StART Young

StART Young is a FREE summer performing arts program during the first 3 weeks of July in Washington Heights at the Northern Manhattan Artist Alliance (NoMAA) at the United Palace and is for students in grades 3 - 11. There are three cohorts of up to 25 participants in each:

Elementary - Grades 3-5
Middle - Grades 6-8
High - Grades 9-11

The sessions all run concurrently and culminate in a final performance that is fully written and created by the students and is FREE and open to the public.

Many StART Young graduates go on to participate in our StART Dreaming College Readiness Program.

Stay Tuned for 2026 Registration!

¡Manténgase atento a las inscripciones para 2026!

**If you’re a young person interested in acting, singing, dancing, and making new friends, keep reading!**
Come to **StART Young**. Benefit from our program, learn from our Teaching Artists and enjoy our field trips. You’ll learn from experts who will help you with your performance skills. You’ll definitely play some fun games and meet new friends! At the end of each 3-week session there is a final performance written entirely by YOU. This performance is FREE and open to the public.
Registrations for 2026 are opening in the spring.

Program Details

Cohorts:

Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-11
*up to 25 kids in each cohort
Dates/Times:

June 29 - July 17
9am - 4pm
Monday - Friday
*no class July 3
Location

NoMAA Studios at the United Palace Theater
4140 Broadway
New York, NY 10033

StART Young is FREE, but we’d like to call special attention to these benefits:

Weekly MetroCards

can be provided upon request
Field Trips

to explore what New York City has to offer
Free Lunch

lunch provided

“Every time I come to Statement Arts I always feel welcomed and they make me feel at home. Learning is challenging but they help me get through it.”

- 2024 StART Young Participant

All of our lessons for acting, music and dance not only align with New York State Learning Standards for arts education, but they surpass them.

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You’ll learn:
- the different parts of a professional piece of theater
- the different parts of a stage so you’ll know what you’re doing when you’re on one
- how to tell the kind of story that people want to stop and listen to
- new words that will help you as a performer
- how to practice your new skills with you new friends.
You’ll learn:
- how to sing some of your favorite songs and will even learn some new ones
- how to use your singing voice along with some helpful vocal/breathing exercises
- the difference between the melody and the harmony of a song and will have the chance to practice both
- how to understand a piece of music when you’re reading it
- how to tell a story through the song you’re singing
You’ll earn:
- how to get comfortable in your body
- how to add movement to a song in a meaningful way
- how to create some original choreography
- to think creatively about how musical ideas can be translated into dancing

Once you've submitted the registration form, there will be a registration fee of $25. This serves as a placeholder to secure your child's spot in the program. The fee can be refundable by the end of the program; or you may also choose to gift it to Statement Arts as a donation to help offset costs of operation.