How Kamal Sinclair’s Dance Background Helps Her Imagine New Futures

By conventional standards, LACHSA Alum Kamal Sinclair has had upwards of a dozen different careers. She’s been a dancer, a producer, a choreographer, a director, a creative advisor and an executive director, among other sundry positions. Today, she is a member of the executive leadership team at the Guild of Future Architects, which is designed

By |2022-02-02T04:40:55+00:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: Arts Education, Education, LACHSA Alumni, LACHSA student artists|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How Kamal Sinclair’s Dance Background Helps Her Imagine New Futures

‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Music Video From L.A. Performing Arts High School Focuses On Mental Health

Tick, Tick...Boom! is a passionate film that deals with the mental health struggles of the late Rent director Jonathan Larson as he tried to create musical theater greatness in the 1990s while working at the Moondance Diner in New York and feeling like a failure because he was about to turn 30 without having a breakthrough hit

By |2022-01-31T16:32:18+00:00December 3rd, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Current Students, Diversity, Education, LACHSA student artists, Media, Theatre|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Music Video From L.A. Performing Arts High School Focuses On Mental Health

Tick Tick Boom is a Sound Louder Than Words for LACHSA Students

The cast and crew, from left, Liana Bartolome, 16, Sam Karpinski, 17, Randy Damas, 18, Leilani Patao, 18, Benji Tucker, 18, Vivian Wolfson, 17, Elton McCrudden, 15, Pascal Connolly, 15, of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Louder Than Words” High School Edition, a piece for “tick, tick…Boom!” pose at LACHSA in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

By |2023-10-26T00:06:43+00:00December 3rd, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Current Students, Diversity, Education, LACHSA student artists, Media, Music, Theatre|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Tick Tick Boom is a Sound Louder Than Words for LACHSA Students

Nicole Lam – A Concert Pianist and A Mezzo-Soprano Opera Singer

Clairbourn graduates are SCHOLARS who are grounded in the values of honesty, respect, responsibility, spirituality, and citizenship. Nicole Lam was a part of the Clairbourn Class of 2017. She recently graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) as valedictorian. This fall, she will be attending Yale University, majoring in applied mathematics while

By |2022-01-31T16:43:27+00:00November 10th, 2021|Categories: Alumni, Arts Education, Diversity, Music|Tags: , |Comments Off on Nicole Lam – A Concert Pianist and A Mezzo-Soprano Opera Singer

Halloween Horrors | LACHSA Presents Halls of Horror

LACHSA THEATRE: The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) will present its annual Halls of Horror this weekend featuring the talented students of the LACHSA Theatre Department. Guests will travel through two immersive experiences and will be transported into the era of Jack the Ripper and H.H. Holmes in a thrilling original and interactive performance.

By |2022-01-31T16:44:20+00:00November 1st, 2021|Categories: LACHSA Faculty, LACHSA student artists, Theatre|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Halloween Horrors | LACHSA Presents Halls of Horror

A Haunted House Returns To The Eastside, And The Students In Charge Are (Serial) Killing It

By Julia Barajas and Mariana Dale Orifginally Published Oct 29, 2021 6:39 PM on the LAist Zen Sanchez plays a literally heartless hotel guest. (Mariana Dale/ LAist ) When the pandemic all but shut down Halloween last year, one of its victims was the annual “Halls of Horror” event at the Los Angeles County High School for the

By |2022-01-31T16:48:17+00:00November 1st, 2021|Categories: LACHSA Faculty, LACHSA student artists, Theatre|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on A Haunted House Returns To The Eastside, And The Students In Charge Are (Serial) Killing It

Why ‘Pen15’ Is Such a Worthy Curveball of an Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Comedy Series

Written By Caroline Framke   One of the best surprises about this year’s Emmy nominations was “Pen15” landing a nomination for outstanding comedy series. More than any other TV show about teenagers, the Hulu show — co-created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Sam Zvibleman — feels like an open window into my own past as a gawky teen with

By |2022-02-01T06:07:55+00:00July 15th, 2021|Categories: Alumni, Cinematic Arts, LACHSA Alumni|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Why ‘Pen15’ Is Such a Worthy Curveball of an Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Comedy Series

Student Athlete of the Week: Assata Gaines

Originally published at the Los Angeles Sentinel By Amanda Scurlock sports writer, published July 1, 2021 Assata Gaines, a graduating senior from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), earned a full scholarship to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Gaines not only looks forward to studying dance at the university

By |2022-02-01T06:11:39+00:00July 1st, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Dance, LACHSA Alumni|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Student Athlete of the Week: Assata Gaines

Inglewood dancer earns full scholarship to NYU

Hard work paid off when 17-year-old Assata Gaines from Inglewood found out she earned a full-ride dance scholarship to NYU. INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- An Inglewood dancer just earned a full-ride to New York University, but it didn't come without hard work and sacrifice. 17-year-old Assata Gaines always knew she wanted to dance, but when

By |2022-02-01T06:13:46+00:00June 22nd, 2021|Categories: Arts Education, Dance, Diversity, Education|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Inglewood dancer earns full scholarship to NYU

‘Opening the Door Wider’: With Upcoming Admissions Decisions, Top-Ranked L.A. Arts School Puts Equity in the Spotlight

Nyla Joseph has felt at ease in front of a camera ever since appearing in a public service announcement six years ago. But her dreams of becoming an actor were frustrated because her South Los Angeles middle school lacks a theater program. And her mother was leery of internet scams promising to turn her daughter into the

By |2022-02-01T06:15:19+00:00April 9th, 2021|Categories: Alumni, Arts Education, Cinematic Arts, Current Students, Diversity, Equity, LACHSA student artists, Scholarships, Visual Arts|Tags: , , |Comments Off on ‘Opening the Door Wider’: With Upcoming Admissions Decisions, Top-Ranked L.A. Arts School Puts Equity in the Spotlight
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