Performing Arts - Where is it a priority?

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Anonymous wrote:Landon

What a joke.

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Anonymous wrote:Bullis

+1

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Burke isn’t a huge school but they are quite committed to both visual and performing arts. Walk the halls and you will see artwork on display and hear music playing.

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Art at Maret is exceptional! That was what allowed it rise to the top target for my DC, who is a theatre kid and visual art lover.

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Anonymous wrote:Art at Maret is exceptional! That was what allowed it rise to the top target for my DC, who is a theatre kid and visual art lover.

Agree, their art and theater department are stellar!

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Visitation had several guys from DJO in their musical Sister Act. Both good programs and a good partnership.

DJO also had 3 nominations for the Brandon Victor Dixon awards and sent a finalist to the Jimmy Awards (in NYC) in 2022.
Hard to say if talented kids found a home there, or if the talents develop with support, but it is a strong program.

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Thanks for all the replies! I think what I'm envisioning doesn't quite exist -- I'd love for there to be a high school where kids do theatre, singing, or dance production as part of the school day and not necessarily as an after-school add-on. Not looking for "Fame" level performing arts education, but something more than extracurricular. My understanding of the Blair magnet is that it is focused on communications/journalism and arts in terms of writing or photojournalism. My understanding of private schools (including GDS, where we are currently), is that they have good dramatic productions and a few classes here or there, but it is not a focus area.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the replies! I think what I'm envisioning doesn't quite exist -- I'd love for there to be a high school where kids do theatre, singing, or dance production as part of the school day and not necessarily as an after-school add-on. Not looking for "Fame" level performing arts education, but something more than extracurricular. My understanding of the Blair magnet is that it is focused on communications/journalism and arts in terms of writing or photojournalism. My understanding of private schools (including GDS, where we are currently), is that they have good dramatic productions and a few classes here or there, but it is not a focus area.

Performing arts schools at the HS level exist in NY for sure and probably LA, but DC doesn’t have the kind of performance scene to support many children/teens who are performing/studying at a professional level.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the replies! I think what I'm envisioning doesn't quite exist -- I'd love for there to be a high school where kids do theatre, singing, or dance production as part of the school day and not necessarily as an after-school add-on. Not looking for "Fame" level performing arts education, but something more than extracurricular. My understanding of the Blair magnet is that it is focused on communications/journalism and arts in terms of writing or photojournalism. My understanding of private schools (including GDS, where we are currently), is that they have good dramatic productions and a few classes here or there, but it is not a focus area.

Performing arts schools at the HS level exist in NY for sure and probably LA, but DC doesn’t have the kind of performance scene to support many children/teens who are performing/studying at a professional level.

I think Duke Ellington is the closest thing you'll get in this area, but you have to be a DC resident (or apply and pay tuition if accepted).

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Maybe public HS? Einstein VAPA?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the replies! I think what I'm envisioning doesn't quite exist -- I'd love for there to be a high school where kids do theatre, singing, or dance production as part of the school day and not necessarily as an after-school add-on. Not looking for "Fame" level performing arts education, but something more than extracurricular. My understanding of the Blair magnet is that it is focused on communications/journalism and arts in terms of writing or photojournalism. My understanding of private schools (including GDS, where we are currently), is that they have good dramatic productions and a few classes here or there, but it is not a focus area.

Performing arts schools at the HS level exist in NY for sure and probably LA, but DC doesn’t have the kind of performance scene to support many children/teens who are performing/studying at a professional level.

I think Duke Ellington is the closest thing you'll get in this area, but you have to be a DC resident (or apply and pay tuition if accepted).

Pp here. That’s true. I didn’t mention Duke Ellington because OP had already said they weren’t interested in attending there, but I think it is the closest thing DC offers.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe public HS? Einstein VAPA?

This sounds amazing! However, we are zoned for Walter Johnson.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the replies! I think what I'm envisioning doesn't quite exist -- I'd love for there to be a high school where kids do theatre, singing, or dance production as part of the school day and not necessarily as an after-school add-on. Not looking for "Fame" level performing arts education, but something more than extracurricular. My understanding of the Blair magnet is that it is focused on communications/journalism and arts in terms of writing or photojournalism. My understanding of private schools (including GDS, where we are currently), is that they have good dramatic productions and a few classes here or there, but it is not a focus area.

Performing arts schools at the HS level exist in NY for sure and probably LA, but DC doesn’t have the kind of performance scene to support many children/teens who are performing/studying at a professional level.

Duke Ellington is the closet you'll get. The Blair CAP program (no one calls it a magnet) does have Drama and Scriptwriting as required courses and even in history and English there's a lot of emphasis on the performing arts so you there are a lot of regular projects that require acting, skits, performing. No singing though. It's not really so narrowly focused as you think.

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Try the Potomac School. They have a lot of levels of drama courses and their plays are not just afterschool "add ons" but co-curricular activities so they are taken really seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the replies! I think what I'm envisioning doesn't quite exist -- I'd love for there to be a high school where kids do theatre, singing, or dance production as part of the school day and not necessarily as an after-school add-on. Not looking for "Fame" level performing arts education, but something more than extracurricular. My understanding of the Blair magnet is that it is focused on communications/journalism and arts in terms of writing or photojournalism. My understanding of private schools (including GDS, where we are currently), is that they have good dramatic productions and a few classes here or there, but it is not a focus area.

Edmund Burke for sure. They have tons of arts electives (music, theater, and visual arts). They require a certain number of arts credits (7 trimester credits in the high school curriculum) for graduation.