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The Butterfly Connection

The Butterfly Connection is a multi-arts collaborative creating new works and adaptations cultivated beyond conventional boundaries.

The Butterfly Connection has been producing theatrical works and/or arts festivals since 1997. Its first Arts Festival provided community artists a free outlet to show, sell, and celebrate their works. The festival was free of charge, and produced with personal funds. Subsequent festivals over the years served over 1,500 people.

In 2002, Adam Dietrich presented his original play, "A Gentle Story", under the auspices of The Butterfly Connection, on a 5-acre estate in Joshua, Texas. The play was presented over the course of three days using community volunteers. The site had no electrical service, and thus the play was done by candlelight and firelight! It was a small hit that played to Metroplex audiences who were willing to drive all the way to Joshua to see a play. These patrons are loyal to The Butterfly Connection to this day.

The group then decided to produce plays on an annual basis, and their efforts have received warm accolades from audiences and critics alike. The 2006 productions explored contemporary themes through contemporary means incorporating multi-media in 4 out of 5 plays. That same year, The Butterfly Connection received 501 c(3) non-profit status, developed the first Board of Directors, and previewed a touring conceptual show, "Ladders and Balls". TBC began new partnerships with young arts groups such as the Metrognome Collective and the Dallas HUB Theatre, and continued other successful partnerships. TBC continued work with underprivileged kids at the East Fort Worth Montessori and initiated national collaborations with other non-profit organizations. TBC achieved all of these goals without a single paid staff member or compensated artists. This dedication from young local artists in creating challenging new work without compensation speaks to the need in our community not being fulfilled through other outlets.

Currently, TBC seeks continued growth by developing earned income revenue streams, developing private and corporate funding relationships, building on an established individual donor base, and expanding audiences. The company envisions a cohesive atmosphere for artists to successfully create traditional and non-traditional performance pieces and a safe environment for all audiences to enjoy these events. TBC will creatively illuminate the ties that bind and the walls that separate, while challenging past boundaries of storytelling.


online: http://www.thebutterflyconnection.org/
email: info@thebutterflyconnection.org

Venue Info

2812 Race Street
Fort Worth, TX 76111
817.333.4028


Arts Groups

Choral
Arlington Goodtimes Chorus
Arlington Master Chorale
Schola Cantorum of Texas
Texas Boys Choir
Texas Girls Choir
Dance and Ballet
Ballet Concerto
Ballet Frontier
Contemporary Dance Fort Worth
Metropolitan Classical Ballet
Taps n Tunes
Texas Ballet Theater
Texas Dance Theatre
Votum Dance Company
Film
Lone Star Film Society
Magnolia at the Modern
Q Cinema
Latin Arts
Artes de la Rosa
Ballet Folklorico Azteca
Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth
Live Theater
Amphibian Stage Productions
Artisan Center Theater
Casa Mañana
Circle Theatre
Creative Arts Theatre & School
FireStarter Productions
Fort Worth Theatre
Forum Theater Company
Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players
Hip Pocket Theatre
Jubilee Theatre
Kids Who Care
Old Bedford School
Onstage in Bedford
Pantagleize Theatre Company
Popcorn Players
Runway Theatre
SceneShop
Stage West
Stolen Shakespeare Guild
The Butterfly Connection
Theatre Arlington
Theatre Off The Square
Theatre TCU
Trinity Shakespeare Festival
V-Day TCU
Museums
Amon Carter Museum
Arlington Museum of Art
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art
The Kimbell Art Museum
The Modern Art Museum
Performing Arts
Apex Arts League
Arts Fifth Avenue
Bass Hall
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
Ed Landreth Auditorium at TCU
Fort Worth Civic Orchestra
Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra
Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Granbury Opera House
Guitar Fort Worth
Jazz by the Boulevard
Steinway Hall Fort Worth
Symphony Arlington
Texas Camerata
Timeless Concerts
Van Cliburn Foundation
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth

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