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Young Audiences of Massachusetts is the leading source for arts education programs in the Commonwealth. Since 1962, they have been the vital link between Massachusetts' best performing artists and the region's school children. Their mission is to initiate lifelong involvement in the arts by making them integral to every child's education. Through Young Audiences, students experience a broad range of programs - everything from African drumming to Shakespeare. And through Young Audiences, schools can tailor these programs to their specific needs - from a one-time performance to multi-week programs each year. YA offers assembly programs that bring the excitement of live performance to school audiences; workshops that provide students the opportunity to work closely with the performing artists they just saw perform on the stage; and residencies, that consist of a series of student workshops and culminating events that take place over an extended period of time, sometimes several months.

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