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Part 2 of Dance Rehearsal.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Part 2 of Dance Rehearsal. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

A few photos from last Saturday's Dance Department rehearsal for the debut of the "Icons of Choreography" Dance Series!

Join us for this special performance on May 4 at @athenaeumchicago , which will feature choreography from Gerald Arpino, Martha Graham, and Alvin Ailey. Tickets on our website.

Thank you to presenting sponsor Barbara Kipper for the photos.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

A few photos from last Saturday's Dance Department rehearsal for the debut of the "Icons of Choreography" Dance Series! Join us for this special performance on May 4 at @athenaeumchicago , which will feature choreography from Gerald Arpino, Martha Graham, and Alvin Ailey. Tickets on our website. Thank you to presenting sponsor Barbara Kipper for the photos. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

The Music Department’s annual Spring Jazz Concert at @jazz_showcase is Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.! #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Photos by @thomasmohrphotography

The Music Department’s annual Spring Jazz Concert at @jazz_showcase is Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts Photos by @thomasmohrphotography

The Dance Department performs Randy Duncan's "Stand by Me" at Showcase 2019! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Join us April 19-21 and April 26-28 for the Musical Theatre Department's spring musical "A Man of No Importance"! "A Man of No Importance" is written by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning team behind "Ragtime". It tells the story of Alfie Byrne, a bus conductor in 1963 Dublin with the heart of a poet who is struggling with a secret he can barely admit to himself. When he’s not driving his bus route, Alfie pursues his artistic passion and directs plays for a local community theatre troupe in a church hall. When he attempts to stage a production of Oscar Wilde's controversial play Salome, art and life collide. The original Lincoln Center production won the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical.

Poster from Gallery Players NYC.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Join us April 19-21 and April 26-28 for the Musical Theatre Department's spring musical "A Man of No Importance"! "A Man of No Importance" is written by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning team behind "Ragtime". It tells the story of Alfie Byrne, a bus conductor in 1963 Dublin with the heart of a poet who is struggling with a secret he can barely admit to himself. When he’s not driving his bus route, Alfie pursues his artistic passion and directs plays for a local community theatre troupe in a church hall. When he attempts to stage a production of Oscar Wilde's controversial play Salome, art and life collide. The original Lincoln Center production won the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. Poster from Gallery Players NYC. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

The Musical Theatre seniors at the 2019 Showcase! Check out their Cole Porter Medley, featuring “Night and Day”, “Begin the Beguine”, and “I Get a Kick Out of You”. Video by Emmett Wilson #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Part 3.

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#CAArts

Part 3. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Part 2.

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Part 2. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

The Visual Arts Senior Exhibition! Congratulations to Lilit, Lily, Emma, Kane, Cara, Alexis, Maxine, and Annabelle.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

The Visual Arts Senior Exhibition! Congratulations to Lilit, Lily, Emma, Kane, Cara, Alexis, Maxine, and Annabelle. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

A few photos from the Media Arts Spring Festival at @musicboxchicago !

Photos by Olivia M. (Media Arts '21). #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

A few photos from the Media Arts Spring Festival at @musicboxchicago ! Photos by Olivia M. (Media Arts '21). #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Academy musicians Adam, Declan, and Matthew have been chosen to play at @andysjazzclub every Saturday from April 6 to June 8 as a part of their new weekend series! The gig is 11am-2pm, and the trio will be hosting a jam session every week, in which all other students are invited to participate and play/sing each week.

This is an incredible opportunity, as we will be the only high school holding down a steady spot at a famous jazz club in Chicago. Andy's is truly legendary, and they are very excited to host us! It is also an incredible networking experience for all our students, as it will put them at the top of their field for their age group, as true young leaders in the jazz community in Chicago.

We hope to see you there!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Academy musicians Adam, Declan, and Matthew have been chosen to play at @andysjazzclub every Saturday from April 6 to June 8 as a part of their new weekend series! The gig is 11am-2pm, and the trio will be hosting a jam session every week, in which all other students are invited to participate and play/sing each week. This is an incredible opportunity, as we will be the only high school holding down a steady spot at a famous jazz club in Chicago. Andy's is truly legendary, and they are very excited to host us! It is also an incredible networking experience for all our students, as it will put them at the top of their field for their age group, as true young leaders in the jazz community in Chicago. We hope to see you there! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

From alum Kevin Beverley's (Dance '08) visit to The Academy last week with @cirquedusoleil "Volta"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Photos by Dan Rest.

From alum Kevin Beverley's (Dance '08) visit to The Academy last week with @cirquedusoleil "Volta"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts Photos by Dan Rest.

Amari, Claudia, Kyia, Emerson, Grania, and Leo at the Youth and Government event last weekend!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Amari, Claudia, Kyia, Emerson, Grania, and Leo at the Youth and Government event last weekend! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Last week's rehearsal for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"! Only a few tickets are left! #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Please join the Dance Department on May 4 for the inaugural presentation of the "Icons of Choreography" Dance Series, presented by Barbara Levy Kipper. The work of iconic choreographers Martha Graham, Gerald Arpino, and Alvin Ailey will be featured in this performance, specifically their pieces “Diversion of Angels”, “Kettentanz”, and “Escapades”. This series is a special opportunity for the Academy dancers, as these works are distinctive and are typically only available to premier, professional companies. Because of the Academy Dance Department’s reputation as an elite institution, we have been afforded this unique opportunity. We hope you will join us for this remarkable occasion.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#dance
#ballet

photo by @thomasmohrphotography

Please join the Dance Department on May 4 for the inaugural presentation of the "Icons of Choreography" Dance Series, presented by Barbara Levy Kipper. The work of iconic choreographers Martha Graham, Gerald Arpino, and Alvin Ailey will be featured in this performance, specifically their pieces “Diversion of Angels”, “Kettentanz”, and “Escapades”. This series is a special opportunity for the Academy dancers, as these works are distinctive and are typically only available to premier, professional companies. Because of the Academy Dance Department’s reputation as an elite institution, we have been afforded this unique opportunity. We hope you will join us for this remarkable occasion. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #dance #ballet photo by @thomasmohrphotography

The Theatre Department previews their Spring Play "The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-time" at the 2019 Showcase at @athenaeumchicago ! The play debuts at The Academy next Friday! Tickets on our website. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

More from the Fall Jazz Concert at @wintersjazzclub !

Photos by @thomasmohrphotography
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More from the Fall Jazz Concert at @wintersjazzclub ! Photos by @thomasmohrphotography #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

From the Music Department's Fall Jazz Concert at @wintersjazzclub ! Photos by
@thomasmohrphotography

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#jazz

From the Music Department's Fall Jazz Concert at @wintersjazzclub ! Photos by @thomasmohrphotography #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts #jazz

More from the Music Department at Showcase! Adam (Music '19) Performs “Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5”. #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

The jazz combo at Showcase! Adam, Matthew, Declan, and Joseph perform Robert Glasper's "Yes I'm Country (And That's OK). #SmartArtistsSmartArt #CAArts

Part 2 of Dance Rehearsal.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

A few photos from last Saturday's Dance Department rehearsal for the debut of the "Icons of Choreography" Dance Series!

Join us for this special performance on May 4 at @athenaeumchicago , which will feature choreography from Gerald Arpino, Martha Graham, and Alvin Ailey. Tickets on our website.

Thank you to presenting sponsor Barbara Kipper for the photos.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

The Music Department’s annual Spring Jazz Concert at @jazz_showcase is Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m.! #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Photos by @thomasmohrphotography

The Dance Department performs Randy Duncan's "Stand by Me" at Showcase 2019!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Join us April 19-21 and April 26-28 for the Musical Theatre Department's spring musical "A Man of No Importance"! "A Man of No Importance" is written by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning team behind "Ragtime". It tells the story of Alfie Byrne, a bus conductor in 1963 Dublin with the heart of a poet who is struggling with a secret he can barely admit to himself. When he’s not driving his bus route, Alfie pursues his artistic passion and directs plays for a local community theatre troupe in a church hall. When he attempts to stage a production of Oscar Wilde's controversial play Salome, art and life collide. The original Lincoln Center production won the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical.

Poster from Gallery Players NYC.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

The Musical Theatre seniors at the 2019 Showcase! Check out their Cole Porter Medley, featuring “Night and Day”, “Begin the Beguine”, and “I Get a Kick Out of You”. Video by Emmett Wilson

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Part 3.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Part 2.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

The Visual Arts Senior Exhibition! Congratulations to Lilit, Lily, Emma, Kane, Cara, Alexis, Maxine, and Annabelle.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

A few photos from the Media Arts Spring Festival at @musicboxchicago !

Photos by Olivia M. (Media Arts '21). #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Academy musicians Adam, Declan, and Matthew have been chosen to play at @andysjazzclub every Saturday from April 6 to June 8 as a part of their new weekend series! The gig is 11am-2pm, and the trio will be hosting a jam session every week, in which all other students are invited to participate and play/sing each week.

This is an incredible opportunity, as we will be the only high school holding down a steady spot at a famous jazz club in Chicago. Andy's is truly legendary, and they are very excited to host us! It is also an incredible networking experience for all our students, as it will put them at the top of their field for their age group, as true young leaders in the jazz community in Chicago.

We hope to see you there!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

From alum Kevin Beverley's (Dance '08) visit to The Academy last week with @cirquedusoleil "Volta"! #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Photos by Dan Rest.

Amari, Claudia, Kyia, Emerson, Grania, and Leo at the Youth and Government event last weekend!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Last week's rehearsal for "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"! Only a few tickets are left!

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

Please join the Dance Department on May 4 for the inaugural presentation of the "Icons of Choreography" Dance Series, presented by Barbara Levy Kipper. The work of iconic choreographers Martha Graham, Gerald Arpino, and Alvin Ailey will be featured in this performance, specifically their pieces “Diversion of Angels”, “Kettentanz”, and “Escapades”. This series is a special opportunity for the Academy dancers, as these works are distinctive and are typically only available to premier, professional companies. Because of the Academy Dance Department’s reputation as an elite institution, we have been afforded this unique opportunity. We hope you will join us for this remarkable occasion.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#dance
#ballet

photo by @thomasmohrphotography

The Theatre Department previews their Spring Play "The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-time" at the 2019 Showcase at @athenaeumchicago !

The play debuts at The Academy next Friday! Tickets on our website.

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

More from the Fall Jazz Concert at @wintersjazzclub !

Photos by @thomasmohrphotography
#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

From the Music Department's Fall Jazz Concert at @wintersjazzclub ! Photos by
@thomasmohrphotography

#SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts
#jazz

More from the Music Department at Showcase! Adam (Music '19) Performs “Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5”. #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts

The jazz combo at Showcase! Adam, Matthew, Declan, and Joseph perform Robert Glasper's "Yes I'm Country (And That's OK). #SmartArtistsSmartArt
#CAArts