(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC and ASAH present Voices in Harmony at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) in Englewood, NJ on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00pm. Voices in Harmony is a musical celebration featuring students from all over the New Jersey area. The Performing Arts School is proud to collaborate with 14 schools for students with special needs who will be starring in this celebration.
Students have been rehearsing since early September and are eager to show their talents for the first time on the bergenPAC stage. "This event gives the students a beautiful platform to express themselves and become stars for the day and provides them with an experience for a lifetime," said Alexander Diaz, Creative Director at The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC.
This program features students from the following schools: ECLC of New Jersey- Chatham Campus, The Center School (Somerset), Deron School of NJ Montclair Campus, Deron School of NJ Union Campus, The Learning Center for Exceptional Children (Clifton), Westbridge Academy (Bloomfield), Banyan School (Fairfield), St. Joseph School for the Blind (Jersey City), Academy 360 Lower and Upper Schools (Verona), Honor Ridge Academy (Clark), Newmark School (Scotch Plains), Chapel Hill Academy (Lincoln Park), Felician School (Lodi), ECLC of New Jersey- Ho-Ho-Kus Campus.
The Education program at bergenPAC features a series of classes, school residencies, workshops, live performances, student productions and ensemble groups in the performing arts for students ages 3 months to 21 years old. The program provides students with unique and “hands-on” arts training by industry professionals that allow them to gain real world experience and enhance academic achievement through the arts. bergenPAC’s arts education initiatives occur on-site at our new Performing Arts School building at 1 Depot Square, Englewood, NJ or off-site at other schools. The school reaches more than 30,000 students annually. The Performing Arts School offers basic and professional level performing arts classes and ensemble groups and productions in theater, dance, and music for students of all ages. The school also offers beyond bergenPAC, a school Partnership Program with school districts throughout the area.
ASAH is a nonprofit statewide association representing 160 private schools for students with disabilities. The schools serve roughly 10,000 students with complex conditions, including those who are medically fragile, on the autism spectrum, exhibit challenging behavior, have a mental illness, and those with multiple disabilities.
BergenPAC is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, NJ.
