ARTS EXPRESS BELIEVES…
the arts can change lives and build a better community.
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Through the Fine Arts Youth Academy, the Arizona Youth Chamber Ensemble and Broadway:Behind the Scenes, Arts Express opens up the world of the arts to children.
Arts Express productions like A Hero’s Salute, Let Freedom Sing, and Follow the Star provide performance opportunities and family entertainment for the entire community.
Arts Express is proud to announce an exciting new arts education program for youth. This program, entitled Broadway: Behind the Scenes, is provided in partnership with Broadway in Tucson. Register now for Rock of Ages, In the Heights and Mary Poppins.
The Fine Arts Youth Academy (FAYA) is a summer arts immersion program comprised of Classroom Instruction, Jazz Band, Junior and High School Musical Theatre. Serving Southern Arizona children grades 2-12, FAYA is provided annually in June for four 5/day weeks. FAYA offers a rich menu of courses culminating with student performances, art exhibits and musical theatre productions open to the public.
The goal of FAYA is to embrace, teach, cultivate and enrich young people in the community so that they might experience the power of the arts while learning to become productive citizens. For this work, ARTS EXPRESS is a 2011 recipient of the Child & Family Services Making Children’s Lives Better Award!
A Memorial Day musical program recognizing the men and women of Southern Arizona who have made the ultimate sacrifice through selfless service as members of our Armed Forces, public safety and public service agencies. We will salute all those who have served or who are currently serving.
Let Freedom Sing is a community concert, presented annually on the 4th of July since 1985 in recognition of America’s independence. Over two hundred performers take center stage to celebrate our country’s freedom and lift up the continued hope for world peace.
Follow the Star is a dramatic staging of the Christmas Story interpreted through music, drama and dance. This production is a collaboration of local singers, instrumentalists and dancers dedicated to sharing the spirit of Christmas. Follow the Star has been a family tradition for nearly two decades.
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