Dallas' MLK Arts Academy is getting some love thanks to the nonprofit Forest Forward.
This rendering puts the potential of a newly renovated Forest Theater on display. Thanks to the investment nonprofit Forest Forward has made in the community, the revitalization of the theater also means the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Academy is getting some love.The Forest Theater, once the arts and culture anchor of South Dallas, has had so many lives that it’s hard to remember all of them. None have stuck.
We’re particularly excited about the new opportunities that the theater brings for Dallas ISD students in the neighborhood. The renovated Forest Theater will more than double in size and feature a 1,000-seat concert hall, a 13,000-square-foot arts education center, a rooftop space and a renewed marquee that will be lighted for the first time in more than 50 years, Wattley said.
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