(NEWARK, NJ) -- NJPAC’s Center for Arts Education have announced their new classes for Winter/Spring 2017 offering a wide range of classes in Dance, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Band and Film after school and on Saturdays. For the first time this year, Arts Education introduces Musical Theater Writer’s Lab which is for advanced musical theater students who will focus on the process of creating a musical examining the many elements of the form including: musical theater writers, choreography, acting and the creative writing structure. Students will create an original piece of theater - writing the script and score. Also new this semester is NJPAC Filmmakers, a new program in collaboration with Downtown Community TV, a yearlong filmmaking arts training intensive. Through weekly classes, students will learn the fundamentals of filmmaking with an emphasis on creating their own original films. For the advanced hip-hop students, Arts Education introduces Hip Hop 2.0 which is designed for those interested in expanding their creative expression through the main elements of Hip Hop and taking it to a whole new level of dance.
NJPAC’s Center for Arts Education is committed to providing quality performing arts education programs designed to engage, motivate and elevate the next generation of artists and arts supporters. The Arts Education center offers the most diverse programs within the state of New Jersey with top quality instructors. As a leading arts institution, NJPAC is able to leverage relationships within the performing arts community creating unique partnerships with established performers who are often guest speakers and instructors providing students with a unique educational experience and rare opportunities compared to any other performing arts school.
“Instructors at our school have the passion and determination to make the most of the school’s unique arts training program that has a profound impact on a student’s overall self development where confidence is built; ultimately having a positive and lasting effect on a student’s personal and emotional well being,” explained NJPAC’s Arts Education, Vice President, Alison Scott-Williams.
NJPAC’s goal is to have children immerse themselves in the arts, strengthening their skills, cultivating their passion on a weekly basis with qualified master teachers many of which are working New York City performers.
Classes are set to begin the week of January 30, 2017. All classes take place at 24 Rector Street in Newark, New Jersey. To register, visit getacceptd.com or call 973.353.7058 or email artseducation@njpac.org.
About Arts Education@NJPAC
NJPAC’s Arts Education offerings reach more than 60,000 students and families through live performances, in-school residency programs and arts training classes. These programs bring the joy of dance, music, theater, and poetry directly to the classroom. Through our innovative residencies, Teaching Artists create stimulating performing arts experiences that engage students’ imaginations and build self-confidence through positive self-expression. Our residencies help students learn to work together and develop their creative independence.
In addition to NJPAC’s innovative In-School Programs, the Arts Center’s comprehensive Arts Education Department offers an Arts Training Program that helps students at every level learn their artistic and technical skills they need to study acting, dance, instrumental music, vocal music, and musical theater. NJPAC also presents a SchoolTime Performance Series, which introduces students and their families to a world of entertainment and culture. NJPAC’s Arts Education programs feature professional artists from a wide variety of traditions and performances of music, dance, storytelling, puppetry, and more.
