New York State Summer School of the Arts
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The New York State Summer School of the Arts eight component schools offer pre-professional residential summer training programs for students who are considering careers in the arts or entertainment fields. Students work with internationally acclaimed artists and artistic companies, and get the opportunity to experience daily life with professional artists, as well as an understanding of the benefits of consistent and rigorous discipline in a chosen field.
After 38 continuous seasons, NYSSSA now has alumni all over the world who have distinguished themselves either individually as artists or in major artistic companies. NYSSSA alumni are successful in a variety of other fields as well. Whether working in the arts or in any other profession, many alumni say their summer at NYSSSA was one of the most important experiences in their lives.
Students are selected for the Schools through auditions held regionally across the State from January - March. Tuition assistance is available based upon financial need. No student who qualifies is ever denied admission because of an inability to pay the tuition.
The NYSSSA Schools provide students identification and training for careers in the arts, as well as unforgettable experiences such as:
The School of Ballet - where the faculty are the principals of the New York City Ballet and the students attend performances at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center each night.
The School of Choral Studies - where students receive private voice instruction and perform as a chorus at Fredonia and the Chautauqua Institution under the direction of a nationally recognized director and faculty
The School of Dance - where Artistic Director Carolyn Adams, a former Paul Taylor dancer, brings choreographers like David Parsons and his company to work intensely with students in master classes, choreography and performances.
The School of Jazz - where Ed Shaughnessy, “the Tonight Show drummer”, brings together a group of today’s outstanding jazz artists to coach students in combos and where students attend the Saratoga Jazz Festival.
The School of Media Arts - where students create media works in film, photography, video and computer graphics along side cutting edge media artists/faculty.
The School of Orchestral Studies - where students are taught by the members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and perform as an orchestra and in ensembles at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
The School of Theatre - where students study with award-winning actors and directors, including Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lanford Wilson.
The School of Visual Arts - where students work in drawing and painting, watercolor, sculpture, mixed media, figure studies and printmaking under the direction of distinguished faculty and visiting artists, such as Director Randy Williams from the Metropolitan Museum.
Information and applications can also be found on the NYSSSA Web Site at www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa/
To get additional brochures and applications call, write, fax or E-mail:
Summer Institutes Office
Room 866 EBA
State Education Department
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-8773 FAX: (518) 473-0770
E-Mail: nysssa@mail.nysed.gov
Or, visit the NYSSSA Web Site at www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa/ for information and applications, plus an exciting new student forum.
Check out our website: www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa/
New York State Summer School of the Arts
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
Room 866 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-8773
Fax: (518) 473-0770
