Arts Access
ACHF Arts Access
Underserved youth and their families will be exposed to opera for the first time, and participating youth will gain appreciation of opera as an art form. We will track the number of participating youth, and youth and family members who attend our dress rehearsal performance. We will use previous years’ data to track changes in participation. 2: We will learn new ways to address real and perceived barriers to accessing opera, and engage more underserved youth to participate in the program and learn about opera, and love it. We will work with partner groups and conduct informal focus groups with past participants to discuss barriers. Participant surveys and reviews with partner organizations will be used to measure our results in overcoming barriers.
MCSO reached 45 youth through summer camp and workshops. MCSO estimates a total of 280-300 attendees of the dress rehearsal through the program. MCSO took attendance at all Opera Is Epic! workshops and summer camps. Participants also completed surveys about the experience. The night of the dress rehearsal, MCSO asks youth to complete another survey about the performance asking questions such as: Did you feel like you understood what was happening? Would you attend again? MCSO also tracks the number of attendees at the dress rehearsal. 2: MCSO engaged 45 under-served youth from the Lundstrom Center and Project Success, learning along the way how to address barriers of access to opera. MCSO utilized youth surveys to determine the effectiveness of Opera Is Epic! in removing barriers of understanding and access to opera. MCSO asks participants what aspect of learning about the art of opera most interested you (history, vocal techniques, stage movement, directing, or designing) and why? Would you attend Opera Is Epic! again? Survey responses are used to improve programming. The number of participants served indicates that MCSO must find ways to serve additional youth.
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