GVHS AND THE ARTS

Visual, performing, and creative arts play a central role at Greenwich Village High School. Studio time in a variety of creative pursuits will allow students to cultivate their own voice, vision, and style of expression. A student who already loves to draw might be encouraged to explore dance– not to change disciplines, but to learn the vocabulary of dance to better appreciate the visual aspects of a Lincoln Center performance or the work of Degas at the Met. A student with an interest in new-media art will be able to use technology to create and share artwork online. Another might be encouraged to write her own manga or graphic novel, while still another might be given the opportunity to talk with a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to gain the confidence to try writing his own scenes. GVHS will help students nurture their creative instincts and develop them into creative passions in an historic neighborhood renowned for cultivating generations of artists and thinkers.