Haleakala Inc

THE KITCHEN IS ONE OF NEW YORK CITY'S OLDEST NONPROFIT ART CENTERS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ARTISTS WORKING WITHIN, AND ACROSS, THE FIELDS OF MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, VIDEO AND FILM, ART, AND LITERATURE. FOUNDED IN 1971, THE KITCHEN HAS PIONEERED GENRE-DEFYING ART AND HELPED LAUNCH THE CAREERS OF MANY ARTISTS WHO HAVE DEFINED THE AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE. KNOWN FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING INSTRUMENTAL EARLY SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS WHO HAVE PROGRESSED TO LATER PROMINENCE, THE KITCHEN HAS BEEN A LEADING FORCE IN SHAPING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THIS COUNTRY FOR NEARLY FIVE DECADES.

PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITIONRECOGNIZING ITS LONGSTANDING LEGACY OF EXPERIMENTATION, THE KITCHEN REMAINS DEVOTED TO NURTURING A COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES, PROVIDING ARTISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE--AND FOR AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH--WORK THAT TAKES RISKS NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. THE KITCHEN ANNUALLY PRODUCES ABOUT 90 PROGRAMS IN ITS GROUND-FLOOR, BLACK-BOX THEATER AND SEVEN TO EIGHT MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITIONS IN THE SECOND-FLOOR GALLERY. IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE SPACE FOR ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC, TICKET PRICES FOR PERFORMANCES ARE AFFORDABLE, WHILE ADMISSION TO ARTIST'S TALKS, LITERARY READINGS, AND GALLERY EXHIBITIONS IS FREE OF CHARGE.

EDUCATION PROGRAMTHE KITCHEN'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH SUBSTANTIVE AND SINGULAR ARTS EXPERIENCES EACH YEAR. AS A RESULT OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE FORGED WITH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE YEARS, THE KITCHEN'S EDUCATION INITIATIVES CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO MEET THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, WHILE REMAINING A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. AT THE CORE OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE OUR LONG-STANDING IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERS. WHILE THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A RANGE OF BENEFITS TO RECENT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS, THE OVERARCHING GOALS OF THE IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS ARE THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS TO INCREASE STUDENTS VERBAL LANGUAGE SKILLS AND VOCABULARY; PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND BUILD CONFIDENCE; FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL RESPECT; AND FINALLY, TO OFFER YOUNG PEOPLE, OFTEN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, EXPERIENCES WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE, EXPERIMENTAL THEATER, MUSIC, DANCE AND OTHER INTERDISCIPLINARY GENRES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE AN ONGOING SERIES OF PUBLIC PANELS, SYMPOSIA, LECTURES, AND ARTISTS' TALKS THAT ARE PRIMARILY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT AUDIENCES.

THE KITCHEN'S ARCHIVETHE ARCHIVE PROJECT IS AN ONGOING INITIATIVE TO PRESERVE AND MODERNIZE THE KITCHEN'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF HISTORIC AUDIO AND VIDEOTAPES DOCUMENTING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT THE KITCHEN FOLLOWING ITS INCEPTION IN 1971. THE KITCHEN PROVIDED ARCHIVAL MATERIAL FROM 1971 - 1999 TO THE GETTY RESEARCH CENTER TO ENSURE THE ARCHIVE'S LONG-TERM CONSERVATION AND ACCESS TO A BROADER PUBLIC. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF PRINT AND VIDEO MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE VIA OUR ARCHIVE WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, SIX MUSIC CDS OF MATERIAL FROM THE AUDIO ARCHIVE HAVE BEEN COMMERCIALLY RELEASED.