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Winter Dance Concert Winter Dance Concert Winter Dance Concert Winter Dance Concert Live event filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department

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2024-2025 Productions Black History Program: Black Broadway Media Film Festival Winter Dance Concert Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play Winterfest 3: Band Winterfest 2: Strings Winterfest 1: Vocal Nutcracker Moana Jr. Night of the Living Majors Disaster! The Musical Metamorphosis/Me, My Monsters, and I/OZ Springfest 1: Dance Concert American Son Spring Film Fest Junior Theatre Verbatim Festival This Murder Was Staged Desktop Users: Click the following buttons to view information and/or videos of recorded performances by our Media students. Mobile Users: Click on the Menu button on the top left of your screen and tap the v next to ON STAGE to view information and/or videos of recorded performances by our Media students. Our BAVPA Arts educators are dedicated to promoting the essential role the arts play in fully educating our students and encourage the students to dig deep into their artistry to show their full potential. This year you will see incredible works of art, breath-taking dances, voices that will lift your spirit, films that will make you laugh and take pause to think, instrumental music that will move you, scenes made by technical theater that will impress you and actors that will transport your with their skills. To kick off the year's worth of wonderful performances, concerts and shows - BAVPA comes together for a multidisciplinary, multi-department showcase called Night of the Living Majors . A not to miss event playing a matinee show on Wednesday, October 23rd at 9:50 AM and an evening show on Thursday, October 24th at 7 PM. In the theater department, Ms. Beuth’s middle school students will be performing Moana Jr . This musical is a "thrilling and heart-warming coming-of-age story that follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her village and discover the truth about her heritage." See it before it's gone! In January, the high schoolers will continue to showcase their skills with Mr. Burns, A Post Apocalyptic Play with incredible reviews. The media department students are producing films to complete in the FBE Indie Short Film Festival hosted at Arts Academy on Wednesday, October 30th from 5:30 to 9:30 PM. Their Media Film Fest Showcase will take place on January 27th with a matinee showing from 9:40 AM to 10:50 AM - see what all the news is about! The music department will kick off the snow with their Winterfest Concert #1 on Wednesday, December 11th at 7 PM. Winterfest Concert #2 will take place on Tuesday, December 17th at 7 PM and a matinee on Wednesday, December 18th at 9:50 AM. Their final Winterfest Concert #3 will be performed on Thursday, December 19th at 7 PM.

VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS VISUAL ARTS GRADES 5-8 GRADES 5-8 GRADES 5-8 GRADES 5-8 GRADES 9-12 GRADES 9-12 GRADES 9-12 GRADES 9-12 PORTFOLIO SUGGESTIONS PORTFOLIO SUGGESTIONS PORTFOLIO SUGGESTIONS PORTFOLIO SUGGESTIONS APPLY HERE APPLY HERE APPLY HERE APPLY HERE On May 20th, 2025 the Visual Arts department took a very special trip the the Albright Knox Gallery. The students toured the gallery and then worked in the studio space with Saira Siddiqui on her mural that's going up at Stitch Buffalo. Enjoy the photos of their experience. Learn more about the Visual Arts Department

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Winterfest Concert 3: Band Winterfest Concert 3: Band Winterfest Concert 3: Band Winterfest Concert 3: Band Live performance filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department

FAQ Q: When are auditions usually held? A: Auditions usually take place during the months of October and November. Please see your school counselor or visit our website for more information. Check our Admissions page. Q: Has anyone famous ever graduated from BAVPA? A: We are proud to claim many very successful alumnae, including Jessie L. Martin (Law & Order, RENT, The Irrational), Ani DiFranco (recording artist, founder of Righteous Babe Record label and "Babeville"), Claudine Ewing (WGRZ-TV), Pete Gallivan (WGRZ-TV), Stefan Mychajliw (former TV reporter for WGRZ/WKBW, former Public Relations Officer for BPS), Ramona Thomas-Reynolds (Principal of MLK Multicultural Institute), Jody Covington (Principal at Arts Academy), Carmen Intorre (percussionist/drummer, graduate of Juilliard School of Music), George Davis (current music teacher at Arts Academy), David Riffel (current media communications teacher at Arts Academy), Connor Graham (current theatre teacher at Arts Academy), Nicole Jones (current dance teacher at Arts Academy), and many more. Q: Do you offer accelerated courses? A: Yes. Students invited for participation in our accelerated program take advanced studies beginning in grade 7. During 8th grade, accelerated students take honors level courses including Integrated Algebra and Living Environment. Visit our Guidance Page for more information. Learn More About Our Arts & Academics School Type: Criteria-based Grades: 5-12 Board District: Central Principal: Jody Covington Uniforms: None School Population: 724 NYS School Report Card: 2023-2024

Nutcracker Nutcracker Nutcracker Nutcracker Live performance filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department

Black History Program Presents: Black History Program Presents: Black History Program Presents: Black History Program Presents: Black Broadway Black Broadway Black Broadway Black Broadway Live performance filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department Live performance filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department Live performance filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department Live performance filmed & edited by the Media Communications Department Black broadway media vignettes produced by media communications students Black broadway media vignettes produced by media communications students Black broadway media vignettes produced by media communications students Black broadway media vignettes produced by media communications students WATCH STUDENT VIDEOS HERE Matinee Photography By: Breena Hall Evening Photography By: Aniyah Carter Matinee Photography By: Alana Costner Matinee & Evening Photography By: Teagan Cannan MATINEE PERFORMANCE

Arts Academy in the News click on the picture links for the news stories. Arts Students in the NEWS 4/30/2020, Arts on Quarantine - WKBW Feature Story Our middle-school students compete in the What's So Cool About Manufacturing Video Contest! WKBW News Story US Postal Service unveils the Gregory Hines stamp at the Arts Academy Black History Program. Alumna Passes 1st Round for Amer Idol Ms. Saxon is a featured music educator in The Metropolitan Opera's Music Education Program. Arts Academy students perform Side-by-Side the BPO at Kleinhans Music Hall

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