Youth Summit | Atlas Performing Arts Center

Welcome to the 11th Annual INTERSECTIONS Festival. We’re thrilled to facilitate a Youth Summit with performances in all three genres; sound, story, and movement by talented, driven youth from our area this February 19 – March 1.

All Youth Summit performances and post-performance discussions are hosted by Atlas’ Youth Arts & Social Justice program youth, City at Peace.

Our Youth Summit concludes with an interactive, youth-led workshop of our Youth Summit performers and youth performing community, facilitated by City at Peace. Youth will explore and discuss challenging topics of racism, sexism, homophobia, adults and more. Workshop facilitated by youth from City at Peace.

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Intersections Festival 2020: Elements Dance Company The World According to Mister Rogers MOVEMENT | HIP HOP DANCE
PART OF THE YOUTH SUMMIT

February 29, 2020

Building on the themes of community, acceptance, empathy, and self-discovery, Elements Dance Company will premiere “The World According to Mister Rogers” an energetic and engaging urban dance production which celebrates the long-running PBS Show “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood.”

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Intersections Festival 2020: KNS Inc. AHIMSA | Non-Violence MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE
PART OF THE YOUTH SUMMIT

February 29, 2020

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This performance is inspired by the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Intersections Festival 2020: Ta Thoi Utsaav | The Colors of Celebration MOVEMENT | WORLD DANCE
PART OF THE YOUTH SUMMIT

February 29, 2020

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A celebration of Indian culture through idioms of classical dances of India, the presentation creates an eclectic blend of traditional & contemporary seeking to dazzle & depict.

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Intersections Festival 2020: Voices of Now Voices of Now: Mentor Ensemble & Mead Ensemble STORY | THEATRE
PART OF THE YOUTH SUMMIT

February 29, 2020

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The Voices of Now Mead Ensemble is a prestigious program for dedicated student artists in grades 7-11 that gives students a fun and engaging environment in which to write, perform and share stories that shape their lives.

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Intersections Festival 2020: Dance Institute of Washington Magic Kente Cloth MOVEMENT | DANCE
PART OF THE YOUTH SUMMIT

February 29, 2020

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Story ballet about the Kente Cloth— a fabric made of interwoven strips of cloth, known for its dazzling multicolored patterns. Stay for the post-show discussion.

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Intersections Festival 2020: City at Peace City at Peace: In Performance STORY | SOUND
YOUTH SUMMIT HOST

February 29, 2020

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Join City at Peace, the Atlas youth development, arts, and social change program as they present an original, musical theatre production that tackles difficult themes, topics, and questions of youth culture and society.

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Intersections Festival 2020: Facilitation by City at Peace Youth Summit Meeting

February 29, 2020

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Our Youth Summit concludes with an interactive, youth-led workshop of our Youth Summit performers and youth performing community, facilitated by City at Peace. Youth will explore and discuss challenging topics of racism, sexism, homophobia, adultism and more. Workshop facilitated by youth from City at Peace.

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