The Pop-Up Project

Immersive event - until The sun rises utsr was held in november 2023 with five nightly performances. This immersive event was The work of more than 40 local artists, and sold nearly 2000 tickets.

Youth program our comprehensive youth program serves more than 400 children, providing them The opportunity to take classes in a variety of styles, including modern, ballet, jazz and hip-hop. It includes field trips to milestone cultural activities and a two-week summer intensive. Our curriculum meets state educational standards in Tennessee, as well as those used in professional studios. Our program is one of The few in The area that provides a dance eduction to low income children, and is, therefore, crucial to creating more equity in arts access and education in our area.

The Pop-Up Project street team - commissions this program is well-established. It allows us to put dance into The service of event producers, party planners, community organizers, etc. It takes dance to The people, limiting geographic barriers to access, while keeping Pop-Up visible in The community and providing regular, paid opportunities to artists. In 2023, we were able to provide performing opportunities to as many as 12 professional and 40 student dancers, and had anywhere from 30 - 1800 in attendance at these events.