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Best Music Festivals to Check Out This Summer

Samantha Jacobs May 17, 2016 Events, Music, Opportunities, Performing Arts

Your summer schedule may be booked with internships, real work, programs, camps, family reunions, etc., but don’t forget to schedule in some time for fun. And is there anything more fun than enjoying some music out in the summer sun? I don’t think so. With a wide range of genres and a wide range of locations, these summer music festivals are worth checking out. They could make the summer of 2016 one for the books.

Here are the best summer music festivals to check out this summer.

Lollapalooza

When: July 28-31

Where: Chicago, Illinois

Who: Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Rey, J. Cole, Flume, Haim, Ellie Goulding, Major Lazer and more

What: For the first time, Lollapalooza is not three, but four days long. This famous Chicago music festival has been held annually since 2005, and is famous for its blend of all-star performers, as well as artists who are new to the scene but have the potential to be the next big thing. The headcount of attendees can add up to over 100,000, so obviously Lolla is doing something right to attract that kind of crowd. So it may be time to find that fake ID, get your booze, and head on down to one of the most famous festivals in the world!
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Creating Teen Theatre: Young, Gifted and Black

Marshall Ayers May 10, 2016 Acting, Creative Writing, High School, Improvisation, Performing Arts, Playwriting, Production

Young, Gifted & Black (YGB) is a theater troupe that is a part of the Teens N’ Theatre programming at the Rose Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska. I’m Olivia Jones and I’m a Teaching Artist at The Rose. As an arts administrator and former performer with Walt Disney World, the arts are in my DNA. I moved 2,000 miles away from my home in Southern California to Nebraska for my first teaching position and the opportunity to work at The Rose and make this program come to life.

By definition “Young Gifted & Black is an ensemble of diverse youth that explore issues presented by being African American [or black] in today’s culture”. This was the first year that the Rose empowered YGB by using the voices of the group to improvise and create new theater works to share their story.

YGB by the numbers: 11 Students. Ages 13-15. 8 weeks. 24 rehearsals. 1 original work.

5 Steps To Doing A Pop-Up Show

Marshall Ayers May 4, 2016 Beyond, Career Advice, College, How To, Visual Arts

Sally Deng and Cassie Zhang are young artists who are recent graduates of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Fresh out of school, they decided to produce a pop-up show in downtown Los Angeles with some of their classmates to exhibit their artwork to new and wider audiences.

Here is their step by step guide to doing your own pop-up show.

Sally Deng and Cassie Zhang

1. Gather a group of artists you know and whose work inspires you.

Meet Kadenze: The Future of Creative Learning

Marshall Ayers April 28, 2016 3D (Gaming & Printing), Animation, College, Digital Media, High School, Music, Performing Arts, Student Resources, Visual Arts

Kadenze is a purpose-built online learning platform for the arts and creative technology. It pairs world-class instructors with a beautiful and innovative digital platform that’s built to support arts-based curriculum and deliver the best possible online experience. Two members of the Kadenze team shared their own creative journeys with Artzray and why creativity is at the heart of all their work.

Arts Career Pipeline: Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship

Marshall Ayers April 27, 2016 Arts Resources, High School, Opportunities, Student Resources

The Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship (AQF) is Awarded to California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) Alum

What happens when a high school artist has learning experiences that build one on top of another? A pipeline to a career in the arts begins. In 2013 Erin Stoodley was a high school sophomore and attended the CSSSA in Creative Writing. Through that connection Erin, now a senior, has been selected to receive the 2016 Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship. Like pearls on a necklace, a foundation for a career in the arts was made.

The AQF Scholarship Program is the signature initiative of the Anthony Quinn Foundation and was established to help young high school-aged artists – of all creative disciplines – attend intensive summer arts programs.

Ten students have been selected by a panel of judges from among hundreds of applicants hailing from around the globe.

Arts for LA Joins LA Youth Vote

Marshall Ayers April 20, 2016 Beyond, College, Events, High School, Opportunities, Sponsors, Student Resources

Arts for LA partners with the LA Youth Vote campaign.

Student voices matter! High school students and young people have the power to ignite change and impact elections. Are you ready to express your voice and vote? I believe every single voice matters and it’s up to us to use that voice to create the society we want to see. I’m Cristina Pacheco, the Director of Programs at Arts for LA where I train community arts advocates in areas of policy, leadership, coalition building, and communication. I’m also a musician and creative and I vote. I believe especially as artists we have a platform to use our work to inspire others to action.

USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Student Profile Madison Vomastek

Samantha Jacobs April 12, 2016 Artist Profiles, College, Dance, Dance, High School, Performing Arts, Performing Arts, Student Resources

USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance Spring Dance Performance April 28 and 29

Los Angeles is known as one of the arts capitals of the U.S., but for a long time, one of LA’s most prominent schools did not feature a dance department. That all changed in 2012 when Glorya Kaufman founded the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. The school offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, as well as two dance minors, and it has already become a revered school among the USC and overall dance community and in the fall of 2016, classes will be held in the state-of-the-art Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center. Madison Vomastek is a freshman at USC and is in the inaugural BFA class program, and answered some questions about her experience as a dancer and her time at Kaufman.

Samantha Jacobs: How did you get started in dance?

Madison Vomastek: As a young child I always had a creative mindset and my mother noticed that I was highly active and she put me in dance to get me to focus and learn how to be disciplined. I started dancing when I was three years old with Company Dance Traverse in Traverse City, MI under the direction of Betsy Carr. I continued to dance with them for twelve years and I started spending my summers away from home at age eleven to travel and study at different summer intensives. Traveling and seeing different genres of dance showed me that dancing and performing was something I wanted to pursue. As my passion increased I started to look at performing arts schools to further my education and technique. When I was fifteen years old I spent five weeks at Walnut Hill School for the Arts located in Boston, MA and was asked to stay for the following two years of my high school career. Upon graduating from Walnut Hill School for the Arts in 2015 I moved to Los Angeles to be a part of the inaugural class at USC Kaufman School of Dance under the direction of Jodie Gates and William Forsythe.

SJ:
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Women Take the Lead at Los Angeles Dance Festival

Marshall Ayers April 8, 2016 Beyond, College, Dance, Events, Opportunities, Performing Arts, Performing Arts, Student Resources

The 2016 Los Angeles Dance Festival is April 14 – 23

LA. Two simple letters bring a light to the eye of dreamers. This is the city built by people with dreams that had the nerve, persistence and guts to make their vision a reality.

Dance in LA has the same DNA of dreams. This is where the new art form of modern dance was created at the turn of the last century. Created by women before they even had the right to vote. That spirit of independence lives on today in the Los Angeles concert dance scene which is largely defined by women choreographers.

LA differs from most major centers of dance like New York City and London because the vast majority of our contemporary companies both large and small are under the creative and administrative guidance of women.

Lula Washington Dance Theater, Lula Washington, Director Photography by Erwin Washington

In other US cities, there is a well defined structure for companies and choreographers to develop their craft complete with funding and opportunities, and this tends to favor male applicants similar to other businesses. LA has less structure, here if you want to do something you just do it. There is less funding but more freedom. And women have taken that freedom and run with it.
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How to Get Your First Dance Gig

Marshall Ayers April 5, 2016 Career Advice, Dance, How To, Performing Arts

You’ve spent years training, taking classes, rehearsing and performing, and you’re finally ready to start auditioning for a professional dance gig! Congratulations!

Of course, you go to auditions to show off your dance skills, but there are a lot of things you can do before and after your turn to increase your chances of getting hired. We’ve seen lots of young dancers come through our doors in Los Angeles at Invertigo Dance Theatre so we know what behavior will, and will not result in you not getting you first dance gig.

By Tara Aesquivel & Leslie Scott of Invertigo Dance Theatre

1) Do your homework

Spend a little time looking at the programming the company does before you go, and make sure it’s a good fit for you. Watch videos of the company’s performances online, and get a feel for anything specific they might require so that you can highlight those skills in your audition. Do they do a lot of partner work? Do the dancers also sing or play instruments? Also, look the part: If it’s a contemporary dance audition, don’t show up in pink tights and pointe shoes.
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