Pursuing a career in the performing arts requires the effort of a community. étude works with up-and-coming performing artists by offering financial, administrative, and artistic support to help them bring their original ideas to life.

 

‘A “Pretty. Odd.” Experience’: An Excerpt (2021) featured at the Detroit Institute of Arts, photographed by Detroit City Dance Festival

 

Our Mission

étude began with one mission, to create a stronger community for independent performers and creators. Understanding the financial strain pursuing the arts can be, étude dedicates themselves to providing the knowledge, resources, and financial opportunities creatives in the field need to find success and dependency in their creative work.

étude works to uplift new and upcoming performing artists, offer them training and experience in the field, expose them to new employment opportunities, and push them to share their unique perspectives.

How Do We Do It?

étude hand-selects local performers with original ideas to produce a series of unique and exciting events running throughout the year.

Have an original idea you want to create? Contact us today!

Through our Preferred Collaborators programming, étude offers performance industry professionals a free and simple form to complete that shows off their work on our website through a curated profile.

Check out our Collaborators Page to learn more.

Cradle (2022) work in progress, photographed by Erika Ruch

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The Company

  • Bella Brown

    ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

  • Amanda Zawisza

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  • Maddy Petz

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Who Are We

Cradle (2022) photographed by Bella Brown

BEYOND THE SOUND (2021) photographed by Erika Ruch

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  • We are a multi-faceted organization specializing in performance production, event planning, and community-building. With the talents of our Company and the support of the members of our Community, we work hard to uplift our network of Preferred Collaborators in any way we can.

    Stay tuned for the announcement of our 2023 Season!

  • Our Company includes our entire administrative staff that works hard to make artists visions become reality. Currently our team consists of our founders, click here to learn more about their roles.

  • Our Preferred Collaborators are an ever-expanding wonderful team of artists that are directly involved or will be involved in étude projects.

  • We are active in our Community, continually seeking out new opportunities to move forward and connect. Our growing Community includes sponsors, venues, donors, partners, and more.

  • We are looking to accept new clients to Create With Us and have their vision be brought to life with our support!