ABOUT PROLOGUE

We are a charitable, not-for-profit arts education organization that is dedicated to facilitating opportunities for young people to experience the performing arts within Ontario.

We provide a wide range of diverse programming in English and French for schools and communities with a roster of performing artists specializing in dance, theatre, music, musical theatre, opera, storytelling, spoken word and puppetry.

OUR HISTORY

For 50 years, Prologue Performing Arts has been broadening the horizons of students in Ontario by introducing them to the world of the performing arts.

It all started in 1966 around a kitchen table, when five young mothers shared their dream about giving access to the best in the performing arts to ALL children in Ontario. As volunteers with different arts organizations, including Young Peoples’ Theatre, the Canadian Opera Company, and The National Ballet of Canada, these dedicated women founded one of Ontario’s most important resources in Arts and Education. In that first year, Prologue placed 81 performances in Ontario schools, reaching over 24,000 students; in the second year, those numbers doubled.

TODAY

Prologue delivers close to 1,000 performances and workshops in English, French, and Bilingual formats annually, reaching over 350,000 young people at an average performance cost of less than $3.50 per student.  Prologue represents an average of 27 artist companies or 100 individual artists per year.

OUR MISSION

To increase access to live performing arts experiences for young people

We achieve this through:

• Connecting young people and educators to the work of artists in schools and public/community venues;
• Advocating for equal access to the arts for all young people as a fundamental part of their education; and
• Collaborating with artists to present a wide range of engaging and accessible programming.