performing arts

Dear Mum and Dad, The New York School for Performing Arts is fifty years old this year! Ancient or what? We're going to put on a big show to celebrate. I found out that it's our favourite teacher, Madame Swirler's birthday too, and she's EVEN OLDER than the school! She must've kept it a secret so that we could surprise her, but when I arranged an amazing traffic-halting flash mob to sing happy birthday to her, she was even grumpier than usual! Maybe I should have arranged a confetti explosion too? Anyway got to go, I'll have to think of an even better surprise. Love you more than cake, Louie xx.

Singer, dancer, actress, and costume designer Carmen puts on a show every night for her exhausted parents, who would like Carmen to share the stage with her biggest fan, her little brother Eduardo.

An eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl joins her performing arts school's J-Pop club, where the members form an imitation band of their favorite girl group, coming together from different corners of the school to help and support one another along the way.

Explores the use of digital tools for performing and creating speeches, demonstrations, and collaborative learning experiences.

Presents the history of African-Americans in the performing arts from the beginnings in slavery to the artistic achievements in the late 1960s covering artists, musicians, singers, and dancers.

This star is a triple threat. She can sing, dance, and act. And Zendaya's just getting started! Discover how Zendaya became such a success as she makes her way into the future.

Lamar grew up in Compton where he was an eyewitness to the desperate poverty, gang murders, and police brutality. By the time gangsta rap celebrated its thirtieth birthday in 2018, Lamar was one of the most celebrated rappers of his generation. While he was never a gang member Lamar has become the modern face of gangsta rap. Lamar will surely be able to express himself creatively and feel good about his art into the foreseeable future. He has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music.

Drake is more than record-setting performer. He is also the composer and lyricist of his songs. While this is not unusual in rap world, it does set him apart from many of the best-selling singers of all time. However, the music business is a fast-changing world, and few stars have remained at the top for very long. Drake's talents as a songwriter and an actor in addition to being a performer will certainly help his longevity. It may be that his era has just begun.

"Having discovered his natural talent for comedy at his school's end-of-semester talent show, Jake decides to pursue 'his art,' but can his comedian-mentor teach Jake humility as well as humor?"--Provided by publisher.

"In this . . . book, readers will learn more about celebrities who celebrate their diversity throughout history. Case studies include actor Micah Fowler, who has cerebral palsy; Kenyan-Mexican Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o; pop superstar Justin Bieber, who grew up in low-income housing; and Ellen DeGeneres, the comedian who played a lesbian on television, and then publicly came out to the world"--Provided by publisher.