PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR DANCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CREATIVE RESEARCH RESIDENCY FOR ARTISTS, CHOREOGRAPHIC MENTORSHIP, BROWN BAG LUNCH SEMINAR, COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES. AS WELL AS PROVIDING A VENUE FOR PERFORMANCES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING CONTEMPOARY DANCE AND RELATED FORMS, PUPPETRY, CHILDREN'S THEATER, MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, AND MORE.