The mission of kaatsbaan cultural park is to provide an extraordinary environment for cultural innovation and excellence. as both an incubator for creativity and presenter for diverse world-class artists in dance, theater, music, film, poetry, culinary, media, and visual arts, kaatsbaan provides artists with state-of-the-art dance studios, accommodations, an indoor theater, and two outdoor stages. sitting on 153 hudson river- adjacent acres, kaatsbaan is free of urban facilities' space and time constraints, allowing for exciting levels of artistic exploration, creative action, and achievement - just two hours north of new york city.