ACADEMY TOURING 2024–25: BY THE NUMBERS
2024–25 HIGHLIGHTS | Academy Student Touring
• Total trips off campus taken by Academy students: 21 • Students who went on tours: 265
• Faculty & staff who accompanied them: 74
• Number of trips outside the U.S.: 3 • Festival or competition trips: 10 • Destination of farthest student tour: Siena, Italy, 4,511 miles away
Academy Students Find Confidence and Connections on the Road
In San Francisco, a cohort of students put on a “mini” version of “Collage,” our vibrant, interdisciplinary showcase performed annually during Camp and Academy. The same weekend, our singer-songwriters played venues in Los Angeles and traded notes with peers at a songwriting summit. Young artists in non-performing disciplines toured, too. In Nashville, music production and engineering students visited studios and met industry professionals. In Ottawa, Canada, animation students attended film screenings and meet-ups with top animators at the world’s second-largest animation festival. In Detroit, visual arts students found inspiration in a tour of public murals and at the Detroit Institute of Art. Philanthropy is essential in making these transformative, life-changing experiences possible.
Academy touring opportunities were in abundance this year. Twenty-one off-campus trips enabled young artists across disciplines to share their artistry and expand Interlochen’s reputation for educational excellence with new audiences and friends. Public performances broadened students’ horizons, while collaborations with arts education organizations honed their craft and confidence. In New York, we convened with our partner schools and organizations for the third year. After joint rehearsals and master classes, Interlochen and local musicians and dancers performed at Merkin Hall and at Alvin Ailey Studios. At Lincoln Center’s Clark Theatre, our actors performed the New York premiere of MUSE , a Shakespeare- inspired musical created by Interlochen students and faculty. A few weeks later, Academy piano students played a recital at Carnegie Hall.
Academy students, faculty, and staff during their New York tour this March, in which they collaborated and performed with NYC-area partner organizations for the third year.
Academy dancers performing a Pas de Trois from Swan Lake at The Ailey Citigroup Theater.
Interlochen Alumni Recognition (2024-25)
1 EMMY AWARD AND 8 NOMINATIONS
The cast of MUSE performing during its New York premiere at Clark Theatre.
“These past several years have brought opportunities like being the chair of our student government, getting to visit New York and perform at Lincoln Center, and most importantly, growth. I would not have become the student, artist, and person I am without your generous contributions that have allowed me to attend Academy all four years.” — Leah H. (IAC 21, IAA 21-24), dance student
2 TONY AWARDS AND 4 NOMINATIONS
“The benefits of touring for Interlochen students are profound. Touring is one of the surest ways to move students forward on their artist’s journey. It expands students’ platforms for community engagement and citizen artistry. It helps students engage and network with people they otherwise would not meet, test their skills, receive feedback, adapt to new settings, and grow as artists.” — Camille Colatosti, Provost
6 GRAMMY AWARDS, RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF 17 ACADEMY AND CAMP ALUMNI, AND 27 NOMINATIONS
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2025 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS
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