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Epic Alumni: Where Are They Now?
Meet Christina Gonzalez Christina is an Epic Alum, who was in the first graduating class of Bronx High School For Writing & Communication Arts (BHSWCA) –one of Epic’s partner schools. After graduating from BHSWCA, she went on to earn a BA in English and Journalism from The City College of […]
Epic #GivingTuesday
Giving Tuesday is today! Please consider donating to Epic!Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are matching up to $2 million of funds raised on Facebook for U.S. nonprofits and Facebook is also waiving all fees for donations made to nonprofits on Facebook. Help us make bold, collaborative and […]
Event: The Future of Public Education?
Searching for The Public Good Amid Gentrification, Privatization, and Inequality Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017, 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center: Proshansky Auditorium 365 Fifth Ave (between 34th and 35th streets) Join us for an evening of conversation with The Public Good Project and Epic Theatre Ensemble […]
Friday 11 – Saturday 12
Epic NEXT 2017: Performances! Be part of the culmination of an amazing program! It will showcase plays written and performed by Epic NEXT students. No reservations are required! Friday, August 11, 2017 Tier 1 – 7:30 PM Saturday, August 12, 2017 Tier 1: 7:00 PM Tier 2, including Laundry City 2: […]
US students need more exposure to arts and music, test shows
8,800 eighth graders from public and private schools across the country took part in the test On the bright side, the achievement gap has narrowed between white and Hispanic students from a difference of 32 to 23 points in an average score in music and from 26 to 19 points […]
The Growing Role Of Movement Directors In Theatre
Original article published on: ft.com/content/d7ba0ea0-1def-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c The Royal Court theatre in London prides itself on putting playwrights first. Next week, however, the body gets a look in. Simon Stephens’ play Nuclear War is being directed by a choreographer, Imogen Knight. What’s more, the writer is encouraging her to jettison his words as […]
Review: ‘Pike St.’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by John Stoltenberg on April 1, 2017 (Via dcmetrotheaterarts.com) Even as fear and animus split the human race asunder, great authors have reminded us for millennia that we really are all one. From the ancient Roman playwright Terrence (“I am human, and nothing human is alien to me”) to […]
The Racial Gap in Educational Attainment in the United States
Via jbhe.com New data from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a look at racial differences in educational attainment. The study found that 92.9 percent of non-Hispanic White Americans over the age of 18 had graduated from high school. For African Americans over the age of 18, the high school graduation rate […]
Major benefits for students who attend live theater, study finds
Field trips to live theater enhance literary knowledge, tolerance and empathy among students, according to a study published this week by researchers in the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform. The research published in Education Next examines the impact on students of attending high-quality theater productions of either Hamlet […]
Epic YTF 2017
Epic Theatre Ensemble was proud to present the second edition of its four-week Youth Theatre Festival: Epic YTF. Epic YTF, a celebration of a diverse and inclusive community, fighting for social justice and equality, showcases performances from the award-winning after-school program Epic REMIX. The festival took place from March 3 to March 21 at the National […]