OVER ALL OF THESE YEARS.
GOOD FOR YOU, MR. STEVIE.
Chuck: THERE'S A PROGRAM IN
DETROIT HELPING STUDENTS FOR
MANY, MANY YEARS, AS YOU MAY
KNOW, THAT HELPS THEM FIND THEIR
MUSICAL VOICE AND BREAK OUT OF
THEIR SHELLS.
Tati: THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THEY HAVE WON AWARDS FOR
THEIR PERFORMANCES.
AND HAVE TRAVELED THE NATION.
Chuck: YEAH, OUR
PHOTOGRAPHER ALEX ATWELL SHOWS
US WHY MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE IS
"UNIQUELY DETROIT."
TWO, THREE, FOUR.
♪ YOU WAIT IT OUT ♪
MY NAME IS DELIA.
I'M THE ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
PROGRAMS AT MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE
OF DETROIT.
♪ DANCE TO THE MUSIC ♪
MOSAIC IS A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG
PEOPLE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR
POTENTIAL THROUGH PROFESSIONAL
PERFORMING ARTS TRAINING.
♪ WE ESSENTIALLY BRING YOUNG
PEOPLE IN AND INSPIRE THEM TO
EXCEL BOTH ON STAGE AND IN LIFE.
REALLY JUST TAKE THE YOUNG
ARTIST AND DRAW ALL OF THE GREAT
AND WONDERFUL TALENTS THAT ARE
INSIDE OF THEM OUT.
♪ I WAS BLIND ♪
IT'S SCARY.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO LIE TO
YOU.
I HAD A REALLY -- I WAS REALLY
SHY AS A KID.
I WAS REALLY AFRAID OF BEING
AROUND PEOPLE.
I HAVE SUNG MY WHOLE LIFE.
BUT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY LIKE
DOING IT IN FRONT OF OTHER
PEOPLE, BESIDES MY FAMILY.
♪ HERE I AM, SIGN, SEALED,
DELIVERS, I'M Y
THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST
THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF, IMAGINE
PERFORMING IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
♪ DANCE TO THE MUSIC ♪
THAT'S WHAT YOU LOVE DOING.
IT'S TERRIFYING BUT IT'S WORTH
IT.
Tati: YES.
I WAS IN MOSAIC MY SOPHOMORE,
JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH
SCHOOL.
I WAS A VERY, VERY SHY TEENAGER.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE THAT
I'M STILL VERY SHY.
I'M A TOTAL INTROVERT.
♪ ALL YOU HAVE GOT TO DO IS
REPEAT AFTER ME ♪
IT DOES SOMETHING TO YOU TO
KNOW HOW BIG OF AN IMPACT YOU
CAN HAVE.
IT'S LIKE YOUR HAPPY PLACE.
THAT'S REALLY THE REASON THAT
I CAME BACK, BECAUSE I GOT MY
VOICE HERE.
NOT JUST MY MUSICAL VOICE, BUT
AS A PERSON TO REALIZE THAT, YOU
KNOW, MY LIGHT WAS BIGGER THAN
ME.
AND I COULD CONTINUE TO PERMEATE
THE DARKNESS THAT WE SEE EVERY
DAY.
♪ OH, BABY, GIVE ME ONE MORE
CHANCE ♪
AGAIN THE STAGE.
YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO
COMMUNICATE IN A WAY THAT TELLS
YOUR OWN STORY.
♪ ABC, 123 ♪
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE
LEARNING HOW TO PERFORM SO MUCH
IT IS LEARNING THAT IT'S OKAY TO
BE WHO YOU ARE.
♪ OH, BABY ♪
♪ I WANT YOU BACK ♪
I HAVE GOTTEN A SENSE OF WHO
I AM.
REALLY THAT'S A LOT ABOUT WHAT
THE ARTS IS, IT GIVES PEOPLE THE
FREEDOM TO BE WHO THEY ARE AND
IMPACT THE WORLD.
♪ HERE IM, SIGNED, SEALED,
DELIVERED, I'M YOURS ♪
ONE THING I GOT OUT OF BEING
A PART OF THE SINGERS IS JUST
THAT CONFIDENCE TO SAY THIS IS
WHO I AM.
♪ HERE I AM BABY ♪
THIS IS MY DREAM AND THAT'S
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
THAT'S JUST WHO I AM.
I'M NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR
IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN FROM
IT, I'M JUST GOING TO GO FOR IT,
BECAUSE THIS IS MY CALLING.
♪ HERE I AM BABY ♪
Chuck: JUST AWESOME.
Tati: JOINING US NOW IS
DELIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
Tati: TELL US ALL ABOUT THE
CHOIR AND THE TRAVELING AND
GREAT THINGS YOU GUYS DO.
WE'VE BEEN ON SUCH A
WONDERFUL ROLLER COASTER.
WE STARTED IN 1992, AS A RESULT
OF FUNDING BEING SUBTRACTED IN
ARTS, PROGRAMMING DECLINING IN
SCHOOLS.
THROUGH THAT JOURNEY WE STARTED
WITH 13, 15 YOUNG PEOPLE AND WE
SERVE OVER 500 YOUNG PEOPLE A
YEAR.
IT'S ABOUT CREATIVE YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT, PULLING THE GREAT
THINGS THAT ARE INSIDE OF THEM
OUT AND SHOWING THEM HOW TO USE
IT TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO
PROGRESS IN THE JOURNEY THEY
HAVE FOR THEMSELVES.
Tati: WHATEVER THAT JOURNEY
MAY BE.
YEAH.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
NOT EVERYONE GOES ON TO
PERFORMING ARTS.
WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE
TEACHERS, WHO ARE DOCTORS, AND
LAWYERS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED
FOR TONIES.
SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, YOU
KNOW, IT'S ABOUT THE WHOLE
PERSON.
THE STAGE DEFINITELY HELPS THAT,
HELPS YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF IN
A WAY THAT'S PROFESSIONAL AND
POISED.
AND THOSE EXPERIENCES REALLY
HELPED ME SHAPE ME AS YOUNG
PERSON AND EVEN AS AN ADULT TO
BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH
PEOPLE AND TELL MY OWN STORY.
Chuck: YOU SAID SOMETHING
SO BEAUTIFUL.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A LIGHT GOING
INTO THE DARKNESS.
YOU MUST KNOW BECAUSE OF NOT
JUST THE 500 KIDS YOU'RE SEEING
THIS YEAR, BUT YOU'RE PUTTING
YOUR FINGER IN THE WATER, THE
RIPPLES GO OUT AND YOU ARE
TOUCHING LIVES IN OTHER PUBLICLE
SCHOOLS.
FRIENDS OF THEIRS, RIGHT.
YOU MUST SEE THAT.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU
KNOW, KEEPS YOU GOING.
SOME DAYS ARE LONG AND TIRING.
JUST TO KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO AND
HOW IT IMPACTS EVERYONE ELSE.
YOU TRY TO MAKE A RIPPLE.
YOU WANT TO EXTEND BEYOND
YOURSELF.
AND SO IF WE CAN HELP THEM TO
SEE THEIR LIGHT, THEN THEY CAN
IN TURN, YOU KNOW, HELP OTHERS
SEE THEIRS.
THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TO
SHINE ON STAGE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PERFORMANCES
EVEN COMING UP, DANCE TO THE
MUSIC AT MUSIC HALL, WHERE
THEY'LL BE UNDER THE LIGHTS.
IT'S THEIR LIGHT SHINING
BRIGHTER THAT'S GOING TO HELP,
YOU KNOW.
Chuck: THE MUSIC HALL.
IS THAT PART OF THE TERRIFYING,
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT PART?
THE FUN PART.
Chuck: I KNOW.
I'M KIDDING.
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE
THIS MORNING.
YOUR STORY IS AN INSPIRATION AS
WELL.
THANK YOU.
Chuck: THANKS FOR BEING A
GREAT LEADER FOR THESE KIDS.
THANK YOU.
Chuck: WE'VE GOT THEM RIGHT
HERE WITH US.
WE HAVE THE SINGERS TODAY AND
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM SING
FOR US RIGHT NOW.
TAKE A LISTEN.
♪ DON'T YOU WANT TO DANCE, SAY
YOU WANT TO DANCE, DON'T YOU
WANT TO DANCE, SAY YOU WANT TO
DANCE, SAY YOU WANT TO DANCE
1234EU7B DON'T YOU WANT TO SAY,
SAY YOU WANT TO DANCE, DON'T YOU
WANT TO DANCE ♪
♪ DANCE WITH SOMEBODY WHO LOVES
ME ♪
♪ CLOCK STRIKES UPON THE HOUR ♪
♪ AND THE SUN BEGINS TO
♪ STILL ENOUGH TIME TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO CHASE MY BLUES AWAY ♪
♪ OH ♪
♪ UP UNTIL NOW ♪
♪ THE LIGHT OF DAY THAT SHOWS ME
HOW ♪
♪ SO WHEN THE NIGHT CALLS ♪
♪ LIE -- MY LONELINESS
♪ OH, I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ I WANT TO FEEL THE HEAT WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
♪ SAY WITH SOMEBODY WHO LOVES ME
♪ SAY SOMEBODY WHO ♪
♪ SOMEBODY WHO, SOMEBODY WHO
LOVES ME ♪
♪ SOMEBODY WHO, SOMEBODY WHO ♪
♪ TO WRAP ME IN HIS ARMS ♪
♪ I NEED A MAN WHO WILL TAKE A
CHANCE ♪
♪ A LOVE THAT BURNS HOT ENOUGH
TO LAST ♪
♪ SO WHEN THE NIGHTFALLS ♪
♪ MY LONELY HEART CALLS ♪
♪ OH, I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ I WANT TO FEEL THE HEAT WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
♪ SAY WITH SOMEBODY, OH, DANCE ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
♪ I WANT TO BUILD THAT HEAT,
YEAH ♪
♪ OH, I WANT TO DANCE WITH
SOMEBODY ♪
♪ SAY WITH SOMEBODY WHO LOVES ME
♪ DON'T YOU WANT TO SAY, SAY YOU
WANT TO DANCE, DON'T YOU WANT TO
DANCE ♪
[APPLAUSE]
Chuck: YEAH.
COME ON!
WHAT A GREAT SONG.
Tati: WONDERFUL JOB.
WONDERFUL JOB.
Chuck: YOU WERE JUST
AWESOME.
Tati: NEXT TIME DON'T MOVE
BACK SO MUCH.
Chuck: IT'S SO GOOD YOU GOT
MY DANCE MOVES.
I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE
THOSE ON YOUTUBE.
OKAY.
CAN YOU HELP US OUT.
TELL US YOUR NAME.
JOY.
ALEXANDER.
I'M KENNEDY.
NIA.
TAYLOR.
LET'S GET YOUR NAME ONE MORE
TIME.
DENDY.
Chuck: ARE YOU READY FOR
THE BIG CONCERT?
YEAH?
ARE YOU READY?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.
Tati: GIVE US THE DETAILS
ONE MORE TIME.
MARCH 4th THROUGH THE 6th.
MUSIC HALL.
CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
IT'S CALLED DANCE TO THE MUSIC
AND WE HOPE YOU COME AND ENJOY
WITH US.
Chuck: WHO IS ON KEYBOARD?
KEER WARD.
Chuck: GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN.
VERY NICE JOB.