Langston Hughes
Performing Arts Center
Information: 206-684-4757
Address: 104 17th Ave. S, 98144 » directions
Hours
Monday–Friday
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday Closed
Mission: The Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center celebrates,
nurtures, presents and preserves African American performing arts and
cultural legacies.
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.
About the Performing Arts Center
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center operates as a cultural performing
arts center under the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. The
goal of the center is to provide quality cultural entertainment and
educational components that meet the needs of the community.
Every season, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center has new classes,
events and programs. Langston Hughes offers both performances and instruction,
and the programming reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhoods,
the Central District and the International District.
For a biography of Langston Hughes, please see: http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/page6e1.html
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July 31, 2009
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