A Message from the Executive Director

"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail. "There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail. See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance! They are waiting on the shingle—will you come and join the dance?"

     Lewis Carroll not only gave the world the most renowned seven-year-old in literature, he is probably considered the greatest of English nonsense writers. Yet the meaning of Carroll's literary works is anything but nonsense. In Alice, Carroll created a character who grows up addressing the complex nature of reality through philosophy, logic, religion—and the arts.

     At Darlington, we believe that the arts in any form and at any level provide enrichment, joy, and growth in the lives of the participants. From the pre-schooler at Summer Arts Camp to the eighteen-year-old on the road to Juilliard, from the business professional realizing the joys of watercolors to a parent creating tiles with a child, Darlington offers myriad opportunities for discovery and mastery in music, art, dance, and drama. The arts, as Carroll would say, are "larger than life and twice as natural."

     On behalf of all of us at Darlington, I invite you to experience the wonderland of the arts. Come to Darlington. Join the Dance.

Diana Sophocles Hemmenway
Executive Director

 

977 Shavertown Road
Garnet Valley, PA 19061
info@darlingtonarts.org
610-358-3632