Central Indiana Dance Ensemble (CIDE) is wrapping up its 24th season with exciting announcements and a fairy tale finish.
CIDE recently received a grant from the City of Carmel as part of the city’s 2024 Arts Grant Program. This comes as CIDE prepares for its final performance this year – the magical story of Snow White – May 18 and 19 at the Tarkington Theatre at The Center for the Performing Arts.
The City of Carmel has a longstanding support system for the arts programs in the city. The Arts Grant Program was started in 2004 and has been continued in 2024, and CIDE was fortunate to be one of the 23 organizations to receive this financial support.
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“Through strategic investment in our arts institutions and organizations, we foster economic vitality and elevate overall well-being,” Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam said. “Without question, the artistic culture thriving in our city has profoundly enriched the lives of our residents, visitors and business community alike.”
CIDE will use the funds to continue to educate aspiring young dancers to learn and practice a variety of dance forms. CIDE provides an excellent atmosphere for young dancers that exposes them to cultural and educational enrichment as they practice and perform in this pre-professional atmosphere at The Tarkington Theatre, part of the world-class Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
CIDE pays this grant forward in the form of outreach programs that the members take to the community in order to give back.
They will also use the grant to perform excellent shows for the community, such as the upcoming Snow White. Coming up this weekend, May 18 and 19, plan to attend this captivating ballet at The Tarkington. A supremely wicked Queen, a band of benevolent dwarves, and one enchanted (and enticing!) apple – this performance has them all. The dancers retell the captivating tale of Snow White: the fairest of face and soul, who thwarts her Evil Stepmother’s schemes with kindness, devotion, friendship, and true love to triumph over envy and malice.
Set to the music of Polish composer Bogdan Pavlovsky, CIDE’s dancers’ artistry and skill allow this beloved fairytale to shine with renewed vibrancy, kindling the imaginations of kids and adults alike. You won’t want to miss this spellbinding performance.
Click here to purchase your tickets to the spring performance.
About the Central Indiana Dance Ensemble
Central Indiana Dance Ensemble was founded in 1999 by Artistic Director Suzann DeLay. The company is committed to providing cultural and educational enrichment to the central Indiana community. The company provides an environment for aspiring young dancers to learn, practice, and perform in a pre-professional atmosphere, in a variety of dance forms. Promoting the arts through ongoing outreach programs provides the members of CIDE the opportunity to give back to the community. In 2006, CIDE received Honor Company status in the Regional Dance America association. To learn more, visit cidedance.org.