What our alumni are saying about IPAI...
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| Lydia Zervanos, IPAI 2010 |
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"It will definitely be an exciting year and for that I owe a big thank you
to the IPAI family that has given me some incredible opportunities. I
can't wait to see what's next!"--Lydia Zervanos, IPAI 2010
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| Terry Alfaro, IPAI 2010 |
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"This experience was amazing. I mean, I don't even have enough words to describe what happened....GRACIAS. THANK YOU. DANKE.--Terry Alfaro, IPAI 2010
As a result of participating in IPAI, Terry has been cast in the role of Terk in Disney's Tarzan in Hamburg.
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| Michelle Ford, IPAI 2010 |
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"IPAI was more than just an enriching educational experience; IPAI taught me how to be a better performer, how to succeed in a cut-throat business, and that it is important to have a strong team of teachers and peers to stand behind you at all point of your career. Through IPAI, I have a great team behind me that I know will support me through the rest of my collegiate career and beyond.
Attending the International Performing Arts Institute was one of the best decisions I have ever made. IPAI is more than just a study abroad program: it is training for a successful future in the Musical Theatre/Opera world. Growing in more ways I could've ever imagined, I am not only a better performer but also a better person. IPAI completely changed my life for the best."--Michelle Ford, IPAI 2010
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| Kat Uhle, IPAI 2010 |
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"IPAI - incredible, personable, amazing individuals. A program that adopts you for life and helps you grow as a person and performer."--Kat Uhle, IPAI 2010
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| Kristi Davis, IPAI 2009 |
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"I am not sure where to start. I was skeptical about IPAI at first, due to not having any personal connection to the group and having found them online. After speaking to Bruce Earnest at length, I decided to take the risk. The program gave me more than I ever could have imagined. The adventure of being in picturesque Bavaria and then in Hamburg challenged me personally, in amazing ways. IPAI truly cares about your success as a human being and as a professional performer. Not only have I learned how to 'mix' my voice, this coming from a lyrical soprano background, and connect to a text, but IPAI also put me in front of the main casting agents of Stage Entertainment! I received wonderful feedback the first year, and IPAI and Stage Entertainment allowed me to come back just for the 'Hamburg Intensives Week' my second year with the program. I am now being considered for cast replacement for Wicked: Die Hexen Von Oz. This experience is more than I bargained for... and now it is beginning to look like I may end up in Germany performing with the most amazing group of people! Take a chance... you will not regret it!"--Kristi Davis, IPAI 2009, IPAI Intensives 2010
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| Danny Marandola, IPAI 2009 |
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"I feel blessed that I was given the opportunity to attend IPAI 2009. This opportunity has triggered an extreme change in my life as I have been offered a position at the Joop Van Den Ende Academy in Hamburg, Germany." --Danny Marandola, IPAI 2009.
Danny will be one of 12 international students studying at Europe's premier Musical Theatre training school associated with StageEntertainment International, Joop van den Ende Academy in the Fall of 2010.
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| Brittany McDonald, IPAI 2008 |
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"I learned a lot about auditioning! I
thought I knew the drill and had it down pretty good, so I was
surprised to hear so many "do's and don'ts" about my auditions! Thank
god someone told me though, (...) I have auditions for the fall season at
my school (...) and have definitely been focusing on all the
feedback and tips on auditioning that I got from IPAI."
--Brittany McDonald, IPAI 2008
"Very supportive and talented faculty. Really interested in your personal growth... Everyone from studio teachers to the master-artists are fully engaged in helping you achieve your potential" --A. Larson, IPAI 2009
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"IPAI literally changed my life. Before attending IPAI I thought I had my life goals all set and ready to attain, after IPAI my goals are completely different. IPAI changed what I want to do with my life and how I want to live it! The participants of the program were like none I have ever seen. I've attended programs in the past where students have been very competitive, at IPAI everyone was supportive of and excited about each individuals gift. The faculty truly made learning a wonderful experience, everything they did was for the student. The opportunities we were given were truly unique and benneficial. There's nothing like working and singing in the Bavarian Alps."--Laura Nary, IPAI 2008
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| Lauren Willner, IPAI 2008 |
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"...the opera program aided and improved my
technique, acting, and dance skills. We had the opportunity to work
with master musicians, directors, and teachers. I thoroughly enjoyed
working with the highly qualified staff and learned an incredible
amount. I highly recommend this program." --Lauren Willner, IPAI 2008
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