WHO: Arts4All Florida
WHAT: Arts4All Florida 40th Anniversary Celebration, “From Backstage to Center stage: A Celebration of 40 Years of Access and Inclusion in the Arts through Music, Dance and Theater.
WHERE: University of South Florida’s Theatre 1, 839 USF Holly Drive, Tampa, 33620.
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 25th, 2022, 7:30 – 10 p.m. (a culmination of five days of collaboration)
DETAILS: Renowned performing artists from across the USA, Canada and Europe will collaborate in Tampa for five days before hitting Center Stage in Arts4All Florida’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.
Tickets are available at http://s.alchemer.com/s3/2022-From-Backstage-to-Center-Stage . Masks and social distancing will be encouraged.
Performers Lineup will include:
- Marc Brew: artistic director/choreographer of integrated dance.
- Scott Macintyre: American Idol singer/songwriter finalist
- Matt Weihmuller: Patel Conservatory Jazz and Saxophone Instructor at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts
- Luca “Lazylez” Patuelli: founder of ILL-Abilities breakdance champions.
- Anita Hollander: Broadway performer and playwright.
- Antoine Hunter and Zahna Simon: Urban Jazz Dance Company
- Zazel O’Garra: Founder and Director of ZCO/DANCEPROJECT.
Coordinators:
- –Wendy Finklea: Arts4All Florida Director of Programs Emeritus
- –Jennifer Sabo: Arts4All Florida Executive Director
- –Dr. Merry Lynn Morris: Artistic Director and Interim Chair of USF Dance Department
- –Dr. Clint Randles: Associate Professor of Music Education.
About Arts4All Florida: Since 1981, Arts4All Florida, a laser-focused nonprofit organization headquartered in the College of Education at USF, continues to raise the bar on inclusion, equity, and access in the arts. Arts4All Florida’s pivotal professional development program has trained thousands of classroom teachers, cultural organization educators and teaching artists on best practices and transformative strategies while providing arts education to their students with disabilities.