'Artist Empowered' Summer Intensive Offers Expert Training for High-Schoolers Wanting to Study Performing Arts in College

The School of Performing Arts will open submissions for its 2018 Summer Intensive in Chicago in late-December 2017. To register, visit TheArtistEmpowered.com and apply through the GetAcceptd portal by February 1, 2017. Commit by March 6, 2017 for early-bird registration, and final submissions are due April 18, 2017.

In its second year, Artist Empowered Summer Intensive is designed for students age 14-19 who aspire to study performing arts in college. Hosted by The School of Performing Arts (est. 1990) from July 16-27, this two-week program brings together top professionals from across the country and Chicago to create individualized training opportunities for each discipline. Among program faculty announced to-date are award-winning lyric soprano Claudia Benack, associate professor of voice at Carnegie Mellon University, and Cameron Knight, head of BFA Acting program at The Theatre School at DePaul University. These renowned educators will help students with a specialized guidance in the performing arts by offering an expert eye into the world of college admissions, while focusing on the growth of each performer this summer.

Concentrations will be offered in Music Theatre, Acting, Contemporary and Classical Voice. Students will develop the artistic capabilities necessary to accomplish individual goals, including courage, strength, craft development and artistry, while embracing the tenacity required to thrive in today's artistic environment. This one-of-a-kind intensive will be held in the heart of the city, utilizing the hallowed halls and studios of Chicago's own Academy for the Arts.

This summer's program will provide an opportunity for housing at University Center, along with additional evening activities such as workshops, sight-seeing, and attending theater performances throughout the city. Artist Empowered will also be found leading workshops and exhibiting at the 2018 Illinois High School Theatre Festival January 11 - 13, 2018.

For additional information on The School of Performing Arts: ARTIST EMPOWERED Summer Intensive 2018, including audition requirements, tuition and housing fees, and needs-based scholarship opportunities visit TheArtistEmpowered.com, email Artistempowered@schoolofperformingarts.com or call 630.717.6622.

About The School of Performing Arts

Established in 1990, The School of Performing Arts (SPA) provides excellence in arts education through an interdisciplinary curriculum that fosters creativity, builds self-esteem, develops a life-long love for the arts and prepares students for life. With locations in Naperville and Chicago, IL our core disciplines are: Music, Theatre and Dance. Artist Empowered is a bright, new division, drawing upon the vast resources of the School to provide college and career coaching, along with professional opportunities for artists at every level. For more information please visit schoolofperformingarts.com, like us on FaceBook @The School of Performing Arts, follow us on Twitter @SPaNaperville and Instagram @SPANaperville.

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