National Performing Arts Festival

In a class by itself, and you’re invited! The National Performing Arts Festival is the only theatre festival for where top performing groups from throughout the country compete in an atmosphere of sharing and learning.

Take your show on the road. Your students will have a once-in-a-lifetime experience in New York City, Walt Disney World® Resort, or on a Bahamas Cruise. All festivals include a 20-minute performance on stage, a private feedback clinic taught by a theater professional, workshops, and an awards ceremony.

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Learning Highlights

National Performing Arts Festival - NYC

February 19-22, 2010 and March 26-29, 2010 New York City is the premiere destination for theater troupes! Now in its sixth year, the National Performing Arts Festival New York City provides the opportunity for High School and Middle School drama students from throughout the country to compete and in the greatest theatrical city in the world. Students will have an opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of New York City, see Broadway

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National Performing Arts Festival - Walt Disney World Resort

February 5-8, 2010 and February 26-March 1, 2010 Now in its sixth year, the National Performing Arts Festival Walt Disney World® Resort provides the opportunity for High School and Middle School drama students from throughout the country to compete and have fun at one of the most popular student destinations. Your group will enjoy the world famous theme park and also have an opportunity to go behind the scenes to see how Disney magic is

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National Performing Arts Festival - Bahamas Cruise

March 5-8, 2010 Combine the beauty of the islands and crystal blue sea with an outstanding theater festival and learning experience! Take your drama troupe on the trip of a lifetime with the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. The tour departs from Port Canaveral, FL. and sails to Nassau, Bahamas and CoCo Cay, before returning to port three days later.

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PURPOSE:
The National Performing Arts Festival provides the opportunity for top High School/Middle School students from throughout the nation to perform for critique by a panel of theater professionals in an atmosphere of sharing and learning. This program is designed for all actors and stage crew.

LEARNING HIGHLIGHTS:
Promote theater through exposure to theater professionals in an educational setting.

Students will learn from theater professionals or university professors at a variety of acting workshops.
Professionals from acting, directing, dancing, and/or vocal fields will offer the students constructive critique of their performance.

Gain valuable performance experience.

Student troupes will gain experience performing before a live audience
Student troupes will be observe quality performances from other student groups.

Receive critical feedback from theater professionals

Following the performances, groups will receive a private, interactive feedback clinic about their performance.

Participate in educational Acting Workshops.

The workshops will include topics such as: Audition Techniques, Vocal Techniques, Stage Movement, and/or Scene Development.

Solo and Duo Competition

Special performance opportunities for students who want personal instruction and critique.
Students perform a vocal, or dramatic interpretation for an audience of their peers and adjudication

Additional Learning Highlights:

New York City:
Additional learning opportunities include watching the world’s top artists perform on Broadway.

Fresh Talent: Learn from young performers about the challenges of pursuing a career in the performing arts
Broadway Classroom: All workshops are taught by qualified teaching artists and Broadway performers and are based on the National Standards for Art Education.
New York City educational sightseeing

Walt Disney World® Resort: Additional learning opportunities include the magic of the Disney Theme parks.

Tech Tours: Your stage crew will go behind the scenes and learn about costuming, set design, sound and lighting and see how special effects are done through "Disney Magic"!
Casting Director Workshop: Students will learn how to audition for a position at Walt Disney World® Resort
See Character Actors & Performances while visiting theme parks
Perform for a Live Audience: Showcase Award winners will have the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience on a Disney Stage

Bahamas Cruise:
Additional learning opportunities abound while you’re sailing the seas.

Live Performances: Your group will have the opportunity to view professional productions during the cruise
Perform for a Live Audience: Showcase Award winners will have the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience aboard the cruise ship

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Testimonials

Craig Cantrell - East Hall High School, Gainesville, GA
"Thank you so much for all your wonderful support through the entire experience of the Outback Bowl 2004. We really appreciate all the hard work and extra help you spent working with us during this trip. Because of your efforts, our students benefited from the entire experience and had a fantastic trip to Tampa. I look forward to working with you in the future!"
Sue Creager - North High School Band Boosters, Springfield, OH
"Thank you for the help with organizing our high school marching band to go to the Peach Bowl. Our Band had a great time and you enabled a small band to have a big half time experience. Parents and directors that helped plan and the chaperones were all impressed with your company's organization. I would highly recommend your company for future events!"
Don Wolfe - Marion Harding High School, Marion, OH
"I like the philosophy of National Events. My students enjoyed all the festival events, and they were never the same when they got home. They were a different group, a more mature group, and they were a group that was ready to work and improve."
Richard Rogers - West High School Band, Knoxville, TN
"I wanted to take this time to thank National Events for hosting my band in San Diego. Our trips with the West High School Band to the Holiday Bowl and related activities have all been enjoyed by my band students and the parents who chaperoned them."
Andrew Stoker - Brockport High School Band, Brockport, NY
"Thank you for all of the efforts and energies that went in to making the Brockport Band's recent trip to the Kentucky Music Festival a success. The arrangements that were made worked out very well, and the places were flexible with our occasional delays and/or early arrivals. Your attention to detail and accommodation of our requests, even the last minute ones, was outstanding."
Stephen L. Hand - Alfred M. Barbe High School, Lake Charles, LA
"Without a doubt, the National Events Presidential Inauguration Festival has been the highlight of my experiences. What sets National Events above most other festivals is that your primary objectives are musically oriented.I appreciated every personal detail directed toward our band and the chaperones. It is evident that the priority of National Events is Music education and the great unifying experience called performance."
Richard Lenz - Stevenson High School
"Our Choir has attended festivals with three different organizations, and by far, National Events was superior in service and quality."
Russ Nagel - East High Band, Sioux City, IA
"Thank you and your staff for another wonderful experience in San Diego. National Events is the best group I have ever worked with, and you and your staff continue to make the events better each time. My students and the parents traveling with us enjoyed so many of the performances. You helped make this a lifetime memory!"
Bucky Johnson - Georgia Tech University
"I am pleased to have been associated with National Events for many years. They are truly a leader in educational festivals. They provide a memorable experience for everyone involved by putting the needs of directors, students, and parents first. They are detail oriented and conduct business with a professional and caring attitude. National Events is a first class organization!"
Jim Gosnell - Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, IA
"Thanks for a special time in San Diego. I have taken groups on tour with several organizations and our recent trip to the Holiday Bowl is one of the finest I have experienced. We had a great time!!! "
John Sierakowski - Patty Sampson - Steve Orland - West Aurora Band Department
"Greetings from the West Aurora Band Department! We wanted to thank you for the amazing experience at the Chick-fil-A Bowl! The staff, chaperones, and the band had a great time exploring the different areas of Atlanta, marching in the parade, and in performing the Georgia Dome. All the events planned by National Events were perfect and ran with great expertise."

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