A Country of Dance
"I didn't feel anything of a cultural shock at Idyllwild,” says Braulio Álvarez. “We'd come from so many different countries, but it was like we'd formed our own country of dance." Recalling his first year at Idyllwild Arts Academy, in…
Message from the President & Head of School
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, As I write to you, students are preparing to leave for a much-deserved Fall Break. Unlike other schools, Idyllwild Arts draws students from around the world and this year the school is home to three hundred…
A Dancer Adjusts
Clara Stark's choice of the first person to reach out to after receiving the bad news speaks volumes about the Idyllwild Arts Academy Dance Department. It was late in the summer of 2016. She had excelled as a dancer for…
The Buffaloes Say Goodbye
Pictured above: 1870: bison skulls to be used for fertilizer. Linda Herman didn't want to miss Wednesday's Buffalo Harvest, so she'd asked to meet with Marianne Kent-Stoll and Abbie Bosworth on Tuesday. Marianne, Vice President of Educational Programs for Idyllwild…
The Practical Arrangements Behind Gorgeous Music
The audiences for the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra's concerts are treated to roughly ninety minutes of splendid classical music. A performance like the current school year's debut concert on October 12 when Greg Robbins conducted Beethoven, Grieg, and Mendelssohn, is…
InterArts Chair Plays Pied Piper
Idyllwild Arts InterArts Chair Abbie Bosworth's devised A Midsummer Night’s Dream had been a big success in October 2018. Working with Oglala Lakota students at Red Cloud Indian School, on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, Abbie had generated enough fun…
The Problem-Solver
A concert performed by the Idyllwild Arts Songwriting majors might open with a piano/guitar duet, with only the pianist singing. After they finish, five or six musicians—including a drummer and a saxophonist—could take the stage to back up a singer,…
Message from the President & Head of School
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, This month I attended a series of rehearsals leading up to the first orchestra performance of the school year. I had a commitment that would cause me to miss the concert so I decided to do…
A Great Script Isn’t Enough
Anyone who pays attention to the voluminous credits rolling down a screen at the end of a film will notice a number of mystifying job titles. Does every filmgoer know what a "gaffer" does? Or a "best boy"? But Catalina…
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