Collaboration With Professional Artists
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Guest artists are frequently on our Academy campus. Working with professional artists allows students to learn from adults who share the same passions and interests. No other WCPSS magnet middle brings in more professional artists to collaborate with students.
Guest artists either perform, conduct workshops, and master classes, or work in residence for longer, more involved arts experiences.
In 2022, the Academy celebrated a return to in-person learning after the pandemic. We hosted a special series of workshops and residency experiences which included 13 professional artists on our campus in one semester of learning.
Past Guest Artists in Performance Have Included:
Dancer/Choreographer Chuck Davis
African American Dance Ensemble
Vocal Ensemble The Beast
Burning Coal Theatre (Returning in 2023)
Storyteller Donna Washington
Actor Mike Wiley (Returning in 2023)
Transit Vocal
Past Guest Artist Workshops Have Included:
Living Rhythms Percussion Ensemble
Adaptive Musicians Push Play Sing
Clay Artist Senora Lynch (Returning in 2022)
Musicians from the NC Symphony
Burning Coal Theatre
Justice Theatre Project
NC Museum of Art
Degrees of Brass (2022-2023)
Past Artists in Residence Include:
Black Box Dance Theatre
Burning Coal Theatre
Painter Anna Podris
Painter Keith Norvall
Painter Leni Newell
Wire Artist Johnathan Daniel
Writer/Poet Michael Beadle
NC Theatre Conservatory