Performance
25 Jan 2011, 11:47 AM by kaya, Elementary School
As promised, here is more great stuff from PS 48M's drumming class! We'll share more video from other classes soon!
Chorus Program at the Tilden Campus
22 Dec 2010, 1:37 PM by Lisa LH, High School
The Urban Arts Choral Program at the Tilden Campus, led by teaching artist Taione Martinez, introduces students to a wide range of choral literature, from early Baroque to Modern Gospel and Vocal Jazz. Students are learning vocal technique and pedagogy, as well as basic concepts of music theory and history. Basic sight singing and vocalise are being explored by employing the music educational techniques of the “Zoltan Kodaly Method”.
Here are students from CAAS (Community Arts and Science Academy) working on their music theory problems.
Here is Chelsie singing the opening solo section of the song "He Still Loves Me" from the movie The Fighting Temptations.
Keep up the good work!!
29 Nov 2010, 3:33 PM by Lisa LH, Middle School
On Friday November 19th, students in the video afterschool program at IS 528 participated in a Master Class with actors Grant Chang and Vanessa Kai. These actors worked with teaching artist Theresa Wu on her latest film, Smoke and Mirrors, which the video students watched and discussed earlier that week. At the Master Class, Grant and Vanessa worked with students to identify ways in which acting for stage differs from acting for film.
Grant leads a physical warm-up with the students.
Vanessa discusses the importance of warming up the face and vocal muscles.
Vanessa acts out a scene with Kristalyn. The class then had to guess if they were demonstrating stage acting or film acting.
The students pose with Theresa, Vanessa, and Grant.
Life Stories Performs at 10th Annual Rebel Verses Festival
31 Mar 2010, 1:02 PM by Juliagrob, Life Stories
Life Stories was invited to perform at the 10th Annual Rebel Verses Festival on March 25th and 27th.
REBEL VERSES is the first youth-based theater festival of its kind. The festival provides a unique opportunity for young artists to write, act, direct and produce theatrical work. Culminating in a two-week run that showcases various youth organizations, young and emerging artists, the repertory format of the festival offers a rare chance for fellow artists to view each others performance and network with their peers.
Warming up before the show with casts from MCC and Roundabout.
Life Stories performed an improvisation piece based on the Harold, pioneered by the Upright Citizen's Brigade. While we had a structure we had no idea what the content of the piece would be from night to night. The first performance our inspiration word was "CUPCAKES." Amongst the brilliant ideas explored by the ensemble, a couple lines stand out:
"It is: too expensive in Manhattan."
"I am Vanilla"
The second performance our inspiration word was "DOG." Not only did this performance climax in our brilliant students getting physical onstage as dogs, but featured such stand-out ideas:
"the dog ate my homework,"
"i was bitten by a dog, and he looked like a wolf, man."
Life Stories kicked some major booty at the show, leaving the audience in stitches of laughter.
GO LIFE STORIES GO LIFE STORIES GO!
Don't miss our Spring show April 25th & 26th
MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSITY AT FACING HISTORY SCHOOL
17 Feb 2010, 12:18 AM by urbanartspercussion, High School
Master guitarist, KEIJI YOSINOKO from Japan facilitates Cross-Cultural Music Connection clinic at Facing History School's African Music Class under the Urban Arts TA, Harold Akyeampong.
- Parent Workshops at IS 528 and MS 258 Community Action
- Math and Art Integration Pilot Program at MS 258 Community Action School
- Debut Gallery Show at UAP Offices
- Parent Workshops at PS 48M
- Experimental Videos at MS 258 Community Action School
- Happy New Year and PS 40 has an I Teach I Learn
- PS 48Q's animation class
- Building Community through Public Art Making at MSAP
- IS 528 Holiday Share
- PS 90 Holiday Preparations
