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Causes: Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Schools
Mission: Gelsey kirkland academy of classical ballet (gka) endeavors to provide the most innovative and comprehensive ballet training programs in the world, recognizing the need for new methods of instruction to cultivate and inspire the next generation of ballet dancers. Through an elite training program aimed at the full cultural development of the young artist, gka has built a uniquely focused curriculum led by some of the ballet world's most acclaimed master teachers.
Programs: Gka provides specialized training for gifted students and runs a classically-oriented studio company focusing on dramatic storytelling in ballet. Gka collaborates with world-class choreographers and dancers, librettists, dramaturges, composers, musical directors, designers and theatre directors to encourage a renaissance in ballet and the creation of new dramatic works.