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HAT Co Field Trip and Performance – Day of the Girl Pittsburgh Celebration
Celebrate International Day of the Girl on October 11 at the Day of the Girl Pittsburgh celebration! This fourth annual event offers families, youth organizations and groups, and individuals who serve, support, and advocate for girls and young women an opportunity to celebrate together. The event features music, activities, food, and fun prizes. Mimi O'Malley […]
HAT Co Field Trip and Performance – Bob Moses Lecture at CMU
Carnegie Mellon University - 100 Porter Hall 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PAHope Academy's teen theater company (HAT Co) will be attending a lecture by Bob Moses and performing the song "Up to the Mountain." This event is free and open to the public. An Evening with Bob Moses, Civil Rights Legend and Education Activist in Collaboration with “SocialChange101.org,” organizer, Nico Slate, Associate Professor of History A […]
HAT Co Band Auditions
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHope Academy's teen band is looking for musicians who are passionate about making music together. Under the direction of Emma Cox (from the band Color Fleet) and Michael Chapman, the band performs in events across the city, rocking out to covers of R&B, Pop, Jazz, Blues, Folk and Indie tunes - with an emphasis on […]
HAT Co Field Trip – Bill Shannon “Stay Up” @ KST’s Dance Alloy
The Alloy Studios 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesStay Up" borrows its title from graffiti culture. It translates to "stay visible" or "don't disappear." "Stay Up" is to say to the world, "I am here." — Bill Shannon A world-renowned break dancer and skate punk, Bill Shannon is an interdisciplinary artist known for wielding his crutches as tools of expression. This evening of […]
HAT Co Masterclass with Bill Shannon
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesA world-renowned break dancer and skate punk, Bill Shannon is an interdisciplinary artist known for wielding his crutches as tools of expression. "My work is a culmination of my interdisciplinary explorations: It’s physical theater, it’s performance art, it’s dance, it’s sociology, it’s cultural theory…it’s all those things.” - Bill Shannon Bill Shannon will be with […]
HAT Co Field Trip – Sunset Baby @ City Theatre
City Theatre 1300 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesRooted in themes of family, pride, and hope, Sunset Baby, by Dominique Morisseau, follows Nina, a young black woman living in modern-day urban America, as she grapples with the return of her newly-released from prison father Kenyatta, a Black Liberation leader; the death of her mother from drugs; and the pressure of her hustling boyfriend […]
East Liberty Celebrates MLK @ KST
Kelly Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesHAT Co (Hope Academy's Teen Theater Company) is performing at this year's 7th Annual East Liberty Celebrates MLK event at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Enjoy family-friendly, MLK-themed activities beginning at 12 noon and stay for performances by HAT Co band and other local groups from 2 to 4 pm. Other performers include: 1Hood Media; Tameka […]
HAT Co Performs at Summit Against Racism
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHAT Co (Hope Academy's Teen Theater Company) singers and band will open and perform for the 18th Annual Summit Against Racism. Join us for the 18th Summit Against Racism, at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary hosted this year by the Metro-Urban Institute and the Black and White Reunion. The conference will provide a forum for discussion about […]
Hope Academy in Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Shakespeare Finals
Pittsburgh Public Theater 621 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAll three of our scenes were selected as finalists in this year's Pittsburgh Public Theater Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest. The Winter's Tale - Francisco Carattino, Alice Crow, Candace Burgess, Mimi O'Malley Othello - Dorothy Crow and Kira Mukogosi Taming of the Shrew - Laela Lumsden and Anna Ungarino Nearly 1,300 students from more than […]
HAT Co Competing in CAPA’s Battle of the Bands
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 111 9th St, Pittburgh, United StatesEight bands are competing at Pittsburgh CAPA's Battle of the Bands and Hope Academy's HAT Co singers and band need you there to cheer them on. The battle starts at 7 pm and it's only $3 per student and $5 per adult. HAT Co band members include: Henry Schultz – keyboard Brandon Terry – drum […]
Rhythm and Youth Concert @ Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
Kelly Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesHope Academy's Teen Theater Company band (HAT Co) joins Sankofa Village African Drum and Dance Ensemble, Pittsburgh Obama Academy Steelpan Ensemble, Soundwaves Steelband and Ben Barson's The Way of the Saxophone for a great evening of music from Pittsburgh's next-generation young artists. Pay What Makes You Happy! Tickets for this event are available at any […]
Singer/Songwriter Contest Deadline
If you've got a song to sing, but no band to back you up, this is your chance to develop your material and perform live with a great group of young musicians from HAT Co. Selected artist will also receive individual vocal coaching and a professional recording of their song at Yellow Couch Studio. Open […]