Inspire Confidence

Inspire Confidence

This program continues to teach me new things about myself and inspires me to keep doing what I love.

- Daniel Murphy, conservatory student

Our new conservatory’s education and outreach programs represent the core of The Hanover Theatre’s mission to foster a love and appreciation for the performing arts in audiences of today and tomorrow. We believe education is a lifelong pursuit, and therefore strive to provide accessible experiences for a diverse population of all ages.

The Hanover Theatre’s new conservatory is bringing arts education back to downtown Worcester with over 200 students of all ages attending classes six nights a week.

At The Hanover Theatre Conservatory for the Performing Arts, we strive to cultivate individual attention, ignite creativity and inspire confidence. The arts play a vital role in helping individuals develop self-esteem, compassion and problem solving skills. Students who study or participate in the arts have proven academic success. They find their voice and discover new avenues for creative expression. It is our goal to maximize a student’s social and emotional development while introducing them to theatre, dance, music and design. In addition, access to state-of-the-art equipment and hands-on training with industry professionals in our world-class venue allows students to gain real-world experience in the performing arts field.

In our inaugural semester this past January, we were thrilled to welcome so many talented students into our new space. The conservatory was buzzing with 180 actors, dancers, musicians and designers of all ages and abilities. We taught those as young as two months old and were inspired by our adult students who brought up to 72 years of wisdom and experience to the classroom.

In addition to our theatre, music and design offerings, we were eager to expand our dance offerings this past spring. Ballet Arts Worcester joined the conservatory and brought their students, experienced faculty and disciplined training into the space just two months after we opened. With continued demand and the quick growth of the conservatory, we added two studios to the space this summer. The additional space allowed us to host over 150 students for our Youth Summer Programs in 2017. Now with the fall upon us, we’ve increased our capacity to accommodate over 200 students in 62 different courses! We cannot wait to see where this new venture takes us.

The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts • 2017 Report to the Community • 4