Congratulations to the 39 talented dancers just named 2020 YoungArts award winners! This year’s group of awardees includes several familiar faces from the competition scene. YoungArts awards—given annually to teenage students in the visual, literary, and performing arts, at three different levels (Finalist, Honorable Mention, and Merit)—are a very big deal. Winners are selected by […]
2017 was a big year for Columbia Performing Arts Centre alumna Kaylin Maggard. Not only did she graduate from high school in Columbia, Missouri, and begin her studies at Juilliard, she won the title of Senior Female Outstanding Dancer at New York City Dance Alliance Nationals, was one of 22 YoungArts finalists in dance and […]
Four dancers have been selected as 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, an annual award to 20 National YoungArts Foundation finalists for outstanding achievement in academics, in addition to artistic excellence in dance, theater, music, visual arts and writing. Modern dancers Jared Brown and Kaylin Sturtevant of Dallas, Texas, classical Indian dancer Pavithra Nagarajan […]
Andrew Rannells sang “Wicked Little Town” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch and “Cry For Me” from Jersey Boys. Yesterday was the National YoungArts Foundation’s second annual YoungArts Awareness Day. Designed to encourage emerging artists to pursue careers in the arts, the day was capped off with a cabaret performance at NYC arts venue Feinstein’s/54 […]
When it comes to nurturing young artistic talent and confidence, a week of immersion with prestigious master teachers goes a long way. Since its founding in 1981, YoungArts has established itself as a springboard for high school artists on the rise. Covering 10 disciplines in the literary, design, visual and performing arts, the program offers […]
YoungArts Week 2012 dance finalists performing at the New World Center Calling all high school dancers! The 2014 YoungArts application is now open, and the deadline to apply for this prestigious scholarship program is October 18. Applicants must be in grades 10–12, and the application process is two-fold: There’s an online component, and students must […]