Teatro Grattacielo (TG) is committed to inclusivity and accessibility in the opera-making process, engaging underrepresented voices to create meaningful cultural experiences. In collaboration with Gotham Park (GP), a grassroots nonprofit revitalizing underutilized spaces beneath the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, TG is developing multidisciplinary initiatives for Summer 2025. This partnership with GP’s female-led leadership and skateboarding community highlights the fusion of diverse art forms and aims to engage young artists (ages 15–18) through free, accessible programming that fosters lasting relationships and mutual learning.

• Introduce and present opera in an interactive, community-focused format for an area that has none: Chinatown, The Bowery, downtown Manhattan. Demystify opera for communities that for economic and historic reasons, have not been exposed to opera.
  
• Create joint activities with programming that arises from a free exchange of ideas, brainstorming and open dialogue in a safe environment for creative input from all involved.
  
• Create and participate in community events in downtown Manhattan.
  
• Start community conversations with neighborhood leaders in hopes of becoming an ongoing cultural asset informed by their hopes for the relationship.