Mission/Purpose: The mission of Sharing the Stage is to elevate an intergenerational culture and musical community that helps kids find and refine their talents and sense of purpose, passion, meaning, connection, and joy.
Program: Sharing the Stage is a performance and mentorship project, where kids who are seeking skills and a validation of their interests work with professionals who have traveled the same path themselves. The activities and relationships of Sharing the Stage nurture students’ creativity and confidence, helping them build a positive self-image and sense of possibility as they discover who they want to be.
Product: At a Sharing the Stage show, students are the opening acts for a professional headlining band in a club venue, and students perform–as soloists or in bands–their own original songs. Those songs are the result of collaboration with peers and mentors and feedback shared with each other. This creative experience requires vulnerability, results in joy and pride, and builds trust and meaningful connections. Mentors and kids alike develop a sustaining connection to Sharing the Stage.
Program: Sharing the Stage is a performance and mentorship project, where kids who are seeking skills and a validation of their interests work with professionals who have traveled the same path themselves. The activities and relationships of Sharing the Stage nurture students’ creativity and confidence, helping them build a positive self-image and sense of possibility as they discover who they want to be.
Product: At a Sharing the Stage show, students are the opening acts for a professional headlining band in a club venue, and students perform–as soloists or in bands–their own original songs. Those songs are the result of collaboration with peers and mentors and feedback shared with each other. This creative experience requires vulnerability, results in joy and pride, and builds trust and meaningful connections. Mentors and kids alike develop a sustaining connection to Sharing the Stage.
