The program will begin in Sacramento, with Kennedy Center officials creating an arts education program that is particular to the local arts scene.

"Any Given Child", as the program has been named, has goals of bringing "access, balance, and equity" to fine arts programs in schools. The Kennedy Center is already accepting applications for other schools looking to participate in the program. A school chosen for the program will have the opportunity to access Kennedy Center's vast array of resources dedicated to the arts.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The Center, which opened on September 8, 1971, produces and presents theater, dance, ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages.

It is the nation's busiest performing arts facility and annually hosts approximately 2,000 performances for audiences totaling nearly two million; Center-related touring productions, television, and radio broadcasts welcome 20 million more. Now in its 38th season, the Center presents the greatest examples of music, dance, and theater; supports artists in the creation of new work; and serves the nation as leader in arts education. With its artistic affiliate, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Center's achievements as a commissioner, producer, and nurturer of developing artists have resulted in over 200 theatrical productions, dozens of new ballets, operas, and musical works.

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