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Imagine a school where you can expand your talents with real-world projects and experiences. Whether you’re performing on world-famous stages, filming a professional documentary, designing a hotel room, or premiering multidisciplinary projects, these are some of the incredible experiences you’ll only find at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Did you know that Interlochen Arts Academy students of all arts majors have gone on tour three times in the past five years?

Arts Academy students set to tour with Yo-Yo Ma

In March 2026, Interlochen Arts Academy students will tour Detroit, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., performing with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in select cities. Students will debut an original piece composed by jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, and multiple arts areas will collaborate in an original multidisciplinary piece.

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Other recent tour destinations have included:

Arts Academy students perform MUKTI at David Geffen Hall.

2023 - MUKTI

131 Interlochen Arts Academy students traveled to New York City to perform the world premiere of “MUKTI: A Movement of Liberation” at David Geffen Hall. During the weeklong tour, students performed side-by-side with musicians from the New York Philharmonic and explored the city’s vibrant arts and culture ecosystem.

Interlochen Arts Academy creative writing student performs at Miami ONE

2020 - Miami ONE

Academy students from all seven majors toured Miami, Florida to present an interdisciplinary performance titled “One” at the New World Center. The tour also included excursions in the city and opportunities to learn from New World Symphony fellows.

Sydney James Harcourt with Arts Academy students at National Sawdust

2019 - RESOLVE

Interlochen Arts Academy students from six majors traveled to New York City for two groundbreaking interdisciplinary performances called "RESOLVE." Academy alumnus and Drama Desk Award-nominated actor Sydney James Harcourt collaborated with the students during the performance’s development and joined them on stage at National Sawdust.

Interlochen Arts Academy New York Biennial Performance 2016

2016 - Young Americans (New York Phil Biennial)

In celebration of the New York Philharmonic’s biennial, the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra performed works by young American composers—including several world premieres and New York premieres—at David Geffen Hall in New York City.

“The opportunity to go on a tour like this means everything to me. It’s huge because I don’t see any other way that I could get that firsthand experience of being a touring artist.”

—Isabella, Singer-Songwriter, Miami ONE tour

Watch the video to see some of the amazing places Arts Academy students have toured and performed.

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Interlochen Arts Academy students frequently get to work on professional projects, whether it’s filming a feature-length documentary or creating art installations in a real-life hotel room.

Greenacres Documentary

Interlochen Arts Academy’s Film & New Media students are collaborating with the Ohio-based Greenacres Foundation to film a feature-length documentary on regenerative agriculture. Over the next several years, students will work closely with Interlochen faculty, members of the Greenacres team, and local partners to learn more about regenerative agriculture, create the film, and share it with audiences across the world.

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Three Film & New Media students pose in front of a yellow step-and-repeat.

Interlochen Cinema Collective

Film & New Media students frequently participate in hands-on projects with the Interlochen Cinema Collective—a network of Interlochen alumni, faculty, students, and visiting artists dedicated to creating professional-caliber films. In 2024, their short film “Jedo’s Dead” won the Texas Shorts Competition at the SXSW Film & TV Festival, earned Best U.S. Short Special Mention at the Palm Springs International Shortfest, and won Best Short at the Minnesota Film Festival.

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Stone Hotel art room with student artist.

Student-Designed Hotel Rooms

Each year, Visual Arts students have the opportunity to submit their original designs for creative installations in a guest room at Interlochen’s Stone Hotel. The project was developed with an eye to the global phenomenon of art hotels, which often feature innovative art installations in each room. The goal is to create multiple art hotel rooms over the next few years, each one designed by a different Arts Academy student.

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Portrait photos of museum consultants Elaine Gurian and James Volkert.

Accessible Exhibitions

Under the guidance of renowned museum consultant Elaine Heumann Gurian, Interlochen’s Visual Arts students learn to create exhibitions specifically tailored toward audiences that are often marginalized by art museums. With an eye to addressing challenging aspects like sensory stimuli, mobility, and more, students assemble senior thesis projects that are accessible to virtually anyone.

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Edmonia

In the spring of 2024, Interlochen Arts Academy students from multiple disciplines presented the staged premiere of the opera Edmonia by award-winning composer William Banfield. The opera, which was originally commissioned by Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, celebrates Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907), the acclaimed African American and Native American 19th-century sculptor.

“This is one of the biggest collaborative projects that we have ever done. Our audience is going to see singer-songwriters, opera students, musical theater students, jazz students, interdisciplinary arts students, actors, and dancers all on stage.”
—Dr. Laura Osgood Brown, Voice Instructor at Interlochen

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Interlochen’s Music Center boasts two 3,500 square-foot rehearsal halls, two recording studios, 11 ensemble rooms, 10 practice rooms, and 26 private lesson teaching studios.

Home to Interlochen’s Creative Writing division, The Writing House is the only building in the U. S. dedicated to the craft of pre-college writing.

Director of Music Production & Engineering Marc Lacuesta sits at the interface in Interlochen’s new Dolby Atmos room.

The Music Production & Engineering program’s newest studio is equipped with Dolby Atmos, providing students with the chance to work with an immersive audio technology used in colleges and the professional music world.

The Animation Lab features a digital lab with 27-inch state-of-the art Wacom Cintiq Systems and a 4K surround sound system, plus a physical lab including a sand table, puppetry station, and 3D printers.

Interlochen’s Dance Center features eight-foot-high windows with stunning lakeside views, 16-foot ceilings, sprung floors, and an outdoor deck space.

Upton-Morley turntable in Edmonia performance.

Thanks to generous donors, Interlochen’s Theatre students rehearse and perform with moving stage parts like a push stick and a rotating turntable similar to the one used in Broadway’s smash hit Hamilton.

In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about:

Each of our seven arts areas
Renowned faculty
College-preparatory academics
Student resources
How to apply and financial aid information
And more

What will you experience at Interlochen?

Ask any student who’s attended high school here, and they’ll tell you that Arts Academy gave them advantages you can’t find anywhere else. Come to the place where young creatives thrive, and see how your unique journey unfolds. Request more information or apply to Interlochen Arts Academy today.

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