Professional Performing Arts School
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| Established | 1990[1] |
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| Type | Public[2] |
| Principal | Keith Ryan [3] |
| Teaching staff | 23 [4] |
| Students | 400[5] |
| Grades | 6-12 [6] |
| Location | New York City, New York, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.ppasinfo.org/ |
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The Professional Performing Arts School or PPAS is a New York City public school.
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[edit] History[7]
PPAS was created in 1990 to meet the needs of two groups of students: those who wanted to pursue professional work in the arts as they earned a junior/senior high school diploma and those who wanted to study the arts as a vocation. PPAS continues that mission today as students follow a daily schedule of academic work at school each morning and intensive performing arts instruction at professional studios each afternoon. The performing arts curriculum offers students in grades six through twelve(same school) a unique opportunity to study the arts in a professional environment." The school is located in West 48th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan, about 17 blocks south of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
[edit] Notable Alumni[8]
- Shenell Edmonds, Actress ("One Life to Live")
- Eddie Alderson, Actor (One Life to Live)
- Kristen Alderson, Actress (One Life to Live)
- Aleisha Allen, actress (School of Rock, Are We There Yet?, Are We Done Yet?)
- Andrea Bowen, Actress (Desperate Housewives)
- Claire Danes, Actress (My So-Called Life, Stardust, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series in "My So-Called Life")
- Melonie Diaz, actress (Raising Victor Vargas, Be Kind Rewind, Feel the Noise)
- Jesse Eisenberg, Actor (The Squid and the Whale)
- K. Foxx, Hip-Hop radio personality, video star.
- Mark Indelicato, Actor ("Ugly Betty")
- Alicia Keys, singer, pianist (Winner of 12 Grammy Awards)
- Julianna Rose Mauriello, actress (LazyTown)
- Paul McGill, Actor, dancer (Man on Wire, Fame)
- Asher Book, Actor, dancer, singer (guy group V Factory, Fame)
- Paul Iacono, Actor, director (Fame)
- Max Ehrich, Actor, dancer (High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Ugly Betty)
- Taylor Momsen, Actress (Gossip Girl, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Spy Kids 2)
- Jessica Lee Goldyn, actress and dancer (A Chorus Line)
- Connor Paolo, Actor (Gossip Girl)
- Karina Pasian, singer, pianist, Grammy Award Nominated for album First Love
- Josh Peck, actor (Drake and Josh, Snow Day, The Wackness)
- Danielle Polanco, Dancer/Choreographer (Step Up 2)
- Victor Rasuk, actor (Raising Victor Vargas, Feel the Noise, Stop-Loss)
- Alisa Reyes, actress (All That)
- Britney Spears, singer, dancer, winner of a Grammy Award
- Chris Trousdale, actor, singer (The Biggest Fan, former group Dream Street, All That guest appearance)
- Lee Thompson Young, Actor (The Famous Jett Jackson)
- Matthew Gumley, Actor (Multiple appearances
- Dana Abercrombie, Actress, Writer
[edit] Partnerships
- The Actors Institute
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- School of American Ballet
- Songs of Solomon Academy for the Arts
- ((Rosie's Broadway Kids))
[edit] External links
- Official website Professional Performing Arts School
- Parent Site about Professional Performing Arts School
- The Actors Institute
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- School of American Ballet
- Songs of Solomon
[edit] References
