The World Stage Performance Galley is an educational and performance arts Gallery rooted in the African American music, literature and work in the oral tradition to a local, national and international audience. The World Stage provides a workshop environment where classic and emerging forms of creative expression can be supported and presented.  The mission of the World Stage is to provide leadership to secure, preserve and advance the position of African American music, literature and works in the oral tradition to a local, national and international audience by providing workshops where classic and emerging forms of creative expression can be supported and presented.