Wantagh High School Seniors Trent Kowalik and Maggie Tigue participated in The National YoungArts Foundation’s weeklong YoungArts New York program.
Over 10,000 students apply to be recognized as YoungArts winners for their work in one of nine arts disciplines including dance, theater, visual arts, voice and writing. Maggie won for classical voice (soprano) and Trent won for dance (tap). Thirty-nine student winners from the New York region spent an intense week rehearsing and performing in different venues in New York City and studied with Master Teachers. HBO and PBS filmed their rehearsals and performances for upcoming documentaries about young artists.
Trent and Maggie studied under the artistic direction of Bill T. Jones, a Tony-award winning choreographer, and they performed together at Lincoln Center in a multi-disciplinary work “Changing Light on Water: Some Possible Beginnings and Endings” on Saturday, May 11th. Congratulations to Maggie and Trent for winning this national award.
