School Performing Arts Trip to New York

A performing arts school trip to New York is a must for any student of the subject!

The world’s foremost centre of theatre is home to 40 professional venues located on and off the famous Broadway, and the road’s name has now become synonymous with the quality of the theatre staged here. Not only will your performing arts school trip provide your students with the opportunity to enjoy a Broadway performance first-hand, they can also take part in dance, acting or singing workshops.

New York is also a major filming location, so make sure you take the opportunity to see some of the filming locations of your favourite TV shows and movies, as well as getting the inside knowledge from local guides. This tour is certain to be a wonderful experience your students will never forget. And, of course, you can also choose to make this trip cross-curricular, thanks to New York offering such wonderful opportunities for many subjects, including art, media studies and fashion.

Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Flight from the UK to New York

Afternoon

Transfer to accommodation on arrival

Evening

Optional evening meal at local restaurant

Day 2

Morning

Take a Broadway workshop in acting, dancing or singing

Afternoon

Take in the sights of your favourite TV shows and movies on the 'On Location' tour

Evening

Optional evening meal in Times Square Chance to enjoy a Broadway show

Day 3

Morning

Visit the NBC Studios Optional visit to the Top of the Rock or a tour to the Rockefeller Center

Afternoon

Travel down to Battery Park and take the free Staten Island ferry for views of the city and the Statue of Liberty

Evening

Visit the Empire State Building for evening views across the city Optional evening meal at local restaurant

Day 4

Morning

Enjoy an optional media or film workshop

Afternoon

Transfer to the airport

Evening

Overnight flight back to the UK

Day 5

Morning

Arrive back in the UK

3 nights' bed and breakfast accommodation
Airport transfers in resort
All flights including tax
Detailed information pack
Free staff place ratio 1:10
Itinerary planning service
VAT

Curriculum

A Level

Lighting, sound, set and costume design
Working as a deviser, performer or director in the theatre
Reviewing performances
Understanding various businesses within the performing arts sector
Jobs and organisations of the performance industry
Social, cultural and historical influences on performing arts
Exploring genres, styles and periods within performing arts
Significant theatrical developments and practitioners
Exploring acting techniques in practical workshops and classes
Scriptwriting as an art
Theatrical productions: stage and people management
Developing choreography skills through professional workshops
Producing music using technology

GCSE

Developing theatrical skills
Lighting, sound, set and costume design
Working as a deviser, performer or director in the theatre
Reviewing performances
Role of theatre and film in education

Accommodation

Hostelling International NY

HI New York is Manhattan’s premier hostel, and is located in a landmark building on the Upper West Side. The building was built in 1883 to help widows of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and re-opened as HI New York in 1990.The hostel offers clean, modern, mixed and separate male/female dormitory-style accommodation (4 - 12 bedded rooms) with shared bathrooms in the hallways. Linen, towels and a housekeeping service are provided.Private rooms with and without baths are also available (subject to availability). The hostel is situated just one block from Broadway Avenue and a main subway line, and only minutes from Central Park.

Freehand New York

Situated on Lexington Avenue, the Freehand New York hotel has plenty of green spaces nearby, with Stuvesant Square Park and Madison Square Park on the doorstep. For the Epicureans, there are many local restaurants to tempt the taste buds, while in terms of sites, there is the famous Flatiron building and the National Museum of Mathematics. Rooms available to book: solo, suite, king, triple (three king-size bunk beds), queen, 'Three's Company' (queen bed with an overhead twin bunk attached) and quad (four twin-size bunk beds).

Holiday Inn Express Manhattan Midtown West

Based at 538 West 48th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Holiday Inn Express Manhattan Midtown West is on the doorstep of so much to do and see. Vistors can venture to many attractions nearby, including Central Park, Times Square, Broadway and Lincoln Center, as well as the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. 'Standard' rooms allow the option of king, double beds or deluxe king beds, plus extra floor space, city views and sofa beds. Free Wi-Fi in all guest rooms.

Tour highlights

Take Part in a Broadway Workshop

Choose from a selection of Broadway-related workshops focusing on the audition process, singing, choreography and stage combat, and backstage processes including make-up and costume design. With 41 professional theatres, Broadway is the centre of New York City’s theatre district and the best place in the country to see the latest and most iconic shows. Together with London’s West End, Broadway is seen to represent the highest level of theatre in the English-speaking world, which is why a workshop run by Broadway professionals is a must-do on a performing arts school trip to New York.

Did you know?

There’s no row ‘I’ in Broadway theatres because of the disappointment audiences experienced when realising they weren’t actually in the first row, but the 9th row.

Take a Tour of New York's TV and Movie Sites

See more than 60 locations around New York familiar to you from both the big and small screen! New York is said to be the most filmed city in the world and many of its landmarks will be familiar to your students, making this a really exciting inclusion in your school trip to New York. Some of the highlights on the tour include *Friends* locations, the *Ghostbusters* firehouse and McGee’s pub, which was the inspiration for MacLaren’s in *How I Met Your Mother.*

Did you know?

The *Ghostbusters* base is an active firehouse in Tribeca – Hook and Ladder 8. The firefighters stationed here were among the first to react to the September 11 th terrorist attacks.

Take the NBC Studios

Take a tour of one of the world’s most famous studios, where *Saturday Night Live*, *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon *and *Late Night with Seth Meyers *are all filmed. Your tour will start in the new 4K theatre where you’ll watch a short film documenting the history of NBC, before departing on the tour. Your students will learn all about the TV production process, including scriptwriting and producing. You’ll then have the opportunity to produce your own show in the Tour Studio, which you’ll be able to download and keep as a souvenir!

Did you know?

The NBC Studios are located in one of the most iconic skyscrapers in Manhattan – 30 Rockefeller Plaza, also known as 30 Rock. NBC were one of the first tenants when the building opened in 1933.

Educational Activities

Broadway

A visit to New York would not be complete without a visit to a Broadway show.

Broadway Workshops

We can arrange a selection of Broadway-related workshops, including the audition process, singing and choreography, stage combat, and many more.

Film Workshop

You've seen the locations - now make the movie.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Experience the arts at Lincoln Center with a guided tour ofspectacular theaters, featuring the New York State Theater, Avery Fisher

NBC Studios

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes.

New York TV & Movie Sites Tour – On Location Tours

Tour many locations of TV and Movies in New Yorkand straddle fiction and reality as you visit the places you’ve

Cultural Activities

Empire State Building

Reaching more than a quarter of a mile into the Manhattan sky, the Empire State Building was the world's tallest

Statue of Liberty

No trip to New York would be complete without a visit to the Statue of Liberty; the city’s iconic symbol.

Top of the Rock

Discover New York in all its forms from 70 stories up at the Top of the Rock Observation Deck. The

Supporting you every step of the way

Creating your perfect trip

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in the subject area and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a trip to suit your group’s needs and meet your learning objectives.

Launching your trip to parents and students

The next step is to get your trip approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. This is full of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the trip planning process.

After you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start work on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your trip (freeing you up to do what you do best – teach).

Support while you’re away

From lost property to properly lost, we’ll always be on the end of the phone while you’re out on the trip. You’ll get a final info pack before you go, as well as access to all your trip documents via the Vamoos app.

After your trip

We’ll ask you for feedback, so we can improve our service. Let’s start planning your next trip too, so parents have plenty of time to pay (and so it’s less stressful for you). And don’t forget to head to our resources hub to continue the learning back in the classroom.