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US students need more exposure to arts and music, test shows
8,800 eighth graders from public and private schools across the country took part in the test On the bright side, the achievement gap has narrowed between white and Hispanic students from a difference of 32 to 23 points in an average score in music and from 26 to 19 points […]
TCG: A Look at How Theaters Have Filled Gaps in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Non-for-profit theatres diversifying the economy In October 2015, the Theatre Communications Group released its thirty-fifth annual research report, Theatre Facts 2014. The report reflects data from the fiscal years 2013/2014 from a broad overview of the estimated 1,770 U.S. professional nonprofit theaters. It shows that contributions have driven the American […]
The Socio-Emotional Benefits of Arts Education
New study examines socio-emotional benefits of arts education Elementary school children who participated in arts education programs showed growth over children without these same opportunities across multiple areas of socioemotional learning. These included: tolerance for others’ perspectives, growth mindset (i.e., the understanding that their abilities and knowledge can develop through hard […]
Epic’s R&J REMIX Took The Met!
Epic’s Romeo and Juliet REMIX was part of the repertoire! Teens Take The Met! was free and open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. Check out a video from a past Teens Take The Met! Teens Take The MET on social media: #metteens Tweets […]
The Growing Role Of Movement Directors In Theatre
Original article published on: ft.com/content/d7ba0ea0-1def-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c The Royal Court theatre in London prides itself on putting playwrights first. Next week, however, the body gets a look in. Simon Stephens’ play Nuclear War is being directed by a choreographer, Imogen Knight. What’s more, the writer is encouraging her to jettison his words as […]
Review: ‘Pike St.’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by John Stoltenberg on April 1, 2017 (Via dcmetrotheaterarts.com) Even as fear and animus split the human race asunder, great authors have reminded us for millennia that we really are all one. From the ancient Roman playwright Terrence (“I am human, and nothing human is alien to me”) to […]
The Racial Gap in Educational Attainment in the United States
Via jbhe.com New data from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a look at racial differences in educational attainment. The study found that 92.9 percent of non-Hispanic White Americans over the age of 18 had graduated from high school. For African Americans over the age of 18, the high school graduation rate […]
Major benefits for students who attend live theater, study finds
Field trips to live theater enhance literary knowledge, tolerance and empathy among students, according to a study published this week by researchers in the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform. The research published in Education Next examines the impact on students of attending high-quality theater productions of either Hamlet […]
Epic YTF 2017
Epic Theatre Ensemble was proud to present the second edition of its four-week Youth Theatre Festival: Epic YTF. Epic YTF, a celebration of a diverse and inclusive community, fighting for social justice and equality, showcases performances from the award-winning after-school program Epic REMIX. The festival took place from March 3 to March 21 at the National […]
Education Benefit 2017
Relive the event where the Epic NEXT Youth Company performed Laundry City and The Real America. Epic’s Education Benefit honored our outstanding educational partner from Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts Monday, May 1st, 2017