StART Young

StART Young is a FREE summer Performing Arts Program. It consists of two, 3-week sessions, one for grades 3 - 6 and one for grades 7 - 11. Each session is limited to 25 students. Each session culminates in a final performance, written and created by the students, that is FREE and open to the public. Many StART Young graduates go on to participate in our StART Dreaming College Readiness Program.

Program Details

Schedule

Session 1 | Grades 3-6
Mon, July 1 - Friday July 19
Session 2 | Grades 7-11
Mon, July 1 - Friday July 19
Times

9am - 4pm
Monday - Friday
Location

NoMAA Studios at the United Palace Theater
4140 Broadway
New York, NY 10033

StART Young is FREE, but we’d like to call special attention to these benefits:

Weekly MetroCards

can be provided upon request
Field Trips

to explore what New York City has to offer
Free Lunch

lunch provided daily

“Both my daughters have been attending the Statement Arts summer programs for years. I love to see them express themselves through the arts and become more confident every year!”

- 2020 StART Young Parent

All of our lessons for acting, music and dance not only align with New York State Learning Standards for arts education, but they surpass them.

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You’ll learn:
- the different parts of a professional piece of theater
- the different parts of a stage so you’ll know what you’re doing when you’re on one
- how to tell the kind of story that people want to stop and listen to
- new words that will help you as a performer
- how to practice your new skills with you new friends.
You’ll learn:
- how to sing some of your favorite songs and will even learn some new ones
- how to use your singing voice along with some helpful vocal/breathing exercises
- the difference between the melody and the harmony of a song and will have the chance to practice both
- how to understand a piece of music when you’re reading it
- how to tell a story through the song you’re singing
You’ll earn:
- how to get comfortable in your body
- how to add movement to a song in a meaningful way
- how to create some original choreography
- to think creatively about how musical ideas can be translated into dancing

Once you've submitted the registration form, there will be a registration fee of $25. This serves as a placeholder to secure your child's spot in the program. The fee can be refundable on July 12th; or you may also choose to gift it to Statement Arts as a donation to help offset costs of operation.