AVPA students to honor artistic home

Photo Courtesy of Tony Spano TOP PERFORMERS—For the first time in AVPA’s 19-year history, students will join forces across all five departments in a site-specific celebration of their artistic home, the Robert Frost Auditorium.

Culver City High School’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is undertaking one of its largest productions ever: “The Big Show.” For the first time in AVPA’s 19-year history, students will join forces across all five departments in a site-specific celebration of their artistic home, the Robert Frost Auditorium.

The event will take place Dec. 18 at The Robert Frost Auditorium, Culver City High School located at 4401 Elenda St. in Culver City.

There will be four tours each at 6 and 7 p.m. with the reception beginning at 7 p.m. and the open house at 8 p.m. There is a 20-person limit per tour. Open house tickets include the reception; all tour tickets include the open house and reception.

Installations and performances will take place throughout the building, from stages and balconies to stairwells and closets. Tours will be scheduled throughout the evening to lead visitors through the various spaces.

Visual art students have teamed with student composers to create 10 installations, including one mobile piece, highlighting areas of the building. The dance students will perform original choreography from the stage, the orchestra pit, from within the audience, the lighting booth, the lobby, ticket booth, and the makeup/dressing room area. Also included will be film installations taking place in a hallway, the restrooms, and stairwells. Relating to the theater, balconies in the scene shop will be transformed into performance spaces for scenes from classic theatrical productions. A Greek Chorus will perform in the orchestra pit. Lastly, in addition to the art/music collaborations, roving musicians will pop up and perform throughout the evening and will entertain during the reception.

Tickets are going fast priced at $15, only $10 for children and seniors. Persons interested can purchase tickets through Eventbrite.com by searching “AVPA.”

For specific tours, persons interested can visit follow the links below:

For 6 p.m. tours persons interested can visit: http:// www. e v e n t b r i t e . c o m / e / avpas-big-show-6pm-tours-please-read-event-details-below-tickets-14851438051.

For the 7 p.m. tours: https:// www. e v e n t b r i t e . c o m / e / avpas-big-show-7pm-tours-please-read-event-details-below-tickets-14850952599.

Lastly, the open house is available at: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/avpas-big-show-8pm-open-house-tickets-14866601405.

Since 1996, the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) at Culver City High School has inspired and empowered students to build a compassionate, creative community through innovative and challenging arts education. AVPA enjoys tremendous support from organizations including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Center Theatre Group, Playa Vista, and West Los Angeles College, as well as the Culver City community. To