01 & 14 (171)Public Comment
From: Benson, Kyla <
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:22 PM
To: Public Comment
Cc: info@anaheimballet.org
Subject: Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet.
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
My name is Kyla Benson and I am the Department Chair of the Fashion program at Santa Ana College. Anaheim
Ballet has been a valued partner with the Fashion Program at Santa Ana College over the past decade. Anaheim
falls into our district and we receive many students from Anaheim into our program who also benefit from this
company. Over the years, students have entered out department with training from the Ballet Company -they have
supported our fashion shows and fashion shoots with professional performance training. It is a vital cultural arts
center. Its displacement will negatively effect our Fashion and Costume Design Students at Santa Ana College,
those who live in Anaheim, but also those who live in the district outside of Anaheim.
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. 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,
Kyla Benson
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