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A Night To Remember

By Don Stoll

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Marek Pramuka and the rest of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Admission team may not have been the best dancers to perform in Bowman Arts Center this past Sunday evening, September 9 - that distinction surely went to Ricardo Urbina Reyes, a 10th Grade Dance Major from Mexico-but no one could question the energy and enthusiasm that they put into their opening act.  Read and see more...

Ropes Course Prepares Prefects for New School Year
By Marcia Gawecki

The day before they welcomed new students to Idyllwild Arts, 28 student leaders, or prefects, were swinging from a rope, crossing a wire bridge 30 feet in the air, and learning how to become a human "monster" as part of their teambuilding exercises. 
They Could Have Danced All Night    
By Don Stoll

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"There's no better way to express yourself," Jake

Washabaugh said.

"It's full of emotion," added Mikael Holm.

"And that's the artistry," said Cemiyon Barber, after a pause.  "Bringing the emotion into your movements."

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Student Photos and Videos

Weekend Events:

 

Friday, Sept 14:
6pm  Visual Arts Faculty Show
7pm:  Opening Faculty Concert 


Saturday, Sept 15:
2pm-4pm  Pool Open
7:15 School Dance:  Heroes and Villains 

Sunday, Sept 16:
9am  Running Club
12pm-4pm  Pool Open
12pm- Mall Trip Leaves from Bowman 
 


AOC (Administrator on Call): Kevin Sullivan

Phone: 951-850-8245

 

Faculty Concert Showcase
World Class Arts Talent 
By Marcia Gawecki

The first Faculty Concert of the year will be held this Friday, Sept. 14 at IAF Theatre, and showcase of the talent and personalities of Idyllwild Arts' world-class faculty in music, dance and creative writing. Read the story...
Charting a New Course
By Don Stoll

Idyllwild Arts Academy's new World Literature and College Composition class is the latest chapter in the Academy's story of uniting intense artistic training with serious academic concerns.  At Idyllwild, we think the best art cannot be created by narrow, one-dimensional men and women-by painters who know only painting or by musicians who know only music.  We believe the best art is made by people who are well informed about the world around them and who can think critically about its shortcomings. Read more...

Where Are They Now?   
Heidi Trefethen '89
By Darren Schilling

 

Class of '89, Music (French horn)

With a multifaceted career as a classical and jazz French hornist, pop-folk musician, and sought-after sound engineer, Heidi Trefethen shuttles back and forth across continents frequently, in roles both onstage and off.  As a horn player, she has performed in numerous ensembles and venues in Italy, the UK, and the United States, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the JazzUp Festival in Viterbo, Italy, and the Community Women's Orchestra in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read the story..

Idyllwild Arts Academy Dance Performance

Idyllwild Arts Academy Opening Night Performance

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