PTDYA provides professional music and arts education in Chicago’s under-resourced schools and communities so that our city’s most vulnerable youth have a supportive space to learn, grow, and thrive.
Since 2011, our after-school, in-school and summer programming has served over 2000 African American students, training Chicago’s youth in music, theatre, dance, and spoken word. Our educational curriculum, taught by highly trained professionals of color, successfully engages Chicago’s youth with mentor relationships, multiple learning opportunities, and renewed motivation to stay in school.
The Professional Theatre and Dance Youth Academy (PTDYA) is a non-profit 501 C3 organization.