Performing arts education
Education in theperforming artsis a key part of manyprimaryandsecondary educationcurriculaand is also available as a specialisation at thetertiarylevel.[1][citation needed]Theperforming arts,which include, but are not limited todance,musicandtheatre,are key elements ofcultureand engage participants at a number of levels.[2][citation needed]
The endpoint for performing arts education varies: some educators integrate arts into school classrooms to support other curricula while simultaneously building students' art skills, and some focus on performing arts as an academic discipline in itself.[3]
Performing arts integration[edit]
Performing arts integration in schools
Integrating performing arts into educational experiences can help students learn other subjects, such as science, as well as help them develop various non-arts-based skills.[4]As children grow, engaging them in performance arts can help them meet developmental milestones, including those formotor skillsandpsychosocial skills.[5]For example, teachers can integrate performing arts and the discussion thereof into their classrooms to honor studentself-expression.[3]Bilingual youth can benefit from this type ofarts integrationbecause it offers them modes of communication that can respond more easily to their culture and language than text-based or test-based learning.[6]Regardless of the language used, teachers have found that using performing arts in the classroom, such as improvisational drama, can help students process and prepare for non-arts-based life situations, includingbullying.[7]
Issues of access and equity
Despite the benefits of engaging students in performing arts, many students, particularly minority students such as African American and Latino students, do not have equitable access to performing arts in their school classrooms.[6]
Discipline-based performing arts[edit]
The performing arts differ from theplastic artsinsofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face and/or presence as a medium Performers often adapt theirappearanceby specialclothing,stage makeup,etc.
For students pursuing eliteprofessionalcareersin performing arts likeclassical balletandcircusarts, the physical demands are such that early entry into training can be essential.[citation needed]
The breadth of areas covered by the performing arts is wide, including:
Prominent providers of performing arts education[edit]
Australia[edit]
- Helpmann Academy
- National Institute of Circus Arts
- National Institute of Dramatic Art
- Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
India[edit]
Kuwait[edit]
- Higher Institute of Musical Arts
- Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts
United Kingdom[edit]
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art(LAMDA), founded in 1861
- Royal Academy of Dance(RAD), founded in 1920
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA), founded in 1904
- Royal Ballet School,founded in 1931
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,founded in 1906
United States[edit]
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,New York City
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy(AMDA), New York City andLos Angeles
- Juilliard School,New York City
- Leland Powers School
- National Dance Institute
- New Orleans Center for Creative Arts(NOCCA)
- The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts(NYCDA), New York City
- School of American Ballet,Lincoln Center,New York City, the official academy of theNew York City Ballet
- Un-CabaretLaboratories, teachesalternative comedywriting and performance
See also[edit]
- Category:Schools of the performing arts
- Category:Drama schools
- Entertainment
- List of sports
- Performing arts
- Types of martial arts
- Visual arts education
References[edit]
- ^National Art Education Association|https://www.arteducators.org/
- ^American Alliance for Theater & Art Education |https://www.aate.com/
- ^ab"Curriculum Frameworks - Visual & Performing Arts (CA Dept of Education)".www.cde.ca.gov.Retrieved2016-11-06.
- ^Goldberg, Merryl (2011-04-11).Arts Integration: Teaching Subject Matter through the Arts in Multicultural Settings(4 ed.). Boston: Pearson.ISBN9780132565561.
- ^Yumpu.com."Children's Developmental Benchmarks and Stages".yumpu.com.Retrieved2016-11-06.
- ^abChappell, Sharon Verner; Faltis, Christian J. (2013-04-10).The Arts and Emergent Bilingual Youth: Building Culturally Responsive, Critical and Creative Education in School and Community Contexts.Routledge.ISBN9780415509749.
- ^Donahue, David M. (2010-06-02). Stuart, Jennifer (ed.).Artful Teaching: Integrating the Arts for Understanding Across the Curriculum, K-8.New York; Reston, VA: Teachers College Press.ISBN9780807750803.
External links[edit]
- Arts in the Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework
- California Department of Education "Visual and Performing Arts Framework"Preschool to year 12
