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Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center

A HILLTOP HOLIDAY

🎄 A Hilltop Holiday: The Must-See Event of the Season! 🎄

Get ready to warm your heart and ignite your holiday spirit with A Hilltop Holiday, the soulful, feel-good musical of the year! Follow the unforgettable journey of Eb Scrooge as he transforms from isolation to community, discovering the magic of connection through the ghosts of past, present, and future. 


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THE URBAN NUTCRACKER

 

Guest Artists, Ashton Edwards & Jonathan Batista 2022's Sugarplum amd Prince Cavalier 

 Ashton Edwards, a breakout company dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Jonathan Batista, the trailblazing 1st Black Principal Dancer with PNB, captivated audiences with their breathtaking performances in the 2022 production of The Urban Nutcracker. Their dynamic partnership and incredible artistry garnered rave reviews and multiple standing ovations, leaving a lasting impression on all who witnessed their remarkable contributions to this unforgettable production. 

NETTIE AN ORIGINAL BALLET

 

Jaimond Watson dances the title role of Nettie Asberry with the NW Sinfonietta

T.U.P.A.C. crafts high quality ballet and performing arts experiences, providing opportunities for T.U.P.A.C. students to perform with Professional Guest Artists.  

A new ballet depicting Nettie Craig Asberry an extraordinary, early Black resident of Tacoma.  She was known for her work in fighting racism and in helping to open doors for women.  

 Creating Diverse and Inclusive High Quality Performing Arts Experiences For Our Community 

4 Years of The Urban Nutcracker

Bringing  High Quality  Performing Arts Productions to Hilltop!

ARTS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

T.U.P.A.C. Where dance legends are trained!

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FUBU

For Us By Us

T.U.P.A.C. where dance legends are trained!

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Class Schedule

Children's Division

Pre-Professional Student Division

Pre-Professional Student Division

  • Creative Movement
  • Pre-Ballet


Pre-Professional Student Division

Pre-Professional Student Division

Pre-Professional Student Division

Academy, teen ballet students in tutus stretching and talking

  • Ballet A
  • Ballet B
  • Academy 
  • West African 
  • Hip Hop

Open Classes

Pre-Professional Student Division

Open Classes

  • Ballet (Beginner-Intermediate)
  • Flamenco
  • Jazz
  • Hip Hop
  • Heels
  • Performance
  • Bellydance



GUEST artists in T.U.P.A.C.'s THE Urban

Ingrid Silva

 T.U.P.A.C.'s 2021 The Urban Nutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy, Ingrid Silva.  Ingrid Silva (ingridsilvaballet.com)

Dylan Santos

 T.U.P.A.C.'s 2021 The Urban Nutcracker, The Cavalier, Dylan Santos

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan

 T.U.P.A.C.'s 2021 The Urban Nutcracker, The Snow Queen, Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan


 https://www.instagram.com/p/COq-CDxA-5O/  

Collaboration with NW Sinfonietta

Gretchen Yanover: Ara with Michael Calliste: Door of No Return

Northwest Sinfonietta and Mikhail Calliste from Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center perform inside The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at Tacoma Art Museum with a behind-the-scenes introduction by Dr. T. André Feagin. Visit nwsinfonietta.org/listen for more  

More from NWS Sinfonietta

William Grant Still: The Quiet One & The Jovial One with dance variations

 Northwest Sinfonietta and T.U.P.A.C. dancers Ivy and Nya perform from inside The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection at Tacoma Art Museum, with a behind-the-scenes introduction by Dr. T. André Feagin. Visit nwsinfonietta.org/listen for more information and videos from this series. 

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The Late Kabby Mitchell III and His Importance to T.U.P.A.C

Kabby Mitchell III teaching boys ballet class

Kabby Mitchell  III will always be our touchstone. TUPAC would not exist without Kabby's  vision and we shall forever be grateful for how he shaped our lives and shared with us his discipline, grace, fortitude, truth, constant quest for excellence and laughter. 


We shall always honor his memory by keeping his passion for not only educating marginalized communities with high quality classical ballet technique, but also setting an example for guiding students in being respected world citizens. 


Thank you, Mr. Mitchell - we stand on your shoulders, and will always strive to relay your high standards to our students.

More about Kabby's Legacy

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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

 T.U.P.A.C. is an anti-racist school. We will not discriminate and will take "affirmative action" measures to ensure against discrimination in school enrollment, class placement, performance casting, employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of enrollment of students and/or employee or job applicants on the bases of race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation or sex. 

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1105 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405

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