Ready to Rise Summer Block Party

In establishing local and internationally renowned arts partnerships over the last decade, the arts have positively impacted FGPA students, increasing performance in reading, writing, communication tools and public speaking-preparing well-rounded and innovative students entering high school upon graduation. Ready to Rise invites student performers from Brooklyn Music School's Artist Certificate Band, the Soul Tigers Marching Band, featuring FGPA students, Irondale Ensemble Project's Young Company, the Mark Morris Dance Group's Arts Immersion Program, School of Blyss Youth Ensemble, and the dynamic FGPA Step Team. In addition, PS 46 The Magnet School of Communications and Media Arts Through Applied Learning, will host a wellness fair and Zumba workshop in the gym of the shared campus. Activities by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, BRIC, Brooklyn Historical Society, Studio in a School and University Settlement will also take center stage at the festive block party celebration. From screen printing to interactive mapping to drumming and clay workshops, the afternoon will be immersive and interactive with arts and innovation at its core.  Additional performances include all-female world Latin music group Cocomama, as well as the larger than life Bond Street Theatre's Shinbone Alley Stilt Band.  Indoors, attendees will enjoy student films with highlights from Irondale Ensemble Project, Lincoln Center Theater, BRIC, and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, while representatives from Pratt Institute and NYU Tandon School of Engineering K12 STEM programs will also be in attendance to interact with families

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Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm