Tag: Detroit Creativity Project
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Margaret Edwartowski featured in today’s Detroit Free Press
“It’s amazing to see something that is intended to bring joy,” she says of the Detroit Creativity Project. “A lot of these kids we serve have a lot of challenges in their daily life. A class (that has a) by-product of (making) you laugh can be kind of a godsend.” -Margaret Edwartowski, Y Arts Executive…
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Three Ways to Celebrate DCP
In just two short years, the Detroit Creativity Project has become on of Y-Arts signature programs. This month, there are three opportunities to support the program and its alumni .
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Play Delves Into Father-Son Bond
A new play by a graduate of Y-Arts’ Detroit Creativity Project delves into this sometimes-complicated, always-important relationship between fathers and sons through a series of scenes and monologues. “Jr.” debuted at the Marlene Boll Theater earlier this month and will have repeat performances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 28.
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LA Throws a Detroit Party for DCP
A star-studded event in LA attended by celebrities and the gritty city of Detroit might not seem to have a lot in common, but Hollywood and Motown made a love connection this week, when a group of Detroit expatriates put on a show to raise money for the Y-Arts Detroit Creativity Project. The event was…
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Detroit Creativity Project Showcased
The students of the Detroit Creativity Project, a Y-Arts program, are headed for a chance to show off their talents on a big scale during the Detroit Improv Festival Aug. 7-11. The Detroit Creativity Project will be featured performers at the kickoff show of the festival Aug. 7, playing to improv fans from across the…
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Showcase Highlights Potential of Detroit Kids
Once again, the talented students of the Detroit Creativity Project are taking over the Marlene Boll Theater Dec, 16 to show the skills they’ve developed over the 10-week program. And real improv fans can support the project and see a great night of comedy at a fundraiser at Go Comedy! in Ferndale Dec. 23.
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Actors Reach Out to Local Teens
A group of creative professionals who got their start here in Detroit and now are successful professionals in LA wanted to contribute to the city’s rebirth, so they raised money from their community of fellow Detroit expats to fund the Detroit Creativity Project. Their first project was 10-week improv classes taught at three Detroit schools,…