Teaching Character Through Performance
Oklahoma Performing Arts
A nonprofit arts education program for Tulsa-area youth
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The curtain rises on a whole new world at Oklahoma Performing Arts every first Tuesday! Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with music, movement, and munchies. Peek into our classrooms, meet the talented minds behind the magic, and discover why OPA is no ordinary arts school. Plus, indulge in the ultimate movie theater treat – our world-famous popcorn, courtesy of The Corn Popper. So, grab a friend, and let’s make some noise together!
The OPA Difference
Oklahoma Performing Arts focuses on cultivating confidence, character and discipline within children for success as a student and beyond.
OPA students learn more than how to dance, sing or perform onstage. They also develop strong problem solving, time-management, goal setting and social skills.
Our age-based curriculum allows students to develop these skills in a non-competitive environment.
Programs
Oklahoma Performing Arts offers three classical arts education programs for children ages 3 to 19:
OPA Training
OPA performing arts training includes a variety of genres, including ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, piano, voice, music theory, acting, theatre movement and technical theater, as well as public performances in diverse genres.
Allenato
Allenato is an all-youth performing arts company. Students in this program receive comprehensive training in all theatre disciplines and perform multiple complete works throughout the season.
LUEY (Let Us Entertain You)
LUEY is a theatre performance program, for students 19 and younger, that provides a safe and welcoming environment to create, develop and empower our community. LUEY produces four performances each season.
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Frequently Asked Questions
OPA Rehearsals/Classes are offered at our Broken Arrow location:
718 South Elm Place
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
(81st and Elm Place)
The monthly tuition is dependent on the number of hours a student enrolls for each week. For example: If your student were to enroll in AB Acting, which is one hour per week, your monthly tuition will be $65.00 per month.
Boys
- Pre-Performer/Beginner: white form fitting shirt, dark shorts, black canvas split-sole ballet shoes, and black tie tap shoes
- Ballet: white form fitting shirt, dark shorts, and black canvas split-sole ballet shoes
- Jazz: solid color form fitting shirt, dark shorts, and black slip-on Jazz shoes
- Tap: solid color form fitting shirt, dark shorts, and black tie tap shoes
- Acrobatics: solid color form fitting shirt, dark shorts, and bare feet
Note: Boys should wear sliders beneath their shorts.
Girls
- Pre-Performer/Beginner: solid color leotard (will need a skin toned spaghetti strap for performance), pink and tan convertible tights, pink canvas ballet shoes, and black Mary Jane tap shoes
- Ballet: solid color leotard and pink tights, black dance shorts may be worn over leotard and tights, pink canvas split-sole slippers and/or pointe shoes (if applicable), hair in a bun
- Jazz: solid color leotard, tights (can be cut offs), solid color dance shorts may be worn over leotard and tights, and skin toned slip-on jazz shoes
- Tap: solid color leotard, tights (can be cut offs), socks (optional), dance shorts may be worn over leotard and tights, and tan Mary Jane tap shoes
- Acrobatics: solid color leotard, convertible tights (can be cut offs), dance shorts may be worn over leotard and tights, and bare feet
Hair
- Hair should be worn up and away from the face in a ponytail
- Hair should be in a bun for ballet
Important Note:
- Street clothes are to be worn over lesson/movement/dance clothes outside of OPA at all times)
One of the most often overlooked vehicles for helping children achieve their optimum human potential is the performing arts.
Something magical happens onstage when children face down their anxieties and bravely step in front of an audience to don a new persona. By the time the curtain falls, they have become more confident, more resilient, and more comfortable in their skin. And with enough time and practice, they will take those character gains with them into a more hopeful future.
Founded in 1996, Oklahoma Performing Arts offers developmentally sensitive programs for children ages three to 19 featuring ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, music, voice, acting, and technical theater, as well as public performances in diverse theatrical genres.
Unlike many other arts organizations that serve youth, Oklahoma Performing Arts teaches more than just how to dance, sing, or perform onstage. Through the vehicle of performing arts, students develop the emotional intelligence, tenacity, and grit they need to truly succeed in life.
At Oklahoma Performing Arts, we teach character through performance.
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