DISCOVER THE LEGACY

Archives and honors the past, champions the present, and builds for the future.

Preserving Clark Center of the Performing Arts New York City (1959-1989)

Remembering Our Past.

Dancing into Our Future.

Remembering Our Past. Dancing into Our Future.

Who is Clark Center NYC?

Clark Center NYC is dedicated and was formed to preserve and continue the legacy of Clark Center for the Performing Arts [Clark Center] (1959-1989), an organization in New York City that provided a rich resource for dancers, choreographers, students and others. Clark Center NYC archives and honors the past, champions the present, and builds for the future.

Clark Center NYC currently sponsors events and programs related to the celebration of the history and continuance of the goals of Center for the Performing Arts.

“Some of the most important, fantastic, and wonderful times of my career were at Clark Center…It was a Mecca for Arts, a Mecca for Dance and a Mecca for people who wanted to understand what the professional art world was all about.”

– Chuck Davis, Director of DanceAfrica

Updates and Events

  • WELCOME TO OUR NEW WEBSITE!

    Take a look around and let us know what you think!

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  • “I’m holding back my tears just seeing everyone! You (all) have done an incredible job maintaining the history, folklore and FEEL of Clark Center. What a gift to the world of Dance!”

    Nafisa Shariff, NYC

  • “OMG!! This is absolutely wonderful and so informative. I started going to CC when they were on 8th Avenue so I never knew anything about its early beginnings (especially the fact that it was started by Alvin). The committee did a fabulous job with the compilation of this wealth of information. I got goose pimples just reading through the history, timeline and a few of the faculty sections so far. We all have pictures, old programs and our memories but for me this reading brought to life all the beautiful souls that have touch my life and helped make me who I am today. Thank you for all the hard work involved with this website launch and thanks for including that picture allowing me to be a part of CC history. God if only I could be that skinny again!!! “

    Rita Littrean, Brooklyn, NY