We produce and tour plays specifically directed at youth and family audiences. We create publications and have a special web site for teachers that give them materials to teach traditional subjects involving artistic characteristics. The Kennedy Center has strived to spread the arts all over the country. In a modern age of computers, television, and movies, the performing arts often seem obsolete. Wilker contradicts this idea and contends that the arts are a growing and prosperous institution.
More people attend arts activities than sporting events.
The arts have grown to progressively encompass a broader range of performances. The arts are a reflection of American society. It is saying that the arts are more than just ballet and opera and symphonic music. It is saying the arts are rap music, and rock 'n roll, and jazz, all the different reflections of culture that make up American society. In an age of generation X and instant gratification, Wilker believes the performing arts continue to prosper because people are looking for live experiences.