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STATISTICS SPOTLIGHT

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PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

• 100 events annually • 600 plus times the Mann is mentioned in the media annually • 30,000 plus children are reached annually through our free Education Programs • 90,000 plus social media Followers/Likes • 200, 000 attendees annually • 350,000 email subscribers • 4 stages – Presser Foundation Main Stage, Festival Format, Skyline Stage and Downstage at the Mann in the round. • Website visitation to MannCenter.org has increased by 74% since 2012. • Total social media followers increased by 326% between 2013-2019 • 57% of Skyline Stage concert attendees are first-time visitors to the Mann • From 2016 to 2019, for the first time, the most common age range of Mann Center orchestral concert patrons was 25-34

*All stats are based on data from 2014-2019 (as of 11/23/20)

*Source: TicketmasterOne 2019 Mann Center audience data

The Mann's education and community engagement programs are designed and guided by three core initiatives:

I - Out-of-School Time (OST) II - Workforce Development (WFD) III - Creative Placemaking (CP)

MOTION & MUSIC ACADEMY (MMA)

Motion & Music Academy, launched in the fall of 2020, is an all year round after-school arts program for children in grades 4 – 8. MMA is designed to provide quality choir, drumming, and dance classes to students of the Parkside neighborhood. This partnership-based program helps to bring acclaimed arts organizations to the West Parkside neighborhood. Program partners include: • Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Lead Artistic Partner • Philadelphia Ballet, Program Partner, Dance • Sister Cities Girlchoir, Program Partner, Choir • Mad Beatz Philly, Program Partner, Drumming • Global Leadership Academy, Program Site Partner

Students from the Mann’s Motion & Music Academy drum program perform on the Mann’s campus.

ALL CITY ORCHESTRA SUMMER ACADEMY AT THE MANN (ACOSA)

All-City Orchestra Summer Academy (ACOSA), the Mann’s summer orchestra training camp, launched in July 2019, bringing young local instrumentalists to the beautiful Mann Center campus. The Mann Center, in collaboration with lead artistic partners, Project 440, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the School District of Philadelphia, worked to create a high-quality instrumental learning experience at zero cost to local students. ACOSA serves music students 6th through 12th grade, guiding them to further develop technical playing skills over the summer in efforts All City Orchestra Summer Academy’s virtual grand finale: Farandole from Georges Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2, conducted by The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. to combat the effects of “summer slide.” Now entering its fourth season, this program has served hundreds of students throughout the city and across three states. ACOSA has expanded its partnerships and class offerings through the years, providing a rich and immersive music education experience. In the summer of 2022, the AllCity Orchestra Summer Academy program will undergo the most comprehensive expansion since the program’s launch. The program will expand from a two-week duration to a three-week period combining chamber music and full orchestra experiences. The program will include All-City Jazz during the chamber music week, the very first time the district’s jazz program will have a summer extension. In remaining holistic with the Mann’s artistic offerings, the All-City Orchestra Summer Academy will collaborate with dance companies Philadelphia Ballet and Ballet X to add in a dance component. The capacity for the program will grow to accommodate over 100 students.

MANN MUSIC ROOM

The Mann Music Room: LEARN Digital Curriculum and video series of over 30 episodes was launched in March of 2020 to respond to the pandemic. The digital series and study guides are accessible on the Mann’s website, YouTube, and social media platforms. Episodes highlight local artists through performances featuring different cultures from around the world. The MMR Curriculum takes students to other regions of the world by introducing music, dance, instrumentation, and food representative of each cultural chapter! The six nations highlighted in the chapters of this curriculum are India, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the United States.

Students from the All City Orchestra Summer Academy gather and perform in the Mann’s Field Education Center.

MANN MUSIC ROOM: LEARN LIVE!

Thanks to the generous support and funding provided by USLI, the Mann Center is proud to provide personalized programming for students within the Independence Mission Schools (IMS) network, the school district of Philadelphia, and local charter schools as part of the Mann Music Room Live! Initiative. This program consists of in-school performances by multicultural teaching artists trained in delivering educational workshops. These performances engage students in clapping, dancing, and moving along with the music as they learn various techniques found in the presented art form.

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