Drama & Performing Arts Trips To New York

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  • Secondary School, Sixth Form & FE College

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Key Highlights

  • Broadway Show
  • Dance & Theatre Workshops
  • Meet professionals
  • Iconic sightseeing opportunities
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With a WST school trip to New York, GCSE and A level students can enjoy exceptional English, Drama and Performing Arts itineraries and enjoy experiences of a lifetime! In New York, not only do school groups have the chance of a lifetime to see a show on Broadway, with WST your students can really develop and improve key skills in many areas needed for a life working in the Performing Arts.

From backstage tours to theatre workshops, a New York Performing Arts School Trip can really aid a student's learning by taking them out of the classroom. Take a look at a WST New York School Trip itinerary below.

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5 day itinerary

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5 Day Performing Arts, Dance & Drama Itinerary

Day 1
Morning

Depart UK

Afternoon

Arrive New York and transfer to your accommodation

Evening

Beat the jet lag with a visit to the Empire State Building, followed by restaurant evening meal.

Day 2
Morning

Midtown Manhattan walking tour to see the main sites of New York including Times Square, Central Park and Broadway.

Afternoon

Broadway Performing Arts workshop or Alvin Ailey Dance Workshop

Evening

Pre theatre evening meal followed by Broadway show

Day 3
Morning

Circle Line Cruise to take you past Liberty and Ellis Island

Afternoon

Visit the 9/11 Ground Zero Memorial and Museum followed by free time in Downtown Manhattan

Evening

Broadway Show

Day 4
Morning

Free time for last minute sightseeing and shopping.

Afternoon

Depart New York for overnight flight

Day 5
Morning

Arrive back in the UK

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Educational Visits In New York

Other Performing Arts, Theatre & Drama Visits

  • NBC Studios
    Go behind the scenes of some of the most well-known TV shows. You will visit the NBC Sharp Globe Theatre, Broadcast Operations, the Make Up room, and even produce your very own news and weather programme.
  • TV & Movie Set Tours
    Choose from a range of coach or walking tours around the city, taking in locations of well-known shows and movies, venues where the stars hang out and even see where your favourite celebrities live. Shows and movies include Friends, Seinfeld, Glee, The Devil Wears Prada, Spiderman, Elf, Hitch and many more. Themed tours include Sex and the City hotspots, Central Park Movie Sites, Gossip Girl Sites and Sopranos Sites.
  • Metropolitan Opera
    ‘The Met’ opera company is located at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and is the largest classical music organisation in North America. The season runs from September to May and the schedule of performances offers some student rates on key performances throughout this time. 
  • Radio City Stage Door Tour
    Explore the theatre, lounges and corridors of the most iconic theatre in New York. You can explore the art deco interiors, learn the secrets of the Great Stage one of the largest indoor performance stages in the world, view the celebrity signed guest book and meet a world famous Radio City Rockette.
  • New York Film Academy
    An opportunity to visit the world famous acting and film school. Your students can take a tour of the facilities of the Academy followed by a talk about careers in film.
  • Paley Center For Media
    The Paley Center is a cultural institution dedicated to the discussion of the cultural, creative and social significance of television, radio and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.

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Other Cultural Visits

  • 911 Memorial
    Located on the World Trade Center site this memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honour to the people killed in the terrorist attacks of 11th September 2001.
  • One World Observatory 
    The tallest observatory in the western hemisphere, located at the 911 memorial site, offering spectacular panoramic views of New York.
  • TV & Movie Sites Tour
    Choose from a range of coach or walking tours around the city, taking in locations of well-known shows and movies, venues where the stars hang out and even see where your favourite celebrities live.
  • Shopping
    A trip to New York is not complete without a trip to world famous shops and department stores.
  • Restaurants
    There are many restaurants in New York – our most popular choices being the Hard Rock Café, Bubba Gump Shrimp, Ellen's Diner or smaller restaurants in China Town or Little Italy

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