Performing Arts

Matrix Theatre Company’s audition-only Teen Company

Matrix Theatre students create stage art around Detroit experiences

While many children indulge in video games and television when they return home from school, Matrix Theatre students are a different breed. These dedicated students spend their after-school hours – and yes, even their precious weekends – transforming abstract ideas into scripts, running lines, and watching their concepts come alive on stage.

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Students at Cooke Elementary watch the DSO via webcast
DSO webcasts bring classical music to Detroit classrooms

An innovative program of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra provides students with an opportunity to "attend" the orchestra without leaving their desks.

New Center Park
New Center Park’s summer series returns with movies, music, ‘Macbeth,’ and more

New Center Park's summer season kicks off on Wednesday, June 3, with a screening of local film "Detroit Unleaded" in conjunction with the Cinetopia International Film Festival.

The Detroit Children's Choir
Detroit Children’s Choir brings together diverse voices from around the region

For several years, Detroit Public Schools has been working to keep arts education programs afloat amidst statewide budget cuts. In our Partners in Arts series, Model D and InspirED Michigan are exploring how partnerships with nonprofits throughout Detroit are ensuring DPS students have access to the arts and are experiencing the impact of music, dance, theater and more in their lives.

What if Movement took over I-375?
What if the movement to reimagine I-375 included Movement?

As Detroit considers permanently transforming I-375, what if we temporarily shut down the freeway and experienced it at the human scale? What if Movement grew into 375 next year? Can you feel it?

John Collins (left) and Cornelius Harris of Underground Resistance get the ball rolling
‘Keep Detroit weird’ and other takeaways from second Detroit-Berlin Connection conference

The second-annual Detroit-Berlin Connection conference began by redefining what "techno" is and ended with a declaration that "we must keep Detroit weird."

Your guide to Movement 2015

Is this really the 16th edition of Detroit's Memorial Day weekend techno festival? Time flies when you're having too much fun. This year's Movement Electronic Music Festival is bigger and better than ever, spanning three days and six stages.

Cricket lesson and match on Carpenter Street
The Porous Borders Festival to bring attention to Hamtramck’s boundaries through art and activity

From May 16-19, over 50 performances and events will take place along Hamtramck's borders with Detroit and Highland Park as a part of the Porous Borders Festival. "The idea is to make the border visible with art and activity that brings neighbors together," says organizer Liza Bielby.

O.N.E. Mile
O.N.E. Mile project hopes to bring new model of revitalization to Detroit’s North End

In sharing the legacy of the North End, organizers hope the O.N.E. Mile Project inspires other communities in Detroit to share their legacies on their own terms.

A scene from Oren Goldenberg's "A Requiem for Douglass" installation
Your guide to Art X Detroit

Art X is a celebration featuring 50 free arts events over three weekends in April. Here are a few highlights from this year's schedule.

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