Missouri Arts Council 2018 Digital Productions
Nine PBS is proud to present the 2018 series of Missouri Arts Council Digital Productions, supported in part by Missouri Arts Council, a state agency dedicated to the arts in Missouri and fostering its communities, economy, and cultural heritage.
The 2018 productions highlight 12 local arts organizations. Supporting local arts organizations enriches lives and fosters economic vitality in our community.
We hope these short videos prompt you to check out when the next performance is or to plan a visit to these nonprofit organizations.
ANNONYArts
ANNONYArts is dedicated to supporting a consortium of independent movement and performing artists. Each year, it unveils a new season of original contemporary dance works and performance art.
Artists First
Artists First promotes equity and equality through creative self-expression. Our programs provide artistic and economic opportunities, foster self-sufficiency, and promote cultural and artistic enrichment in the community.
Big Muddy Dance Company
Big Muddy Dance Company is a repertory dance company that engages both emerging and established choreographers, collaborates across the community through senior outreach, and trains future performers.
Building Futures
Building Futures brings young people together, grades 4–12, to critically think, invent, and create sustainable solutions for their every day, real-world problems in order to lead better, healthier lives.
Chamber Project Saint Louis
Chamber Project Saint Louis embraces the communicative and collaborative nature of chamber music to create traditional and nontraditional, interactive performances, reflecting the interests of 21st-century audiences.
Compass Improv
Compass Improv is dedicated to spreading the joy and love of improv through its annual festival, the 12-hour marathon All Nighter, monthly Open Court shows, and community outreach program.
Fourth Wall Down
Fourth Wall Down aims to redefine theater’s visibility, approachability, and sense of play by creating a healthy medium in which to challenge the preconceptions and stigmas of the art form of storytelling.
The Luminary
The Luminary is a home for art, thought and action that engages pressing issues through an active roster of exhibitions, residencies, performances, publications and gatherings.
Missouri Chamber Music Festival
Missouri Chamber Music Festival brings the fine art of small ensemble playing to a wide audience through new and commissioned works that illuminate the extraordinary and diverse nuance of chamber music.
National Blues Museum
The National Blues Museum explores the Blues and celebrates the genre as the foundation of all modern American music. The facility educates guests in an entertaining environment.
St. Louis Classical Guitar
St. Louis Classical Guitar promotes the positive impact of classical guitar performances and education. Founded in 1963, it is the third oldest organization in the nation centered on classical guitar.
Union Avenue Opera
Union Avenue Opera provides professional opportunities for gifted, emerging artists and offers vibrant and affordable opera experiences in original languages to audiences that reflect the breadth and diversity of the St. Louis region.