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Professional Performing Arts School

Professional Performing Arts School

New York City performing arts school for grades 6-12

The Professional Performing Arts School, colloquially known as PPAS, is a public middle and high school specializing in the performing arts, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.

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PPAS maintains professional partnerships with several nearby organizations, including the Juilliard School, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[4]

Since 2010, the Waterwell Drama Program (WDP), which was co-founded in 2002 by actor Arian Moayed, has spearheaded PPAS' drama department.[5][6]

History

PPAS was created in 1990 to meet the needs of two groups of students: those who wanted to pursue professional work in the arts as they earned a junior/senior high school diploma, and those who wanted to study the arts as an avocation.[7]

Notable alumni

References

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    Official site
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    Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
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    "GoCityKids Professional Performing Arts School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
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    "Professional Performing Arts School". Professional Performing Arts School. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
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    "WDP @ PPAS". WATERWELL. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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    Culwell-Block, Logan (March 15, 2024). "NYC's Professional Performing Arts School Is Fundraising to Save Waterwell Drama Program". Playbill. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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    "Second Grade". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
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