About SPARC
Through exceptional performing arts education, SPARC helps youth find their inner light and share it with the world!
SPARC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1981 and is one of the nation’s most comprehensive, community-based youth performing arts education organizations. We provide an atmosphere where creative expression flourishes, meaningful connections are built, and individuality is celebrated.
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Join us this Friday as graduating high school seniors take a final bow at SPARC.
WHEN? Friday, June 9 from 6PM to 8PM
WHERE? SPARC's outdoor classroom
WHAT? Senior awards and open mic, plus performances from Touring Ensemble
WHAT ELSE? No need to RSVP! SPARC will provide refreshments for everyone to enjoy. We suggest bringing a lawn chair from home. This event is rain or shine.
Image Description: Four young people stand with their backs to the camera. They wear graduation robes and hold their mortarboard caps in the air. The image is colorized in light and medium blue tones.
SPARC’s New Voices for the Theater program is seeking Actors (ages 16-50) and Stage Managers (rising 8th to 12th grade) to participate in the 33rd Festival of New Works. The New Voices Festival of New Works is a virtual program that will include a hybrid film premiere at SPARC.
Students interested in Stage Managing need not have experience. We will do a Stage Manager Orientation and learn the ins and outs of the role together!
Rehearsals take place via Zoom Monday, July 10 to Thursday, July 13, 2023 from 6-8:30pm EST with Tech and Filming via Zoom on Friday, July 14, 2023.
We start Live Art rehearsals this week, and we are so excited for all of our classes to join together for the first time! But first, we want to send a HUGE thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make this show possible. We could not pull this off without the incredible support of our community!
Video Description: A sped-up clip of 3 volunteers stepping over and under each other to create a massive orange, pink, and blue braid. In the background are other groups of volunteers braiding, gluing, and making set pieces. The video ends with a few still photos of volunteers on multiple ladders in the theater, a staff member grinning big under a portion of our Live Art museum, and a paper mache airpod prop.
Touring Ensemble hit it out of the park tonight with the National Anthem conducted by, @blevinsdr2. Thanks for the video, @paulsmajor!! @gosquirrels
Image Description: Image 1 shows the Touring Ensemble smiling in a semi circle on the field. Image 2 is four Touring Ensemble youth holding a caught fly ball! Image 3 shows the Flying Squirrels stadium in the evening and image 4 shows the field with a burst of red fireworks. The last image is a video of the Touring Ensemble singing the National Anthem in a semicircle on the field.
Congratulations to the Winners of the 33rd New Voices for the Theater one-act playwriting competition!
Forward
Kylo Rodriguez
Brooke Point High School, 11th
The Wedding
Makaia Bliss
Eastern View High School, 11th
You’ve Got to be Kidding Me
Emma Kathryn Rambo
Manchester High School, 12th
Seeking Help
Kylie Grunsfeld
Monticello High School, 11th
A Tale Through Time
Mya Daniels
Appomattox Regional Governors School, 12th
Trade Off
Madison Hill
Turner Ashby HS, 11th
Thoughts and Prayers
Angel Greene
Appomattox Regional Governors School, 11th
End of the Row
Avion Goodwin
York County School of the Arts, 11th
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SPARC’s Touring Ensemble will perform the National Anthem at the Richmond Flying Squirrels game this Saturday, May 20, 2023. The gates open at 5PM and tickets are available through the Flying Squirrels website. Come to support SPARC and watch our Touring Ensemble hit a home run!
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Announcing Touring Ensemble Auditions! Want to join this group of fantastic young people and share your talents across the community? Join us for auditions at SPARC on June 8th. See sparcrichmond.org/auditions for more information.
Image Description: An orange and red gradient behind text that reads "SPARC AUDITIONS Touring Ensemble." There is a QR code linking to the audition sign-up page and underneath that are 4 images from various performance events that this year's group has attended.
Half of Touring Ensemble’s spring set! We’re thrilled to have been invited to @eden.village’s talent show & auction today. This spring set is themed “growth.”
Save the Date! We are excited to share the details for our Second Annual SPARC Graduation: Final Bow- A Senior Celebration. Join us June 9 at 6pm to honor graduating seniors, Teaching Artist Training Program graduates, and Jeri Cutler-Voltz scholarship winners. Touring Ensemble will be performing as well as seniors who sign up to participate in an open mic.
SENIORS: Swipe through to access the QR code sign-up/RSVP link.
Image Description: A light blue "You're Invited" graphic with details about Senior Celebration. In the background is a group of graduates holding their grad caps up in the air. Their backs are towards the camera.
SPARC is excited to support the Chimborazo Elementary community on Thursday, May 11 from 5PM to 7PM for CHIMBOCELLA! This arts-focused event will feature youth performances from the school, a silent auction of youth art, and lots of interactive creative opportunities. We hope to see you there!
Art by Matt Klimas
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Join us this Friday as graduating high school seniors take a final bow at SPARC.
WHEN? Friday, June 9 from 6PM to 8PM
WHERE? SPARC's outdoor classroom
WHAT? Senior awards and open mic, plus performances from Touring Ensemble
WHAT ELSE? No need to RSVP! SPARC will provide refreshments for everyone to enjoy. We suggest bringing a lawn chair from home. This event is rain or shine.
Image Description: Four young people stand with their backs to the camera. They wear graduation robes and hold their mortarboard caps in the air. The image is colorized in light and medium blue tones.
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Looking forward to it!
Questions?
Email us at sparc@sparcrichmond.org or call 804.353.3393.
All SPARC programs are made possible, in part, by the generous support of:
