The Center for the Performing Arts
Julia Shildmyer-Heighway has a diverse background in the performing arts and education sector. Julia has held positions such as Director of Education & Community Engagement at The Center for the Performing Arts, Director of Content Services at CILC, and Director of Education & Public Programming at Hook's Discovery & Learning Center. Julia has experience in managing budgets, developing educational programs, building relationships with the community, and overseeing various operations within cultural organizations. Julia also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Drama from Indiana University Bloomington.
The Center for the Performing Arts
Who We Are The Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization responsible for the operation and programming of a multidisciplinary performing arts campus in Carmel, Indiana. The facilities include the Palladium, a state-of-the-art 1,600-seat concert hall; the Tarkington, a 500-seat proscenium theater; and the Studio Theater, a versatile black box with a seated capacity of 200. The Center presents scores of events each year and provides space and support services for six resident companies: Actors Theatre of Indiana, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, Civic Theatre, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, and Indiana Wind Symphony. The Center is permanently affiliated and collaborates extensively with the Great American Songbook Foundation, a distinct nonprofit organization that has offices and an exhibit gallery in the Palladium. Founded by the Center’s artistic director, performer and preservationist Michael Feinstein, the Foundation works to advance the legacy of timeless music from the worlds of jazz, pop, Broadway, and Hollywood. For more information, visit TheSongbook.org. What We Do Since the opening of the Palladium in 2011, the Center has been a leader in the Central Indiana arts community, hosting more than 1,800 performances and welcoming more than 840,000 patrons representing all 92 Indiana counties, all 50 states, and 24 nations. Each season of Center Presents events features top performers in classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, Great American Songbook, and international music and dance. The Center also offers a robust menu of educational and outreach programming for patrons of all ages, including the Peanut Butter & Jam interactive performance series for preschoolers and their families, educational videoconferences for schools around the state, and budget-friendly experiential opportunities such as our popular vocal, ukulele, standup comedy, and Dance Discovery classes.