 In
1913, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield fulfilled their dreams
of creating a theater and dance camp in the mountains. Now, over
ninety years later, Perry-Mansfield is recognized as the oldest
continuously operating performing arts school and camp in the nation.
Throughout the years, a number of distinguished alumni, faculty,
and guest artists have passed through the doors of Perry-Mansfield.
The list includes Robert Battle, Sammy Bayes, Jessica Biel, Ruthanna
Boris, Wally Cardona, John Cage, Martha Clarke, Merce Cunningham,
Harriette Ann Gray, Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Hanya Holm, Lee
Horsley, Doris Humphrey, Jack Lee, José Limon, Agnes de Mille, Daniel
Nagrin, Peter Pucci, Jason Raize, Lee Remick, Stephen Schwartz,
Amala Shankar, Ton Simons, Francis Sternhagen, Helen Tamiris, Joan
Van Ark, and Charles Weidman.
Today, students from all over the world take classes from a select
group of accomplished and internationally renowned faculty. The
tradition of Perry-Mansfield remains unsurpassed as the camp continues
to prepare emerging young artists for the stage. Recent alumni are
performing with Ballet
Hispanico, Battleworks Dance Company, Munich Ballet, the
Paul Taylor Dance Company, Nederlands Dans Theater, and in film,
on Broadway and television. We invite you to share in the magic
of Perry-Mansfield.
Since 1992, Perry-Mansfield has been owned and operated by a 501(c)3
non-profit organization called Friends of Perry-Mansfield. As a
non-profit, we rely on contributions to help us fund scholarships,
operations and capital improvements. If you would like to support
our program with an annual membership or other donation, please
use our downloadable membership
form, or call us at 970-879-7125. We appreciate your support!
Perry-Mansfield is proud to be listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
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