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The Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) makes the classical performing arts more accessible to the Black diaspora through arts education, performance opportunities, and community engagement.

In addition to promoting the Black classical arts and performing artists, we focus on audience development - multigenerational audiences in general, and Black audiences in particular!

WHY IS CAAPA IMPORTANT?

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