THE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

SUPPORT YOUNG ASPIRING ARTISTS IN LAUNCHING THEIR CAREER

The Black Opal Program is designed to discover and nurture exceptional talent in the area of dance arts for advanced students at the dawn of launching their career. Students from throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia have applied to the Performing Arts training program at Faubourg Theatre. Faubourg Theatre needs your support to channel funds towards their tuition, travel expense, housing expense, competition fees, and performance expense.

Our legacy will always live through the success of those to whom we give. True wealth is that, which we can give with a smile in our hearts. ― Anonymous

Talent Discovery

We travel and search for undiscovered talent. We audition, evaluate, consult, and award scholarships.

Talent Nurture

We train and mentor 6 days a week, 5 - 8 hours a day to perfect technique, instill musicality and artistry, and promote confidence.

Talent Placement

We promote student career through competitions, company auditions, company performances, and media advertising.

With your funding we have been able to offer merit scholarships to students of exceptional talent and work ethic, who wish to pursue a career in the area of dance arts. Your donations go towards training and audition related expense that students incur in the process of applying to professional companies, such as tuition, travel and accommodation expense, choreography and coaching fees, costumes, videography, audition and competition fees, etc. Many of our senior students have gone on to working as professional ballet and contemporary dance artists in companies such as Alvin Ailey, The Royal Danish Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Oklahoma Ballet, Washington Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, and more. Your financial support has been essential to opening career opportunities to students throughout the years, making life changing difference in their lives, giving a chance to their talent and dreams.

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