Professional Development

Professional Development Intro

Further develop your artistic skills and professional connections! City Center’s professional development programs include masterclasses, workshops, and panel discussions with acclaimed performing artists. These programs are ideal for pre-professional and professional artists, teaching artists, and educators.

Professional Development Events

Upcoming Events

Healthy Practices for Artists

Mon, Dec 16 | 3 – 5pm
Studio 5
$15

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Learn essential tools and best practices to navigate the emotional, physical, and psychological challenges of performing. Led by experienced intimacy coordinator and cultural sensitivity specialist, Ann James, develop techniques designed to foster safe, respectful, and healthy practices for the rehearsal room, dressing room, classroom, or any room you step into.

Becoming a Producer Panel

Thu Feb 6 | 6 – 8pm
Studio 4
$15

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Join us for a panel conversation and activation with City Center’s VP and Producer of Musical Theater, Jenny Gersten, who will pull back the curtain on theatrical producing. Whether you're an emerging artist, seasoned professional, or curious about the business side of the arts, discover what it takes to bring a theatrical production to life. This panel is in partnership with Black Broadway Men.

Healing through Dance

Thu Mar 27 | 4 – 6pm
Studio 5
$15

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Discover new methods of self-care that integrate social-emotional skills into your daily creative practice. Through a combination of choreographed dance performance, participatory activities, and conversation, this masterclass offers new perspectives through Gibney Dance’s signature program, Hands are for Holding®.

Playwriting from Personal Experience

Thu May 8 | 5 – 7pm
Studio 4
$15

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With Achiro Olwoch

Enhance and develop your storytelling skills by harnessing your own experiences. Led by writer, director, and producer Achiro Olwoch, this masterclass will guide you through the creation of a work of writing based on a piece of personal inspiration. Learn how to utilize the world around you—whether it’s art, music, current events, or personal experiences—to inspire the development of compelling characters, engaging dialogue, and captivating narratives.

Please bring a piece of inspiration to this workshop.