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Priska Neely
Stories by Priska Neely
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"The old paradigm of train hard, get an agent and wait for the phone to ring is long dead," said David Bridel. Actors need be trained to create their own content.
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Remixing pop songs and performing skits about about HIV transmission, safe sex and consent, these teens deliver comprehensive sexual education to their peers.
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At College Bridge Academy, where many students have experienced trauma, spoken word is helping students uplift others and process their own pain.
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Madeline Czekaj, 15, will spend a week in New York at the world's largest student ballet competition. More than 1,000 dancers compete for prestigious scholarships.
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The state Senate Education Committee voted unanimously today in support of a bill that would create dance and theater teaching credentials. Why does it matter?
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East L.A. meets west L.A., and San Fernando meets San Pedro, as students from all across the district gather to showcase performing arts, films and visual art downtown.
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The Pacific Symphony is experimenting to see if interactive concerts featuring pub trivia in busy public spaces will entice people to seek out the formal experience.
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Can academia be a comfortable place for hip-hop artists? Should it be? These are among the issues a UC Riverside conference will address this weekend.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared this week Arts Week, while arts advocates gathered at City Hall on Wednesday to push for more funding.
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Over the years, Jonathan Bernal has noticed his eighth graders don't know much about the 1960s. He designed a unit that ties in '60s history, literature and music.
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"The opportunity to feel like they belong in a museum, that it’s for everyone, that was the draw."
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Two San Diego school districts have made big investments in arts instruction. This week, educators from across the country will visit to see the results at schools.
