The NYU Tisch Summer High School Program is an intensive and immersive artistic experience. The four-week program is open to high school sophomores and juniors. Students select one track: Animation, Dance, Drama, Production & Design, Dramatic Writing, Filmmaking, Game Design, Photography and Imaging, or Recorded Music. Animation and Filmmaking are only open to high school juniors. Students live on campus in NYU housing in NYC or Brooklyn and earn four to six college credits.
The NYU Tisch Summer High School Residential Program is an intensive pre-college program which culminates in four to six college credits. This program includes professional training and the highly structured classes include projects, professional training, and collaboration. The curriculum is based on the Tisch undergraduate programs. Students in the Tisch Summer High School Program are expected to complete any coursework and professional training requirements of the artistic track they are enrolled in. Program schedules keep students fully engaged with academic classes, professional training, and/or studio and production time Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evening and weekends include curricular events/outings and time to complete assigned individual or collaborative assigned projects. The last day of the program includes presentations, attending open class sessions, or showings of work for family and friends. Curfews are put in place for weekdays and weekends. Program staff accompany students while on program-sponsored events and there are opportunities for students to leave campus on their own during their off time if they choose.
Animation
This workshop combines intensive professional training with a comprehensive understanding of the techniques and principles behind the art of animation. Prior animation experience is not required. Students will explore various methods of animation including stop motion, traditional drawing, pixilation, and digital animation and will be introduced to computer programs including Dragonframe, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.
Dance
The emphasis is on contemporary dance training and individual artistry. In addition to rigorous technical practice in contemporary and ballet, students create new dance compositions and engage in artistic process through repertory from established New York City-based dance artists. Dance Studio Practice consists of onsists of Technique, Yoga, Repertory and various guest workshops. Creative Research in Dance focuses on the development of new choreography through creative generation of movement phrases and an exploration of spatial and temporal aspects of dance composition.
Drama
Each week students will have 28 hours of conservatory training at either the Atlantic Acting School, the Experimental Theatre Wing, the Meisner Studio, the New Studio Musical Theatre, the Stonestreet Screen Acting Studios, or in the Production and Design Studio. Students will also take a weekly Introduction to New York Theatre seminar with professional actors, directors, designers, stage managers, and faculty as guests. Students will also attend Broadway shows.
Production & Design
The Production and Design Workshop is for the student who wants to pursue a career in the design, technical, management and other production areas of the performing arts. Coursework covers areas such as management, scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, drafting, drawing, and painting.
Dramatic Writing
Students will learn what it takes to be a professional writer for the stage or screen. The program covers the fundamentals of dramatic structure and students will develop plays and screenplays in writing workshops, and present work in the department’s Rita and Burton Goldberg Theatre.
Filmmakers Workshop
This workshop introduces students to the theory and techniques of developing and producing short visual stories made on digital video cameras and edited digitally on computer workstations with Adobe Premiere. Students may enter the program with little or no experience in film or video, so early exercises familiarize them with technology while introducing documentary, experimental, and narrative approaches. Students work in crews to develop their writing, directing, and editing skills.
Game Design
Learn the creative and technical skills of digital game development. This intensive summer program covers the various skills and disciplines that are brought together in modern game development: game design, programming, visual art, animation, sound design, and writing.
Photography and Imaging
Students will focus on using photo-based image-making for storytelling, communication, creative expression, personal exploration, and digital output. The course will address contemporary photographic culture and emphasize the development of individual voices and vision through assignment prompts and self-directed projects and research.
Recorded Music
The two courses in the program are Fundamentals of Music Production and Foundations of Music Business. Students will receive specialized training in music business entrepreneurship alongside direct instruction on the latest studio hardware to create and distribute commercially successful recordings.
Please visit the NYU Tisch website for a breakdown of tuition and fees for each artistic track in the NYU Tisch Summer High School Program. The cost included in this listing is an estimate based on minimum tuition for four college credits (some track are six college credits). Additional fees include housing, registration and services fees, meals, and any program-specific fees.
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