Arts Training

NJPAC's Arts Training programs help students at every level learn the artistic and technical skills they need to study acting, dance, instrumental music, vocal music and musical theater. Teachers with professional performing arts experience create a disciplined, yet nurturing environment in which students feel free to express their artistic voices.  Our programs aspire to engage the artist in every child and help students find the self-esteem, poise and confidence that they need to succeed in every facet of life.

Programs/Class Descriptions

Audition Information and Requirements

Apply Now Online - March auditions for summer and fall classes 

Apply Now Online - Star-Ledger Scholarship for the Performing Arts

 If you have questions about our programs or would prefer not to apply online, call 973-353-8009 for assistance.

In-School Residencies

NJPAC brings the joy of dance, music and theater directly into your classroom with In-School Programs. Our Teaching Artists create stimulating performing arts experiences that engage students' imaginations and encourage their creative self-expression. Residencies help students learn to work together and believe in themselves.

Application
Application Instructions
Residency Descriptions
Residency Summary 

SchoolTime Performances

NJPAC's Verizon Passport to Culture Series introduces students to the arts. Programs feature world-class artists from a wide variety of traditions. Performances of music, dance, storytelling, theater, puppetry, and more ignite the imagination and lay the groundwork to cultivate lifelong enthusiasts for the arts. Productions are linked to curriculum areas such as world languages, social studies and language arts and are appropriate for a broad range of ages.

Performance Descriptions
Performance Schedule
Teacher resource guides

 

 NJPAC Arts Education programs are made possible by the generosity of:

Bank of America, The Arts Education Endowment Fund in Honor of Raymond G. Chambers, Leon & Toby Cooperman, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Amy C. Liss, McCrane Foundation, Merck Company Foundation, Albert & Katharine Merck, The Prudential Foundation, The PSEG Foundation, David & Marian Rocker, The Sagner Family Foundation, The Star-Ledger/Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Verizon, Victoria Foundation, Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company and The Women’s Association of NJPAC.

 Additional support is provided by: C.R. Bard Foundation, Becton, Dickinson & Company, The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, Allen & Joan Bildner & The Bildner Family Foundation, Bloomberg, Chase, Veronica Goldberg Foundation, Meg & Howard Jacobs, Johnson & Johnson, Marianthi Foundation, The MCJ Amelior Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The George A. Ohl, Jr. Foundation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Pechter Foundation, PNC Foundation on behalf of the PNC Grow Up Great program, The Provident Bank Foundation, E. Franklin Robbins Charitable Trust, Roche, TD Charitable Foundation, Target, The Turrell Fund, Lucy and Eleanor S. Upton Charitable Foundation, Walmart Foundation and The Blanche M. & George L. Watts Mountainside Community Foundation.