KRAVIS CENTER Hosts 3rd Annual STAGE AWAKENINGS Produced by & Starring Local Students

April 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Hosts Third Annual STAGE AWAKENINGS Produced By & Starring Local Students



Kravis Center Education Programs are Supported by Annual Palm Beach Wine Auction



(West Palm Beach, FL – April 12, 2013)  Kravis Education, an educational outreach program of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, recently presented the third annual production of Stage Awakenings, an evening of student-produced dance, music, poetry and theatre performances featuring both individual and group performers from local high schools and colleges.



Kim Cozort, a professional stage director, actor and theatre educator served as the Artistic Director for Stage Awakenings, and Craig D. Ames served as Music Director. This dynamic artistic team coached and guided the student participants in shaping a full evening of lively entertainment presented in the Kravis Center’s Persson Hall, which was transformed into an intimate cabaret for this remarkable one-night only performance.



Among the student performers in the show were original rap artist Antonae Palmer (Palm Beach Lakes High School), classical ballet soloist Kenzie Lemoine (Dreyfoos School of the Arts), pop duo Conor and Genevieve Smith (Spanish River High School), classical cellists Dariel and Emil Liakhovetski (home schooled), contemporary piano soloist Xavier Walker (G-Star School of the Arts) and singer Cara Young (Dreyfoos School of the Arts).



“A key component of the Kravis Center’s mission is to offer comprehensive arts education programs like Stage Awakenings,” said Ms. Butler. “The Center is committed to supporting and sustaining high quality, student performance opportunities for our local young artists.”  



Note:

The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Education Programs are Bringing the Arts to the Next Generation & the Next Generation to the Arts. These Education Programs are supported in part by the Annual Palm Beach Wine Auction.



About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel and tourism to Palm Beach County.



The Kravis Center is located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach, FL.  For more information, please call 561-832-7469 or visit www.kravis.org.



Available for Interview:

Tracy Butler

561.651.4243  /  butler@kravis.org



Attached Jpegs Below:

1.            Rap Artist Antonae Palmer



2.            The Stage Awakenings ensemble presenting the rousing closing number, “Our Time” from the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along.



Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298  /  gary@pr-bs.net