Pictured Above: Michael Tilson Thomas The longtime Idyllwild Arts commitment to artistic groundbreaking united with technical excellence is reflected in recent developments at the San Francisco Symphony (SFS). Michael Tilson Thomas, who studied and performed in the Idyllwild Arts Summer…
Pictured above: Ruoqi Zeng with models. When Idyllwild Arts Academy established the first high school Fashion Design Concentration in the U.S. in 2010, the Chairs of its existing arts departments didn’t count on large numbers of students to come from…
Greetings from Idyllwild, February is African American History Month in the United States. As the month approaches, I am reminded of the countless plays and memorized speeches we were taught to give in celebration of African Americans when I was…
"Tipping is considered an insult in Japan," according to tenth-grade Theatre major Miko Ukaji, and eleventh-grade Cello major Heng-Li "Henry" Lin adds that "coming from Taiwan, I would naturally call my ESL teacher 'Teacher Harry.'" Idyllwild Arts Academy ESL teacher…
Idyllwild Arts Academy's eleventh-grade Theatre major Aurora Winger didn't exactly portray Ophelia when her department staged its “devised Hamlet" during her freshman year. Who’s There—a Reimagining of Hamlet was a creative adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy that split in two both…
Greetings from Idyllwild, For many of us, November begins a season of reflection and gratitude. These final weeks of the semester are also a special time for our students as they present their hard work to one another and our…
I recently traveled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to attend a summit and to be in conversation with educators from around the world. Leaders from the Blue School (NY), Harvard’s Project Zero (Boston), and Reggio Emilio (Italy) among others,…
Pictured Above: A Red Cloud student makes "Midsummer" magic. Idyllwild Arts InterArts Chair Abbie Bosworth had been apprehensive about her devised A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Red Cloud School, on South Dakota’s Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation. Abbie didn’t know Pine…
