Hope Academy
HAT Co @ WYEP Summer Music Festival
Schenley Plaza 4100 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesHope Academy's teen theater company band, HAT Co, is performing on SAT June 28 at 2 pm as part of WYEP’s 2014 Summer Music Festival. The afternoon will feature HAT Co, plus three other local teen bands - winners of WYEP's Reimagination Contest. Bring your blanket and join us at Schenley Plaza (the park in […]
Deadline for Hope Academy Scholarship Applications
Today is the deadline for scholarship applications for courses and private lessons at Hope Academy of Music and the Arts. Merit- and need-based scholarships are awarded in August for the entire school year. Completed applications received on or before August 15, 2014 will be given priority. Those received after the deadline may be considered, if […]
Deadline for HAT Co Applications
Make sure you've completed the online HAT Co Application for HAT Co, HAT Co Jr and HAT Co Rock Band, so that we can schedule your audition on Saturday, September 6. Download HAT Co's Calendar and Schedule for the year, to see if you will be able to make the necessary commitment. Then complete the […]
PBT Dance Placement Auditions + Recycle, Donate and Swap Dance Clothes
ELPC - Gym 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesStudents who would like to be considered for acceptance into the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) Bridge Ballet 1 class at Hope Academy should attend this placement audition. Students who were selected to participate in the Bridge Ballet 1 class during the Spring 2014 term do not need to attend this audition (they are invited to […]
First Day of Hope Academy’s Fall Term
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHope Academy classes and private lessons begin today! If you haven't already registered, and if you are interested in doing so, please fill out this online form for more information.
On the Edge of Night: NO BOUNDaries Project World Premier
Kelly Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesHope Academy teaching artist, Anqwenique Wingfield, collaborated with Yona Harvey and Daniel Bernard Roumain to create "On the Edge of Night," a five-movement song cycle for string trio, percussion, soprano and spoken word. Composed by Roumain, with libretto and spoken word by Harvey, this hauntingly beautiful piece is Wingfield's vehicle to explore themes of grief, […]
HAT Co Dance Ensemble Field Trip: Anthony Williams’ Dress/Tech
The Alloy Studios 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHAT Co's core dancers have an opportunity to observe a dress/tech rehearsal for Anthony Williams' performance of Loving Black. The rehearsal will take place a few blocks away at the Alloy Studios on Penn Avenue. We will go to the rehearsal instead of dance class that evening (Thursday, Oct 16). Pick up will be at […]
Loving Black: A Dance Performance
Hope Academy teaching artist, Anthony Williams, presents "Loving Black," as part of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater's Fresh Works series. This new dance performance is about the complicated love between African American men. The project examines past and present representations of black male identities to inspire a dialogue about the diversity of expressions. About Anthony Williams: […]