WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AT THE FILENE CENTER AND THE BARNS AT WOLF TRAP:THE FILENE CENTER AT WOLF TRAP IS THE ONLY NATIONAL PARK DEDICATED TO PRESENTING THE PERFORMING ARTS. ON MARCH 13, 2020, THE EXTANT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES. IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19, MANY STATES TOOK ACTIONS TO CLOSE NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GATHER IN GROUPS. ON MARCH 23, 2020, THE GOVERNORS OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AND THE MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ORDERED ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS CLOSED, FOLLOWED BY SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS ON MARCH 30, 2020. ALL EMPLOYEES CONVERTED FROM NEARLY ALL WORKING IN-PERSON AT THE OFFICE, TO NEARLY ALL WORKING REMOTELY 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THESE PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES, WHILE EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, CAUSED A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS THE PUBIC LIMITED ITS ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE HOME. IN SPRING 2020, WOLF TRAP FACED A STATE MANDATE TO CLOSE AND A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE TOURING INDUSTRY. WOLF TRAP LOST ITS ENTIRE 2020 SUMMER SEASON, AT THE FILENE CENTER, HALF OF ITS 2020 BARNS SPRING SEASON, AND ITS ENTIRE 2020 BARNS FALL SEASON, WHICH REPRESENTS 90% OF ITS EARNED REVENUE IN A GIVEN YEAR. WOLF TRAP'S ABILITY TO BRING LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER AND AT THE SAME TIME FULFILL ITS NON-PROFIT MANDATE OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WAS EITHER SEVERELY COMPROMISED OR COMPLETELY PREVENTED.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.3MProgram 2 [2020]
EDUCATION: EACH YEAR, WOLF TRAP EDUCATION DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY ARTS-LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO NEARLY 60,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN ADDITION, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND EDUCATION-RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT (EMPHASIZED IN 2020 DUE TO COVID), WOLF TRAP EDUCATION ACHIEVED NEARLY 445,000 AND 140,000 IMPRESSIONS, RESPECTIVELY. AT THE HEART OF WOLF TRAP'S EDUCATION OUTREACH FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, THE WOLF TRAP INSTITUTE FOR EARLY LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS (INSTITUTE) IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A MODEL FOR INCORPORATING THE PERFORMING ARTS INTO EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULA. CONDUCTING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THROUGH ARTS INTEGRATION IN 25 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, INCLUDING 22 WOLF TRAP INSTITUTE AFFILIATE SITES ACROSS THE US AND IN SINGAPORE, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO CHILDREN BIRTH THROUGH 6 YEARS OF AGE AND MULTIPLIES ITS IMPACT THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS. THE INSTITUTE SEEKS TO ADDRESS TWO PRIMARY CONCERNS: (1) THE SCHOOL READINESS OF CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CIRCUMSTANCES; AND (2) ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS WHO WORK WITH THESE CHILDREN. BY INTEGRATING PERFORMING ARTS STRATEGIES INTO EARLY CHILDHOOD STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION, THE INSTITUTE ENHANCES CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS LITERACY, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. EACH SUMMER, WOLF TRAP EDUCATION SERVES 15,000 CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND OTHER CAREGIVERS THROUGH WOLF TRAP CHILDREN'S THEATRE-IN-THE-WOODS (CTITW). BUILDING ON FOUR DECADES AS A BELOVED COMMUNITY INSTITUTION, THIS PROGRAM COMPRISES SEVEN WEEKS OF PERFORMANCES WITH NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, ACTORS, AND DANCERS AT AN OUTDOOR VENUE SITUATED IN THE WOODS NEAR THE FILENE CENTER AT WOLF TRAP NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THIS UNIQUE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY VENUE OFFERS THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR LIVELY ADVENTURES IN MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, AND PUPPETRY. DUE TO COVID, CTITW PROGRAMS COULD NOT BE HELD IN 2020. WOLF TRAP EDUCATION ALSO MANAGES THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S BEST. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 43 FULL- AND PART-TIME INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS PROVIDE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES WITH INVALUABLE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE ARTS. VALUING A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO CHANGE SOCIETY, WOLF TRAP BROADENS ACCESS AND ENTRY INTO THE ARTS MANAGEMENT PROFESSION BY OFFERING MULTICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY INITIATIVES AS A PART OF THE INTERNSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. DUE TO COVID, THE INTERNSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM COULD NOT BE HELD IN 2020. WOLF TRAP EDUCATION ANNUALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AWARDS THE WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF SIX OUTSTANDING PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE DC/MD/VA METRO AREA THROUGH GRANTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS. DUE TO COVID, GRANTS WERE NOT AWARDED IN 2020. AT THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION AT WOLF TRAP AND ON THE FILENE CENTER AND CTITW STAGES, WOLF TRAP EDUCATION OFFERS FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCES AND MASTER CLASSES SERVING ALL AGES THAT ENCOURAGE LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS. DUE TO COVID, THESE PERFORMANCES AND MASTER CLASSES COULD NOT BE HELD IN 2020.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8MProgram 3 [2020]
OPERA: WOLF TRAP OPERA (WTO), CREATED IN 1971, IS A HIGHLY REGARDED RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR OPERA SINGERS. IT OFFERS EMERGING ARTISTS ONE OF THE BEST TRAINING AND PERFORMING EXPERIENCES IN THE NATION. OUR PRIMARY TIER OF FILENE YOUNG ARTISTS HAVE COMPLETED ADVANCED DEGREES AND ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED SINGERS ON THE VERGE OF PROFESSIONAL CAREERS; STUDIO ARTISTS ARE TALENTED STUDENT SINGERS CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE FIELD. ALUMNI HAVE GONE ON TO CAREERS PERFORMING WITH SOME OF THE LEADING OPERA COMPANIES IN THE WORLD. TO PROVIDES BOTH CAREER GUIDANCE AND A CHANCE TO POLISH SKILLS NEEDED TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR NATION'S MOST TALENTED YOUNG PERFORMERS TO EXPERIENCE THE DEMANDS OF A PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. HIGHLY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCES ARE HELD AT BOTH THE FILENE CENTER AND THE BARNS. IN FALL 2019, WOLF TRAP OPERA SELECTED 18 FILENE ARTISTS (REPRESENTING 12 STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES) AND 17 STUDIO ARTISTS. IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, 16 FILENE ARTISTS AND ALL 17 STUDIO ARTISTS OPTED TO TRAVEL TO VIENNA VA FOR A REDUCED, 6-WEEK RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ARTISTS PERFORMED IN 6 "MAINSTAGE" PROJECTS WHICH WERE FILMED AND BROADCAST TO VIRTUAL AUDIENCES. WTO WAS THE SOLE YOUNG ARTIST TRAINING COMPANY IN THE US TO SUCCESSFULLY AND HEALTHFULLY CONVENE A RESIDENCY PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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