The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
- The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Infobox high school
name= The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
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type = Magnet 4-year
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principal = Mr. Darren Brown
enrollment =
students = approx. 950
city = Buffalo
state = New York
country = USA
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colors = Black, Yellow
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affiliations = Hallwalls, Channel 7, Buffalo State College, University at Buffalo
website = http://www.bavpa.org
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The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, is also known as BAVPA , and "'BAVPA is a magnet performing arts high school and part of Buffalo's public school system.
The school holds classes from grade 5 to 12 and requires students to apply (as if for a job) in the field of their desired "major concentration". Majors taught in the school are Visual Art, Television And Film Production, Dance, Theater, and Music (vocal or instrumental).
Throughout its existence, the school's TV/Film Production Department has been home to many talented and aspiring young filmmakers who have won countless awards and esteemed recognition for their revolutionary work in amateur filmmaking. usually near the end of the school year, the TV/Film Production Department has a film festival at Delaware Park. The film festival shows the work the TV/Film Production students have throughout the year. The Academy has been noted for its many theatrical productions such as "Oliver!", "Working", "Stand And Deliver", "Big", "Honk", and countless others.
Mr. Darren Brown is the new principal. Some of the most famous graduates of the school include Ani DiFranco (Class of 1986), Chris Cappelli (Class of 2002) and Jesse L. Martin (Class of 1987).
External links
* [http://www.bavpa.org Official website]
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