http://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/the-seattle-academy-of-arts-sciences/ A Home for Theatrefolk's Amazing Playwrights Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/the-seattle-academy-of-arts-sciences/#comment-2671 Lindsay Price Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:33:09 +0000 http://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/?p=495#comment-2671 Sometimes, all it takes is an Empty space and a clear vision.... Sometimes, all it takes is an Empty space and a clear vision….

]]> http://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/the-seattle-academy-of-arts-sciences/#comment-2670 Paul Shapiro Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:52:52 +0000 http://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/?p=495#comment-2670 Thanks for finding us out there is cyberspace. In fact David Warlick’s words were, no pun intended, music to my ears. I began as Arts Director at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAAS) in 1985, and I can guarantee that it has taken 25 years to achieve the success we are currently experiencing. For clarification, Seattle Academy is not a conservatory program like a “High School for the Artsā€¯, but rather a college preparatory school where Arts are an integral part of the educational process. We were fortunate to be an economically challenged school in the early years. We could not afford sports facilities or expensive facilities. But what we did have was a clear powerful vision, a dynamic faculty and a Peter Brook “Empty Spaceā€¯. In the early years we couldn’t cut lumber for sets because it would overpower the vocal class and send sawdust into the visual arts studio. Now we are 600 strong, an even more dynamic faculty, and a beautiful Arts Center, and state of the Arts Dance Studio. But mostly we continue to have a vision where a “Culture of Performanceā€¯ provides important and immensely valuable transferable skills to students which allow them to excel both academically and “in lifeā€¯. Thanks again for finding us out in the Blogosphere.
Paul Shapiro
Arts Director

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