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Meet MICHELE MCLAUGHLIN: “Surviving Covid-NINETEEN’s” Musical Composer

Michele McLaughlin is a Contemporary Solo Pianist & Composer. She has released twenty albums, many of which have received multiple nominations and awards, including “Album of the Year”, “Song of the Year” and “Top Picks”. Her albums, “Life”, “Undercurrent” and “Memoirs”, charted on the New Age Billboard Charts at #7, #5 and #4. She hasContinue reading “Meet MICHELE MCLAUGHLIN: “Surviving Covid-NINETEEN’s” Musical Composer”

VPAA DIRECTOR, Kasey Viani, ON KUSI NEWS

VPAA, Director/Founder, Kasey Viani will be interviewed on KUSI News at 10:00am on Saturday, April 17th about her new short film “Surviving Covid-NINETEEN” Director Kasey Viani will be detailing how her vision of the short film “Surviving Covid-NINETEEN” began and how it came to fruition. Working as a credentialed teacher at various schools in SanContinue reading “VPAA DIRECTOR, Kasey Viani, ON KUSI NEWS”

Surviving Covid- NINETEEN trailer world premier!

ON MARCH 13TH, 2020 THE PERFORMING ARTS WORLD EXPERIENCED AN UNPRECEDENTED MOMENT IN HISTORY … THEATERS AND STUDIOS SYSTEMATICALLY SHUT DOWN LEAVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK WITH NO MEANS TO BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT, BUY FOOD OR SURVIVE. A PAIR OF SISTERS- WHO SPENT THEIR ENTIRE LIVES DANCING- WATCHED THEIR WORLDContinue reading “Surviving Covid- NINETEEN trailer world premier!”

Short Film “Surviving Covid NINETEEN” COMING SOON

Director, Kasey Viani, shares her personal story behind the making of “Surviving Covid NINETEEN” short film March 13th is a day in my life that goes down in infamy. I will not reflect on the trauma of this past year in giving COVID-19 any more power than it has taken from us. I will howeverContinue reading “Short Film “Surviving Covid NINETEEN” COMING SOON”

-ANNOUNCEMENTS-

VpAa- ANNOUNCEMENT: January 11th 2021 After careful consideration, our studio has decided to offer online zoom instruction to better serve our performing arts community. This means that we are available for more training times in that the schedule for each customer can be custom designed to best serve their individual needs. COVID has been roughContinue reading “-ANNOUNCEMENTS-“

TIPS AND TRICKS: WHAT DIRECTORS LOOK FOR (Edition 2)

FIRST HAND ADVICE FROM A PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR In the last post I published of “Tips & Tricks” edition 1, you read a little bit about my story in order to understand the director’s opinion that I hold when it comes to casting. I shared with you my ‘break through’ audition experience with the Walt DisneyContinue reading “TIPS AND TRICKS: WHAT DIRECTORS LOOK FOR (Edition 2)”

TIPS AND TRICKS- WHAT DIRECTORS LOOK FOR (Edition 1)

TIPS & TRICKS – WHAT DIRECTORS LOOK FOR (Edition 1)

Is Our Disney Magic Slowly Disappearing?

FIRST HAND POINT OF VIEW FROM A VETERAN WALT DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSIONAL If you didn’t know- around 28,000 cast members from Disneyland Park were released from their job after committing decades of work to the Mouse. A very profound and deep love for the magic of Disneyland motivated these cast members to sacrifice above andContinue reading “Is Our Disney Magic Slowly Disappearing?”