TO PROVIDE THE FINEST COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR: SUPPORTING PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR A DIVERSE POPULATION OF YOUTH; NURTURING YOUTH FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, INSTILLING LIFE-SKILLS AND INSPIRING A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS; SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR THE ENTIRE ARTS AND EDUCATION COMMUNITY.