High5! Tickets to the Arts! The Teen Reviewers and Critics Program Fall TRaC Applications now available!!! This fall we are offering six programs in Dance, Film, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, and a brand new Media TRaC (in partnership with Sony Corporation of America).

The Teen Reviewers and Critics Program

Fall TRaC Applications now available!!!


This fall we are offering six programs in Dance, Film, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, and a brand new Media TRaC (in partnership with Sony Corporation of America). Spend the semester participating in weekly workshops with peers; working with professional artists and critics; attending at least six performances (plays, films, concerts, exhibitions, gallery and studio visits, and more!); publishing reviews on our online newspaper, the High 5 Review, and so much more! Check out the TRaC FAQs page for answers to the most frequently asked questions. This fall we're guaranteeing an experience art and culture in NYC like never before. 

The Fall 2013 TRaC Schedule 

MEDIA TRaC

with Brian McCormick at Sony Wonder Technology Lab

MONDAYS, October 7 - December 9, 4:30-6:30pm

Discuss and produce media content about technology based art across all genres. Events will take place on Friday or Saturday afternoons.

FILM TRaC

with Emily Alexander at ArtsConnection

WEDNESDAYS, October 16 - December 11, 4:30-6:30pm

Discuss and write about films, directors, critics, screenplays and more! Events include three Friday screenings at Sony Wonder Technology Lab.

THEATER TRaC

with Winter Miller at Teachers & Writers Collaborative

WEDNESDAYS, October 16 - December 11, 4:30-6:30pm

Discuss and write about theater, playwriting, musicals and more.

MUSIC TRaC

with Rico Washington at ArtsConnection

THURSDAYS, October 17 - December 12, 4:30-6:30pm

Discuss and write about music artists, concerts, new releases and more.

DANCE TRaC

with Elisa Davis at New York Live Arts

FRIDAYS, October 18 - December 13, 4:30-6:30pm

Discuss and write about dance, performance, choreography and more.

VISUAL ARTS TRaC

with Nathan Sensel at Museum of Arts & Design

FRIDAYS, October 18 - December 13, 4:30-6:30pm

Discuss and write about contemporary art, current exhibitions, artists and more.

Download THIS FLYER for even more details about each TRaC!

** Note: Some times may be subject to change depending on event/performance schedules. Participants will always be traveling with program instructors. Please notes that some events may end as late as 10pm. There will be at least 6 events/performances (to be announced upon acceptance to TRaC) that participants are required to attend.

Join the High 5 Freelancers Corps!

Don't have time for TRaC in your schedule, but want to be an arts beat writer for THE HIGH 5 REVIEW? Do you have an opinion about a show, concert, artist, dance or side-walk performance that you've got to express? Join the High 5 Review's FREELANCERS CORPS. The Freelancers Corps is open to anyone (13 - 18) who wants to cover the arts in NYC. Here's the deal: you get two-free tickets to any High 5 show on the Event Calender in exchange for writing at least one 200 - 400 word response every two months. Of course, you'll have to commit to attending at least one art event a month, too. Gotta get out there and see art if you're gonna be a reviewer! And that's all it takes. We'll publish your work on THE HIGH 5 REVIEW to be read by thousands. Start building your resume and get your start in the industry NOW in the Freelancers Corps. For more info, check out theFreelancers Corps homepage, or to submit a review, email Diane Exavier at exavierd@artsconnection.org and be sure to put NEW WRITER in your subject line.