NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

Brooklyn

The center boasts one of the largest arts education programs in the borough, serving 46,000 schoolchildren from over 225 schools annually. In partnership with Target, Brooklyn Center offers lower ticket prices for its family performances.

Brooklyn Music School

Brooklyn

Founded in 1912 as the Brooklyn Music School Settlement, the school runs programs that span the borough of Brooklyn and include the neighborhoods of Fort Greene (where it resides), Red Hook, East New York and Brownsville.

Carrie Ahern Dance/Present Pariah

Brooklyn

Carrie Ahern Dance/Present Pariah Inc performs the work of choreographer and dancer Carrie Ahern. Existing on a plane of liminality, Ahern's work tries to address the over-sensitization and de-sensualization of modern life. She places her trust in the medium of the body.

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet

Manhattan

Founded in 2003 by Nancy Laurie, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has distinguished itself through both its exceptionally talented corps of dancers and its emphasis on acquiring and commissioning new works by the world’s most sought-after emerging choreographers. The artistic director is Benoit-Swan Pouffer.

Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn was founded by choreographer and teacher Marla Hirokawa to allow her students to perform alongside professional dancers. The historic ballets her company performs tie in well with social studies curriculum in schools.