Brooklyn Youth Examine Life on the Streets of Brooklyn and for Youth in Darfur with Their Stirring Production of "the Gift"
Brooklyn, NY, August 15, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Brooklyn based, Revelation Performing Arts Studio’s, Shared Theatre Education Program (S.T.E.P), is dedicating their summer production “The Gift” to Help Darfur Now, Inc. (HDN)
“The Gift” depicts life on the streets of Brooklyn and in Darfur through the eyes of young people and “The Gift” of God’s love that is available to everyone no matter what your circumstances are. S.T.E.P operates out of Brooklyn’s Intermediate School 296 / The Halsey Middle School and has also signed on as new chapter members for HDN in an effort to raise money and awareness for the genocide victims in Darfur, Sudan.
S.T.E.P. is a year-round arts and education after school and summer arts institute program offered by Revelation Performing Arts Studio. S.T.E.P is run in partnership with the Lincoln Center Institute and, the New York State Education Department –NYSED. Students delve deep into the art forms of dance, step, theatre, music and visual arts. Students also receive professional training, participate in arts and education activities, attend professional performances and produce their own “works of arts.” Intermediate School 296 / The Halsey Middle School , located at 125 Covert Street in Brooklyn, is currently the first school in New York City to offer Revelation’s unique Shared Theatre Education Program in house with full-time Revelation staff members on site daily.
The S.T.E.P students will be holding their summer recital, “The Gift” on Wednesday, August 22nd at 6PM in the Halsey Middle School Auditorium. Admission is free and proceeds from the sale of “Help Darfur Now” merchandise will be donated to HelpDarfurNow.org. A special afternoon dress rehearsal performance will be held for local youth groups and summer camps prior to the August 22nd performance. To reserve group seats for the special youth performances please call the S.T.E.P office at Halsey Middle School - (718) 574-0220x148.
Who: Revelation Performing Arts Studio
Halsey Middle School – Shared. Theatre. Education. Program – S.T.E.P.
What: Theatre Produciton of “The Gift”
Life for youth in Brooklyn and in Darfur,
When: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 – Feature Production
11:00 AM – Dress Rehearsal – Open to Local Youth Groups
6:00 PM – Feature Production – Open to Public
Where: Intermediate School 296 / The Halsey Middle School
125 Covert Street Brooklyn NY, 11207
Between Evergreen Avenue and Central Avenue (Two Blocks off of Bushwick Avenue)
Admission is Free
Proceeds from the sale of merchandise will benefit – Help Darfur Now, Inc.
About Revelation Performing Arts.
Revelation Performing Arts Studio (RPAS) is faith based 501[C] 3 non-profit youth development performing arts and education organization. RPAS, has been providing quality performing arts programs for inner-city children since 1999. At RPAS, the mission is to educate and uplift communities through the arts by purposely building character through the transformation of hearts; one child, youth and/or adult at a time. They believe that once they can transform the heart, they will “transform the future.”
RPAS programs include, S.T.E.P – Shared Theatre Education Program.; Childhood Arts and Literacy ; The RPAS Student Performance Repertoire; The RPAS Performing Arts Company; Artist-In-Residency and; The Community Arts Studio offering 48 weeks of classes in all disciplines of dance, adult exercise, music, theatre and voice. All Studio programs are conducted out of Revelation’s State of the Arts Brooklyn facility located at 5712 Church Avenue.
About Help Darfur Now, Inc.
Help Darfur Now, Inc. (HDN) is a non-profit organization founded by three high school students, whose mission is to raise awareness of and funds for the victims of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Since its inception in 2005, HDN has grown to include over 200 chapters across the country with chapters in South America, Israel, Canada, and Europe.
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“The Gift” depicts life on the streets of Brooklyn and in Darfur through the eyes of young people and “The Gift” of God’s love that is available to everyone no matter what your circumstances are. S.T.E.P operates out of Brooklyn’s Intermediate School 296 / The Halsey Middle School and has also signed on as new chapter members for HDN in an effort to raise money and awareness for the genocide victims in Darfur, Sudan.
S.T.E.P. is a year-round arts and education after school and summer arts institute program offered by Revelation Performing Arts Studio. S.T.E.P is run in partnership with the Lincoln Center Institute and, the New York State Education Department –NYSED. Students delve deep into the art forms of dance, step, theatre, music and visual arts. Students also receive professional training, participate in arts and education activities, attend professional performances and produce their own “works of arts.” Intermediate School 296 / The Halsey Middle School , located at 125 Covert Street in Brooklyn, is currently the first school in New York City to offer Revelation’s unique Shared Theatre Education Program in house with full-time Revelation staff members on site daily.
The S.T.E.P students will be holding their summer recital, “The Gift” on Wednesday, August 22nd at 6PM in the Halsey Middle School Auditorium. Admission is free and proceeds from the sale of “Help Darfur Now” merchandise will be donated to HelpDarfurNow.org. A special afternoon dress rehearsal performance will be held for local youth groups and summer camps prior to the August 22nd performance. To reserve group seats for the special youth performances please call the S.T.E.P office at Halsey Middle School - (718) 574-0220x148.
Who: Revelation Performing Arts Studio
Halsey Middle School – Shared. Theatre. Education. Program – S.T.E.P.
What: Theatre Produciton of “The Gift”
Life for youth in Brooklyn and in Darfur,
When: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 – Feature Production
11:00 AM – Dress Rehearsal – Open to Local Youth Groups
6:00 PM – Feature Production – Open to Public
Where: Intermediate School 296 / The Halsey Middle School
125 Covert Street Brooklyn NY, 11207
Between Evergreen Avenue and Central Avenue (Two Blocks off of Bushwick Avenue)
Admission is Free
Proceeds from the sale of merchandise will benefit – Help Darfur Now, Inc.
About Revelation Performing Arts.
Revelation Performing Arts Studio (RPAS) is faith based 501[C] 3 non-profit youth development performing arts and education organization. RPAS, has been providing quality performing arts programs for inner-city children since 1999. At RPAS, the mission is to educate and uplift communities through the arts by purposely building character through the transformation of hearts; one child, youth and/or adult at a time. They believe that once they can transform the heart, they will “transform the future.”
RPAS programs include, S.T.E.P – Shared Theatre Education Program.; Childhood Arts and Literacy ; The RPAS Student Performance Repertoire; The RPAS Performing Arts Company; Artist-In-Residency and; The Community Arts Studio offering 48 weeks of classes in all disciplines of dance, adult exercise, music, theatre and voice. All Studio programs are conducted out of Revelation’s State of the Arts Brooklyn facility located at 5712 Church Avenue.
About Help Darfur Now, Inc.
Help Darfur Now, Inc. (HDN) is a non-profit organization founded by three high school students, whose mission is to raise awareness of and funds for the victims of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Since its inception in 2005, HDN has grown to include over 200 chapters across the country with chapters in South America, Israel, Canada, and Europe.
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Dawnalisa Johnson
718-342-1908
www.rpas.org
Dawnalisa Johnson
718-342-1908
www.rpas.org
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