Formed as a specialty school, The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts blends the concepts of theoretical and practical learning. It is our belief that an education with an emphasis in the performing arts equips the student with the tools needed for understanding and appreciating diversity in the processes of thinking, working and self-expression.
To provide students with an education emphasizing the application of skills and knowledge directly with their lives so that they may become better performers, teachers and human beings.
- To develop an institution that is recognized internationally for its ability to train and encourage artistic growth.
- To provide courses of study that are of the highest standards and of maximum benefit to the students.
- To offer courses of study that ignite the student’s desire to learn and equips them with the skills needed for a lifelong commitment to learning.
- To assemble a faculty with extensive professional experience in their fields and who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and guiding student learning.
- Students will gain an acute awareness, understanding, appreciation and expression of the performing arts.
- Students will learn to think critically and apply this skill to a life-long pursuit of knowledge.
- Students will develop skills that allow them to effectively and professionally work across cultural boundaries.
- Students will acquire and maintain communication skills that allow them to work harmoniously with others.
PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE
The two-year program of study culminates in the awarding of The Young Americans Performance Certificate. The program is comprised of classes that are designed to prepare the student for working both as a performer and a teacher. The principles and lessons of these classes are founded in the nearly fifty-year history of The Young Americans and its constant commitment to representing a standard of excellence in education and performance. Check out our Alumni page to see a partial listing of former Young Americans and what they have accomplished.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
The Young Americans perform worldwide in a variety of performance venues on Stage, in TV, film and studio recordings. Each spring, The Young Americans perform a show that includes a 60-piece live orchestra and Broadway stars. In the summer, The Young Americans produce an original dinner theatre at Boyne Highlands Resort in Northern Michigan. This is the second longest running dinner theatre in the United States. Every December, The Young Americans perform their annual production of “The Magic of Christmas” to sold-out audiences in Los Angeles.
TOURING OPPORTUNITIES
The Young Americans prepares students for lifelong learning through a series of three-month (including rehearsal time) International Music Outreach Tours. Through these tours, The Young Americans student is given the unique opportunity to develop and practice performance and teaching skills on a daily basis in diverse locations around the world. On average, The Young Americans produce seven tours each year; two in the United states, two in Europe, two in Japan and one in the United Kingdom. |
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