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The Performing Arts Academy (PAA) provides dance, music production, videography\/photography, and acting programs to middle and high school youth in Central Indiana. The program components include weekly classes, academic support, and an infusion of Black History. In order to succeed academically, our youth need to be \u201cempowered,\u201d and a huge empowerment gap\u00a0<\/span>exists with underrepresented youth. PAA\u00a0<\/b>utilizes the performing arts to connect passion and purpose, all with the goal of improving academics and helping youth realize their greater possibilities.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Registration for the Fall Cohort is now open” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_btn title=”Register Now” style=”classic” color=”black” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indianablackexpo.com%2Fpaa-registration%2F|title:Performing%20Arts%20Academy%20Registration”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1\/2″]\t

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Get comfortable with choreography and understand the basics of hip hop grooves, movement, and footwork. The instructor will teach standard dance techniques including popping, locking, B-boying, krumping, liquids & digits and more with the goal to help students develop their artistic, social, and cultural skills.\u00a0Classes will take place after school hours or on weekends.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_divider_position=”bottom” el_class=”align-center” css=”.vc_custom_1598473667793{padding-top: 125px !important;padding-bottom: 125px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.indianablackexpo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/MusicProduction_bg_3.jpg?id=1590) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-10″][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_row_inner thb_max_width=”max_width”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ animation=”animation left-to-right” css=”.vc_custom_1598473526250{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”MUSIC PRODUCTION” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:36px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Get the skills to record and mix songs in a professional studio.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:64px|text_align:left|color:%23e95d41|line_height:68px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ animation=”animation right-to-left”][vc_column_text]\n

Any music production program can teach the basics, but there\u2019s a lot more to it than that.\u00a0Students will get the chance to be hands-on with high-tech equipment starting from day one of the program. From beginner to advanced level, we’ll work individually with each student at their pace rather than treating this as a traditional classroom\u00a0music setting.<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Exploring recording studio techniques while boosting the students\u2019 creative potential, the instructor will teach standard music production principles including tempo, keys, song arrangement, recording, vocals, background vocals, post-production, mixing, and more. Classes\u00a0will take place after school hours or on weekends.<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1598475376850{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”42px”][vc_custom_heading text=”VIDEOGRAPHY \/ PHOTOGRAPHY” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30px|text_align:left|color:%23e95d41|line_height:36px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”Gain experience in media production.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:60px|text_align:left|line_height:64px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]\n

Students will receive professional hands-on training to build a foundation for a successful future in media production and photography through technology classes and workshops. Areas studied during the student\u2019s time in the program are photography, radio broadcasting, studio operations, broadcast announcing, audio and video editing, language arts, radio commercial production, writing and story structure, TV reporting and news gathering, TV newscast production, and career development.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]\t

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Students will learn the foundations of acting for the camera and stage, as well as the skills for voiceover, hosting, screenwriting, pitching, auditioning and career management. Each student will leave the program with a headshot, comp card and professional portfolio showcasing a complete range of performances. IBE will also serve as a pipeline for professional acting and modeling and will refer top talent to local and Midwest agencies.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom” el_id=”instructors” css=”.vc_custom_1628864686355{background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”82px”][vc_empty_space height=”8px”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#e95d40″][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1654633264646{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1882″ img_size=”384×575″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Music Production” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|color:%23e75e40|line_height:14px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”JOEY FRENCH” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:26px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614868030367{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]Joey French is an artist who can’t remember a time when music wasn’t an integral part of his life. He began playing drums in his community church at three years old and, by seven, could hold his own with kids twice his age. Joey credits his parents with laying the foundation on which he’s built his career. Their eclectic taste in music exposed Joey to an array of sounds and styles, including gospel, R&B, hip hop, and jazz.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in Multi-Media, Joey decided to pursue his true passion and started his own production company, Johosophat Productions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1646320862786{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1884″ img_size=”384×575″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Hip Hop Dance” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|color:%23e75e40|line_height:14px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”JARRETT WEATHERS” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:26px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614868627358{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]Jarrett Weathers is a professional dancer, choreographer, actor, and poet from Indianapolis. A dancer since the age of four, Jarrett has performed and taught in venues around the country. His experience in the genres of Hip Hop, African, Afrobeats, Dancehall, and Contemporary has earned him credits with the likes of; GUY, Blackstreet, Jordan Fisher, B2K, Think, NIKE, BET, Indiana Pacers, Fever Inferno, IBE, Circle City Classic, and The Asante Children’s Theatre.<\/p>\n

Dance has been and will always be a deep passion for Jarrett and he aspires to use his talent and knowledge to inspire, motivate, and impact the youth and the world in a positive way.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1654633275581{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1885″ img_size=”384×575″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Videography” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|color:%23e75e40|line_height:14px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”TONY LAMONT” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:26px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614868674213{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]Tony Lamont is a veteran radio & television broadcaster with experience in front of and behind the camera. Throughout a career spanning more than three decades, Tony has produced various television and film projects and worked to help young people pursue and fulfill their dreams. As a certified leadership trainer, Tony incorporates leadership and life skills into the technical training students receive in his videography and television classes. Tony has been teaching young men and women videography with the Indiana Black Expo for five years and is also the educator and instructor for Radio & Television at Indianapolis Public Schools Arsenal Technical High School. Tony looks forward to developing the next generation of broadcast professionals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1646320953333{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1883″ img_size=”384×575″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Acting” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|color:%23e75e40|line_height:14px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”JOHN POSEY” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:26px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614868739577{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]John Posey, a graduate of the University of Florida, is a 35-year veteran of theatre, television, and film. Since he arrived in Los Angeles in 1986, John has compiled a long list of credits that include CRIMINAL MINDS, 24, NCIS, BOSTON LEGAL, SEINFELD, CHEERS, E.R., among many others. John has also performed in hundreds of radio and T.V. commercials throughout his career.<\/p>\n

Since 2015, the versatile actor, screenwriter, and producer has applied his nearly four decades of knowledge and experience to the classroom. There he teaches scene study, audition technique, and even solo live performance classes to hundreds of students in L.A. and nationwide via Zoom.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=”true” thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1646320881187{padding-right: 12% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;padding-left: 12% !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1888″ img_size=”384×575″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Acting” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|color:%23e75e40|line_height:14px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”AMY LORD” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:24px|text_align:left|line_height:26px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614868779067{padding-right: 10% !important;}”]Amy Lord began her career in NYC at the Noble Talent agency. In her early twenties, Amy was the first actress in a regional production of Tony n Tina\u2019s Wedding, which brought her to Los Angeles for the pilot episode. Amy\u2019s literary career afforded her the opportunity to have two produced shows in NYC, Grandma Sylvia\u2019s Funeral and The Boychick Affair. Amy is a contributing writer for Huffington Post. She worked for many years as a theatrical manager at YPS and then returned to the agenting world, where she worked at LB Talent for many years representing actors in NY and LA. As a partner at Eris, Amy continues to dedicate herself to her clients in both the performing and literary world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” thb_divider_position=”bottom” el_class=”align-center” css=”.vc_custom_1654632893590{padding-top: 6vh !important;padding-bottom: 6vh !important;}” el_id=”Application”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-10″][vc_custom_heading text=”Register Now for PAA!” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:48px|text_align:left|line_height:52px” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Open House\/Orientation: April 9th, 2022
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Joey French is an artist who can't remember a time when music wasn't an integral part of his life. He began playing drums in his community church at three years old and, by seven, could hold his own with kids twice his age. Joey credits his parents with laying the foundation on which he's built his career. Their eclectic taste in music exposed Joey to an array of sounds and styles, including gospel, R&B, hip hop, and jazz.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in Multi-Media, Joey decided to pursue his true passion and started his own production company, Johosophat Productions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Jarrett Weathers is a professional dancer, choreographer, actor, and poet from Indianapolis. A dancer since the age of four, Jarrett has performed and taught in venues around the country. His experience in the genres of Hip Hop, African, Afrobeats, Dancehall, and Contemporary has earned him credits with the likes of; GUY, Blackstreet, Jordan Fisher, B2K, Think, NIKE, BET, Indiana Pacers, Fever Inferno, IBE, Circle City Classic, and The Asante Children's Theatre.<\/p>\n

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John Posey, a graduate of the University of Florida, is a 35-year veteran of theatre, television, and film. Since he arrived in Los Angeles in 1986, John has compiled a long list of credits that include CRIMINAL MINDS, 24, NCIS, BOSTON LEGAL, SEINFELD, CHEERS, E.R., among many others. John has also performed in hundreds of radio and T.V. commercials throughout his career.<\/p>\n

Since 2015, the versatile actor, screenwriter, and producer has applied his nearly four decades of knowledge and experience to the classroom. There he teaches scene study, audition technique, and even solo live performance classes to hundreds of students in L.A. and nationwide via Zoom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tony Lamont is a veteran radio & television broadcaster with experience in front of and behind the camera. Throughout a career spanning more than three decades, Tony has produced various television and film projects and worked to help young people pursue and fulfill their dreams. As a certified leadership trainer, Tony incorporates leadership and life skills into the technical training students receive in his videography and television classes. Tony has been teaching young men and women videography with the Indiana Black Expo for five years and is also the educator and instructor for Radio & Television at Indianapolis Public Schools Arsenal Technical High School. Tony looks forward to developing the next generation of broadcast professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Acting<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Amy Lord began her career in NYC at the Noble Talent agency. In her early twenties, Amy was the first actress in a regional production of Tony n Tina\u2019s Wedding, which brought her to Los Angeles for the pilot episode. Amy\u2019s literary career afforded her the opportunity to have two produced shows in NYC, Grandma Sylvia\u2019s Funeral and The Boychick Affair. Amy is a contributing writer for Huffington Post. She worked for many years as a theatrical manager at YPS and then returned to the agenting world, where she worked at LB Talent for many years representing actors in NY and LA. As a partner at Eris, Amy continues to dedicate herself to her clients in both the performing and literary world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1614870684873{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}” el_class=”align-center”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]\n

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