EDUCATION & OUTREACH FOR YOUTH

PHOTO-ART ENCOUNTER

Photo taken by a high school and Photo-Art Encounter participant, Abby Kaufman.

OBT's Photo/Art Encounter provides an opportunity for high school and college students studying the visual arts to work directly from the figure. The program invites students to observe the OBT dancers in their company class and/or rehearsal, and draw or photograph them with unprecedented exposure to athletes in the process of training.

The Photo/Art program was developed in 1990 as a means of extending the possibilities for students' exposure to the dance arts. Annually, some 300 students studying the visual arts participate in the program, either at OBT's home studios or in the major theaters in downtown Portland during company performance runs. The student-generated artwork is exhibited annually in a formal public showing where the work is available for sale.

AGE: HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE STUDENTS / Pricing

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

“I learned so much in the few hours we went downtown about dance and the form of the human body.” - Wilson High School student, 2008

PHOTO/ART DATES FOR 2010/2011

All times and dates subject to change, but usually occur at 11:30am or 12pm. Please call for exact times. Meet at the Stage Door 20 minutes prior to start time. Alternate dates available by request.

FALL
October 6 & 7, 2011 / Keller Auditorium

NUTCRACKER
December 8 & 9, 2011 / Keller Auditorium

WINTER
February 23 & 24, 2012 / Keller Auditorium

SPRING
April 18 & 19, 2012 / Newmark Theatre

PHOTO/ART EXHIBITION
April 19-28, 2012 / Newmark Theatre

2011/2012 SEASON PRICING

AGE	DURATION	FALL	NUTCRACKER	WINTER	SPRING
High School & College Students	1 hour	$2/Seat	$2/Seat	$2/Seat	$2/Seat

Oregon Ballet Theatre endeavors to provide dance education that is both excellent and exciting. To keep user fees affordable, many programs are supported by generous donations to OBT's Education & Outreach programs.

Some scholarship funding may be available for OBT's educational programming. Please call Kasandra Gruener, 503.227.0977 x212, for information.

USE OF RUN FOR THE ARTS FUNDS

If using Run for the Arts funds, please refer to Young Audiences guidelines. Oregon Ballet Theatre is listed as a "Cultural Organization." Please call Kasandra Gruener, 503.227.0977 x212, for information.