01 & 14 (37)Public Comment
From: Cammy Suder <
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:15 PM
To: Public Comment
Cc: info@anaheimballet.org
Subject: Anaheim Ballet
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and
presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community-based after-school programming, workforce and recreational
training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and
internationally as a point of pride to the City.
The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new
Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architecturally unique building, you will be
removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. Anaheim's resident
ballet company has been around since 1997 that includes a professional performing company, a school and a
youth outreach program STEP-UP! It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim
Ballet remains in its current accessible location!
Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Cammy Suder