Housing Brochure
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CONTENTS Welcome to AMDA 2 New York City Campus 4 NEW YORK CITY HOUSING The Amsterdam 6 The Stratford Arms 8 Los Angeles Campus 10 LOS ANGELES HOUSING Vine Street Residence Hall 12 Yucca Street Residence Hall 14 The Bungalows 16 The Franklin Building 18 Allview Residence Hall 20 Gilbert Residence Hall 22 Contacts & Info 24 WELCOME TO AMDA 2 For the true performing artist, rehearsals don’t end when you step offstage. Your city is your classroom. Your roommates are fellow performers. You belong to a vibrant artistic community. This is the kind of immersive education you get from AMDA. Our stages and classrooms are just the beginning. As you’re honing your craft on campus, you’re also experiencing life in two of the creative epicenters of the world — New York City and Los Angeles. You graduate one step ahead of the competition, in a city you’ve lived in for years with the connections and savvy needed to succeed in the industry. When you attend AMDA Los Angeles, you’re in the heart of Hollywood, where films, television shows and live performances are constantly in production. On the AMDA New York campus in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, you’re surrounded by some of the most renowned performance and arts venues in the world. As you train and live among the best, you can stage your future from a safe and nurturing home base. It’s time for your next big role — student at one of the best schools for performing artists. Welcome to AMDA. 3 a NEW YORK CITY FOR GENERATIONS, NEW YORK CITY 61ST STREET BUILDING has been an essential destination for artists seeking to This nearly 60,000-square-foot facility is the nucleus of the New expand their minds, broaden their talents and launch York campus. The site houses classrooms, studios, the Performing their careers. The city and its cultural foundations are Arts Library and theatres. Amenities include lounges, a student as exciting now as they were when AMDA was founded gallery, the student store and on-site food services. here in 1964. ANSONIA BUILDING AMDA New York City students immerse themselves This Beaux-Arts historic landmark complex contains a black box in the cultural fusions and vibrancy of America’s theatre, secondary theatres, studios and private voice rooms. largest city, getting first hand exposure in the fabled performing arts scenes all around them. PERFORMANCE THEATRES The campus is located on Manhattan’s Upper West The 61st Street and Ansonia buildings each house large black box Side, with Lincoln Center, Central Park, Hudson River theatres complemented by dressing rooms, costume shops, green Greenway, Times Square and Broadway all within rooms, workshops and prop storage. Additional theatres at each location provide more intimate performance spaces. All theatres walking distance. feature professional lighting and sound systems. 4 REHEARSAL SPACES libretti, songbooks, sheet music and playbills. The audiovisual collection AMDA’s performance-based curriculum requires frequent encompasses the breadth of performance media, disciplines and rehearsal. Classroom and performance spaces are supplemented styles. Online services provide access to library catalogs, remote by more than 30 rehearsal studios and 29 private voice studios. databases, media streaming services and digital content. Spaces are outfitted with rehearsal essentials such as audiovisual equipment, pianos and cabaret tables and blocks. Dance studios 54TH STREET BUILDING are furnished with ballet barres and sprung flooring. Located seven blocks from the main campus, this facility houses student services, the academic department and administration. AMDA CRAFT SERVICES & AMDA KIOSK AMDA Craft Services in the 61st Street Building offers “grab-and- HOUSING go” meals and snacks. Breakfast, lunch and dinner options include Unique, affordable and just a brief walk from campus, the Stratford sandwiches, wraps, hot meals, smoothies and other beverages. Arms and Amsterdam residence halls offer 24-hour security, The adjacent AMDA Kiosk is a convenient source for textbooks, furnished rooms, laundry facilities, common eating and lounging required supplies and gear, as well as AMDA merchandise. areas and free Wi-Fi access. PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY While there are a variety of alternate housing options in the areas The AMDA New York Performing Arts Library offers numerous surrounding campus, students who opt to live off-campus are services and resources to support students, faculty and alumni, responsible for their own housing. AMDA assumes no responsibility including media stations, computers, printers and copiers. The in assisting students with off-campus housing, nor does AMDA have expansive collections include books, scripts, screenplays, scores, control over third-party rent fees, which vary by location. 5 AMDA New York THE AMSTERDAM Just a short walk from campus, the Amsterdam stands at the tree-lined intersection of West 85th and Broadway. Though the Amsterdam boasts a neoclassical exterior with keystone details and flowing columns, residents enjoy modern interiors and amenities. The stately building is located between Central Park and the Hudson River, both mere blocks away. Students can explore the winding pathways and attractions of New York’s best-known park, the vibrant restaurants and boutiques of Hudson’s Riverside Park, and easy access to the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, a 32-mile path around the island reserved for pedestrians and cyclists. room options: { Double studio { Single studios (subject to availability) features and amenities: { All units are fully furnished with dresser, desk and chair, refrigerator and bed (bunk for double) { Sink in room { Closets { Student lounge 6 9’–10” desk sink refrigerator bunk bed 10’–4” dresser closet The Amsterdam approx. average square footage: 102 ft2 Samples only. Scale is approximate. Floor plans, furniture arrangement and square footage may vary by unit. 7 AMDA New York THE STRATFORD ARMS Affectionately known as the Strat, this historic New York hotel retains its classic brick exterior while boasting remodeled studio housing within. A short stroll from campus, the 10-story building is located on West 70th Street, a block from Central Park and a stone’s throw from the Metropolitan Opera House. room options: { Double rooms { Single rooms (subject to availability) { Some single rooms offer a loft bed combination { Some rooms may have a shared suite bathroom with shower features and amenities: { All units are fully furnished with dressers, desk, chair, refrigerator and beds { Sink in room { Closets { Rehearsal studios { Student lounge (Stratford Hideaway) 8 9’–2” sink refrigerator dresser bunk bed 11’–7” desk closet The Stratford Arms approx. average square footage: 106 ft2 Samples only. Scale is approximate. Floor plans, furniture arrangement and square footage may vary by unit. 9 a LOS ANGELES HOLLYWOOD’S ALLURE IS APPARENT YUCCA TOWER right from the AMDA campus. Movies and television The historic eight-story, Art Deco tower houses classrooms, offices, shows film on the surrounding streets, home to the studios, a costume shop, a stage combat armory, a computer lab, studios, stages and companies driving much of global the AMDA Los Angeles Performing Arts Library, AMDA Café and a entertainment and popular culture. black box theatre. Beyond the glitz and glamour, Los Angeles boasts a rich VINE BUILDING arts culture that includes renowned performance venues This five-story facility houses classrooms, laboratory theatres, and museums, a thriving theatre scene and the booming studios, a film screening theatre, private voice rooms and a general digital media industry. education classroom. The building also features a student lounge, AMDA Los Angeles is in the heart of Hollywood, with small café, the film production suites and the scene shop. primary facilities located at the historic intersection of Yucca and Vine streets. The iconic Yucca Tower is COSMO BUILDING surrounded by historic student residences, all steeped in The 20,000 square-foot Cosmo performing arts facility contains the campus’ largest theatre. The facility features practice rooms, recording the history and lore of Hollywood. studios, media stations and costume and stage craft shops. 10 PERFORMANCE THEATRES FILM, VIDEO AND EDITING FACILITIES The AMDA Los Angeles campus features four main theatres. AMDA provides professional-quality facilities devoted to Our black box theatre and two laboratory theatres each seat 99 filmmaking and video creation, including full shooting setups with audience members and feature full theatrical lighting and sound lighting, cameras, playback and editing stations. packages, as well as climate control. PIAZZA AMDA CAFÉ The Piazza is an enclosed courtyard outside Yucca Tower. Enjoy the The AMDA Café offers affordable, healthy and organic cuisine sunny Southern California weather while eating lunch, studying, seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The social hub rehearsing, meeting friends or participating in student activities. of the campus, the Café has options for those ducking in for quick breaks between classes or settling in for long study sessions. HOUSING The six AMDA Los Angeles residences offer students a variety of PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY housing options on and near the main campus. Three on-campus The AMDA Los Angeles Performing Arts Library houses an expansive facilities are situated around the Yucca Tower. Others are within collection of scripts, scores and DVDs. The library offers listening walking distance, with shuttle service to facilities more than a and viewing stations, computers, Internet access and study space. block away. All residences offer 24-hour security, furnished rooms and Wi-Fi. REHEARSAL SPACES AMDA provides many places to train and rehearse outside of the While there are a variety of alternate housing options in the areas classroom, including studios and private voice rooms. Various surrounding campus, students who opt to live off-campus are spaces are outfitted with audiovisual equipment, pianos, cabaret responsible for their own housing. AMDA assumes no responsibility tables, blocks and other rehearsal equipment. Dance studios in assisting students with off-campus housing, nor does AMDA have feature ballet barres and sprung floors.