In close partnership with local education agencies, Performance Santa Fe’s award-winning education programs bring the vibrant world of music, dance, and theater to life for the young people of our community. These programs seek to enhance the role of the performing arts by inspiring greater awareness of their educational, cognitive, and emotional power.
By encouraging an active and experiential study of the arts, Performance Santa Fe advances the belief that all human beings are inherently creative. These programs are designed to build on that creativity by equipping schoolchildren with the skills necessary for a life-long engagement with the arts and an understanding of their essential contribution to enlightened citizenship.
Every year, we provide inspiring performances, innovative programs, and life-changing interaction with world-renowned performing artists to more than 3,000 students in 24 local schools. These programs serve as a catalyst for academic achievement, enriched creativity, mental well-being, and personal growth.
Performance Santa Fe offers all its education programs at no cost to participants, reflecting our mission to bring joy and enrichment to community members otherwise unable to access top-tier arts education. These programs are funded entirely by foundations, grants, and individual donors.
Performance Santa Fe offers discounts to its year-round performance season to students, educators, families, and patrons under 30. For more information, visit Box Office Information.
Education Programs
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Your Support Matters
As always, our education programs come at NO COST to the students they serve and are 100% funded by the generosity of donors like you.
Please consider making a tax-deductible gift today to support our ongoing education initiatives.
Performance Santa Fe’s education programs are supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. We also acknowledge Beth Beloff and Marc Geller; Selby and Douglas Key; Enterprise Bank and Trust; Thornburg Investment Management; The Life Center Foundation; The Lineberry Foundation; Los Alamos National Labs Foundation; Santa Fe Hestia Fund; The Synàkos Foundation, as well as the many supporters who generously underwrite these free programs. We are grateful to the involved and community-driven Education Committee for their dedication to bringing these programs to life.