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Music Playlist Project
The Playlist Project was born from a desire and need to create music again after an extraordinary year for us all. Designed originally as...

Asha Glorioso
Jun 27, 20211 min read
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Dance: Water Study
Throughout the Dance History course the seniors utilize historical information to internalize and create movement. In this piece the...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 25, 20211 min read
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Dance: Meaningful Connections
Meaningful connections to movements and contextual sources is a major driving force to the creation of choreography. The 7th and 8th...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 25, 20211 min read
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BPO Side-by-Side 2021
Our annual side-by-side concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an incredible opportunity for the students of BAVPA to work...

Asha Glorioso
Jun 25, 20211 min read
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ARTWORK TIME CAPSULE
Final project for the Visual Art Students was to create an "artwork time capsule" reflecting back on this time. Emma Velez, grade 9,...

Asha Glorioso
Jun 25, 20211 min read
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Racial Justice Protest Posters
Our 11th grade ELA classes & AP English students started the year looking at racial injustice and talking about the power that we have as...

Asha Glorioso
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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Ms. Lyons HAMLET, MOVED FROM THE HALLWAYS TO ZOOM
This fall BAVPA seniors prepared and performed Zoom Hamlet, a modern adaptation of the Shakespearean classic, under the direction of Ms....

Asha Glorioso
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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The Peace Project: Theatre Edition
Throughout the year, and inspired by a larger project undertaken by the District’s Department of Fine Arts, theatre students in Grades 7...

Asha Glorioso
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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Dance, Juneteenth Celebration & Expression Project
Tying into our continuing themes of personal identity & expression and building from earlier work that has cultivated the creative use of...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Dance in Commercials
As our grade 11 dancers continued to explore non-traditional performance means and alternate methods of communicating through dance, we...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Visual Arts Mural Project
Our students will be working together with both local and internationally known artists to develop ideas for and paint a mural on the...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 19, 20210 min read
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9th Grade Visual Artists' Sketchbook Bounty
Ms. Lyons 9th grade artists hit a record breaking 824 entries for their sketchbook work this year. Take a look at some of the entries and...

Asha Glorioso
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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BAVPA Dancers Among Us
At home without access to our traditional studios & performance spaces, our dancers strove to still showcase their skill, technique, &...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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Hallway Strings Concert
There is really nothing cooler than walking through the halls and coming upon the amazing sounds of music and theater and the sights of...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Period 8 Guitar Ensemble Master Virtual Music Collaboration
Under the direction of Mr. Tinkham, the 8th period ensemble managed to create some incredible music virtually this school year. Take a...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Book Review with Drew
9th grader Drew launched a book review vlog for the Arts Academy Library with her thoughts on "The Shadows". Make sure to check in with...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Helen Keller: A Life in the Dark
HELEN KELLER: A LIFE IN THE DARK is our 3rd in the State winning piece for this year's History Day Competition and features...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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SoundCloud Launch!
The Media Department launched our new Buff Arts Academy SoundCloud Channel this year. Student produced and published work include radio...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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KNOW HER NAME: POETIC REFLECTIONS ON BLACK WOMEN IN HISTORY FROM GRADE 7,10,11 STUDENTS
Poetic Reflections on Black Women in History is a compilation of poems and spoken word pieces created by students in Grades 5-11 Theatre...
Editorial Staff Writer
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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