International study abroad programs for high school and university students of the arts.
13/10/2016
The world needs these educators!
“I want to empower women through dance. I think you can build confidence through movement. When a woman starts moving her body, and becomes comfortable with herself, and realizes that she can do the steps— it connects back to life. Because all of life is movement. Technically we’re dancing every day. And it doesn’t matter how you look. It matters how you move.”
2016 Summer Program are open for registration!
www.ArtsAbroad.org/pre-college
16/01/2016
Interesting how film can contribute to the local economy, and note that the State of Virginia used a grant for the production allowed local college film and media students to be involved.
Alexandria hopes PBS series on Civil War will draw tourists The city’s tourism agency and local museums are planning exhibits and events tied to debut of “Mercy Street.”
13/01/2016
This is a fantastic mash-up! So cool!
Some complete genius has created a piece of music from 33 different classical composers – and it... All of our faves in one place!
Now that's how you pass the time!!
Register now for Summer 2015!
http://artsabroad.org/HighSchool/hs-home.html
14/05/2014
Some interesting artwork here, as well as the words.
30 Untranslatable Words From Other Languages Illustrated By Anjana Iyer When something is “lost in translation,” it could have been due to a simple mistake or due to the fact that one language was not quite able to capture the essence of a word's meaning in another language. This conflict is the idea behind New Zealand-based designer Anjana Iyer's “Found in ...
07/05/2014
Oh my goodness, I haven't laughed this hard in a while! For all you music geeks out there!
O Fortuna misheard lyrics. "O Fortuna" is a poem written in Medieval Latin, so the lyrics are nearly incomprehensible for those that do not know the dead language. This animated video speculates what the poem would say if the lyrics were all in English.
14/03/2014
The genius of Bach! This is a very cool visualization.
The Genius of J.S. Bach’s “Crab Canon” Visualized on a Möbius Strip The most impressive of Johann Sebastian Bach's pieces, musicophiles may have told you, will knock you over with their ingeniousness, or at least their sheer complexity.
04/03/2014
Idina shows that she is not without a sense of humor!
And proof that you can make great music with whatever is available!
Jimmy Fallon, Idina Menzel & The Roots Sing Let It Go from Frozen (w/ Classroom Instruments) Idina Menzel stops by the Tonight Show Music Room to perform the Oscar-winning song Let It Go from Disney's Frozen. Buy the song: http://smarturl.it/fsa1 Sub...
04/03/2014
What utter disrespect for the great Idina Menzel! We love you, girl!
Now You Can Generate Your Own Travoltified Name, Like "Adele Dazeem" When John Travolta called Idina Menzel "Adele Dazeem" at the Oscars, he created a new standard for superstardom: You're no one until you've had your name mangled by a confused, squinting John Travolta. What's your Travoltified name? Find out with our handy widget! In case you missed it last night:.....
03/03/2014
Spend one to four weeks this summer in the Caribbean! The school is an affiliate of Parsons the New School for Design, and has excellent art and design classes and faculty.
http://artsabroad.org/HighSchool/hs-chavon.html