• Dance
• Theater
• Mixed Arts (more than one strand)

Students will view each strand through the lens of four components:

• aesthetic perspectives
• creative expression

• culture and history
• analysis and criticism

While students will select one strand on which to focus, they will be encouraged to explore more than one area of the arts. All strands emphasize performance and exhibition. Literacy is stressed across the curriculum, and all aspects of art are incorporated throughout. In addition, students enrolled in the program explore the cultural influences within the arts and the impact of the arts on history.

The arts strands’ focus is on developing the students’ understanding of the artistic concepts that serve as the foundation for future development of aesthetic judgment. Students apply knowledge and understanding of the elements of style, form and cultural heritage in order to, perform, create and defend their artistic choices accordingly. Students concentrate on their own special interests and compare and contrast social, ethnic and cultural influences on the arts. As students learn about the individuals who contributed to the area and time period of the art form studied, they form personal choices from a variety of historic periods.

"Inspiration, Creation and Realization" are the theme of the Visual and Performing Arts Academy. The Academy is designed to:

• offer an interdisciplinary curriculum of differentiated academic and applied instruction in the arts;
• develop individual talent and interest;
• instill an increased awareness of cultural literacy and the value of the arts in society; and
• provide varied opportunities for performance and exhibition.

Students may earn either an Advanced Studies Diploma or a Standard Diploma based on the options available in the various curricula. Core courses (English, mathematics, science and social studies) are required of all students in the Academy including the honors and advanced placement course options as well.

Most students focus on one strand of the arts and have the option to take courses in more than one of the five strands. During their senior year, students take a course entitled, “Senior Production Project.” This course integrates all the strands in required performances and projects. Through their four years in the program, students attend “topic” seminars and master classes which will be held periodically throughout each school year. These seminars can serve as a basis for an internship as part of the seminar course in the students’ senior year. Students are also expected to participate in presentations and exhibitions during their four years at the Academy.

The visual arts strand provides consistent instructional opportunities for students to examine a wide range of forms that are natural and man-made and to create art work using the elements and principles of design. Students’ interests in individual artists and their art forms are encouraged, and they study careers in applied and fine arts

Students taking classes in the dance strand develop an awareness of the body as an instrument of expression. They refine their skills in dance technique and choreography and increase their ability to move creatively and spontaneously. Exposure to great works of art allows students to analyze the special characteristics of noted performers, choreographers, critics and impresarios, as well as understand how these individuals have shaped the history of dance.

creative without nature spotify creative without a canvas creative without drugs without creative agency without creative synonyms a creative creative collection creative dc acreativemedley bcreative digital media bcreative melbourne fl bcreative branding bcreative licensing ecreativeworks ecreative webmail ecreative search ecreativeworks glassdoor ecreative cake creative source ecreative group ecreative cake review icreative palm desert icreatives bentonville ar icreatives staffing icreative technologies creatives glassdoor icreatives atlanta icreative productions icreative solutions creative interiors creative writing creative kiwi creative painting creative kitchens creative comedy creativity and innovation creativity antonym creativity and innovation definition creativity and mental illness creativity and mental health creativity and madness creativity at work creativity and problem solving creativity book creativity block creativity band creativity bellingham creativity bible verse creativity benefits creativity brain creativity board creativity commons asu creativity challenge creativity crystals creativity cave creativity cafe creativity chakra creativity coach creativity colaboratory charter school creativity definition creativity definition psychology creativity def creativity define creativity drawing creativity definition in art creativity definition in business creativity declines with creativity explored creativity examples creativity exercises creativity express creativity exchange creativity examples for students creativity emoji creativity etymology creativity for kids creativity for kids sensory bin creativity flow and the psychology of discovery and invention creativity for kids rock painting creativity for kids fashion studio creativity for all creativity facts creativity fluency creativity games creativity gif creativity goals creativity grow light creativity games for students creativity graphic creativity goes on creativity games online creativity helps scientists creativity hashtags creativity helps creativity has no limits creativity hair salon creativity hacks creativity hub creativity hubs unc creativity inc creativity is intelligence having fun creativity is creativity in spanish creativity in the workplace creativity in a sentence creativity is the ability to creativity images creativity journal creativity justified creativity john cleese creative jobs creativity jokes creativity journal prompts creativity journal book creativity jordan peterson creativity kids creativity kits creativity kpop creativity killers creativity kits for adults creativity knows no bounds creativity ken robinson creativity key west creativity leads to success scholarship creativity lab creativity loves constraints creativity left or right brain creativity leadership creativity lessons creativity lesson plans creativity led grow lights creativity meaning creativity museum creativity meme creativity magazine creativity mtg creativity music creativity meditation creativity meaning and definition creativity noun creativity news creativity nature or nurture creativity neuroscience creativity netflix creative names creativity now creativity needs constraints creativity online creativity oracle creativity opposite creativity osho creativity other words creativity of language creativity oracle deck creativity on resume creativity psychology definition creativity psychology

Source: www.vbschools.com