Akropolis returns to the Virginia Arts Festival for a week-long educational residency in Norfolk, VA. Throughout the week, Akropolis will be visiting several K-12 schools in the surrounding Norfolk area, giving in-school performances, master classes, and workshops. Akropolis had the privilege of delivering this educational residency in 2016 with the Virginia Arts Festival and was scheduled to return to these schools in early 2020, but was unable to do so due to the pandemic.

Following this week of educational activities, Akropolis will be returning to the Virginia Arts Festival for an evening, ticketed performance at the festival’s Perry Pavilion on April 12, 2022. For more information about this concert and to purchase tickets, click here.

About the Virginia Arts Festival

The Virginia Arts Festival celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2022. The largest and most prestigiousinternational performing arts organization in southeastern Virginia, Virginia Arts Festival has transformed the region’s cultural scene, presenting great performers from around the world and making this historic region a cultural destination for visitors from across the United States and around the world. Over the past 25 years, the Festival has welcomed visitors from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 25 foreign countries. The Festival has presented over 1,438 performances, free community events, and student matinees and workshops with a reach of over 1.2 million attendees. Each season, millions more are reached through international broadcasts of Festival performances on American Public Radio’s Performance Today, nationally on PBS TV, and regionally on WHRO TV. Over 32% of ticket sales come from outside the region, bringing tens of thousands of visitors to local museums and attractions and filling regional hotels and restaurants. The estimated annual economic impact of the Festival exceeds $25 million.