AM 1200 WCHB and Mildred Gaddis, host of “Inside Detroit” broadcasted live from the Northwest Activities Center to raise awareness of and grow support for one of Detroit’s very finest youth organizations.
The event featured a variety of entertaining and informative guest speakers, performances and more, including:
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Students: Performanced from the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit students
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Parents: Parents spoke about how Mosaic has shaped their children into better students and young people in general.
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Special Guests: Special invited guests included Mosaic board members, former Detroit Mayor, Dennis Archer and Detroit City Council President, Charles Pugh.
Directors Speak & Thanks To Donors!
Councilman James Tate Weighs In!
Dwight Levins, President of Children Matter Forever Speaks
Levins speaks on the importance of children and more specifically the arts and programs available to the Youth!
Thank you to Children Matter Forever for $1,000 Donation to Mosaic Youth Theatre!
Retired Mary Grove President speaks with Mildred Gaddis
Listen to the full album “Together In Love:
Ten Years of Mosaic Music” above.
Get To Know Mosaic
A brief introduction to and history of the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit.
Founded by Rick Sperling in 1992, Mosaic was born out of a need to fill the gaps in arts education in metropolitan Detroit schools while providing an artistic home for young actors, singers and stage technicians.
Each year Mosaic provides no-cost, intensive acting and vocal training and performance opportunities for more than 500 young artists, ages 7 – 18 from metropolitan Detroit area schools. Mosaic has trained over 7,200 Detroit youth in its 18 year history.
Mosaic’s free and accessible performing arts training programs regularly bring together young people of diverse racial, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds and provide an important haven for youth to develop and acheive their full potential.
Did You Know?
Mosaic was selected by the National Endowment for the Arts and the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities for the ‘Coming Up Taller’ award as one of the top youth arts programs in the nation.
Mosaic’s young artists have toured their critically-acclaimed all-teen performances to Europe, Asia, Africa, 25 states throughout the U.S., the White House and The Kennedy Center.
Despite often devastating economic and social challenges, over 95% of Mosaic alumni graduate from high school and go on to college, dramatically above the city of Detroit’s on-time graduation rate.
Mosaic Programs
A brief overview of the programs offered by Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit. For more information, visit Mosaic online at www.mosaicdetroit.org.
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Mosaic First Stage (ages 7 – 18): Entry-level performing arts training.
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Mosaic Main Stage (ages 11 – 18): The core program of Mosaic, providing nine months of free, intensive education and training in acting and vocal music to young artists.
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Mosaic Next Stage Touring Company (ages 14 – 18): These young artists receive leadership training opportunities, act as peer mentors and leaders to Mosaic’s less experienced young artists, and are paid for small group community performances and new script development.
Mosaic 2010-2011 Productions at the DFT
Woodward Wonderland: A Detroit Holiday Celebration
Public Performances: December 10 – 12, 2010
Student Matinee: December 9, 2010
“…a nostalgic theatrical journey to magical Motor City destinations.” Michigan Chronical
Mosaic’s Woodward Wonderland: A Detroit Holiday Celebration returns to the Detroit Film Theatre this December to kick off the holiday season. Mosaic’s young artists share whimsical holiday stories, joyous songs, loving memories and surprises… with a unique Detroit spin. Like a warm cup of cocoa on a snowy day, this family holiday tradition will fill audiences with comfort and joy.
Singsation!: The Mosaic Singers in Concert
Public Performances: March 12 – 13, 2011
Student Matinee: March 11, 2011
“(The Mosaic Singers)… rocked the DFT like it’s never been rocked before.” Encore MI
The Mosaic Singers take on Broadway! With their signature high energy and high emotion performances, the Mosaic Singers reinterpret familiar hits and little known gems from the Broadway stage. This powerful performance is not to be missed.
Northern Light 1966:
The story of three Detroit teenagers who sparked a movement for equality in education.
Public Performances: May 13 – 15 and May 20 – 22, 2011
Student Matinee: May 12 and May 19, 2011
“Together we were powerful. We tore down walls and built bridges in their place.” Mosaic Alumni
Mosaic presents the world premier of Northern Light, an original play focusing on the 1966 student walk-out from Detroit’s Northern High School. This provocative show, set in the prelude to Detroit’s turbulent 1967 summer of racial unrest, explores the ways in which Detroit students empowered themselves through direct action to challege the status quo.
For more information about Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, visit them online at www.mosaicdetroit.org.
