Community Outreach
We love to engage with people!
NDT has a highly acclaimed Community Outreach Program that presents nearly 40 programs every year to over 20,000 people in schools and universities, museums, libraries, and community organizations.
The Outreach Program brings Bharata Natyam to life and engages people of all ages in reduced-fee or free of charge programs, with programs that are tailored specifically to the needs of each individual school or organization. Natya deepens the educational experience at each and every performance by means of accompanying English language lecture-demonstrations and extensive program notes. The result is that all audiences, no matter their background, have an enjoyable and connected artistic experience. Sample lesson plans and more program information is available by emailing info@natya.com.
Program options include
Performances for ensemble or full-company
Workshops
Lecture demonstrations
Residencies (one day to several weeks)
Recent Chicago Area Outreach Program Partners
Apna Ghar Center for Battered Women
Art Institute of Chicago
Association House
Chicago Children’s Choir
Chicago Children’s Museum
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Symphony Center
Duncan YMCA
George Rogers Clark School
(Kraft Foods Art Discovery Program)
Girl Scouts of DuPage County
Harold Washington Library
Highland Park High School
Indian Classical Music Society
Indo-American Center
John Spry Community Link School
(with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education)
Lake Forest College
Lookingglass Theatre
Lucent Technologies
Northeastern Illinois University
Peace Museum
Ravinia Festival
Ridge Park Theater Camp
Skokie Festival of Cultures
The Field Museum
University of Illinois, Chicago
World Festival of Ancient Cultures