THE MISSION OF KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK IS TO PROVIDE AN EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENT FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE. AS BOTH AN INCUBATOR FOR CREATIVITY AND PRESENTER FOR DIVERSE WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS IN DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, FILM, POETRY, CULINARY, MEDIA, AND VISUAL ARTS, KAATSBAAN PROVIDES ARTISTS WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART DANCE STUDIOS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AN INDOOR THEATER, AND TWO OUTDOOR STAGES. SITTING ON 153 HUDSON RIVER- ADJACENT ACRES, KAATSBAAN IS FREE OF URBAN FACILITIES' SPACE AND TIME CONSTRAINTS, ALLOWING FOR EXCITING LEVELS OF ARTISTIC EXPLORATION, CREATIVE ACTION, AND ACHIEVEMENT - JUST TWO HOURS NORTH OF NEW YORK CITY.