The Performing Arts Program at New Britain High School will help students become aware of the aesthetic values to be found in dance, drama, and music, through a broad and comprehensive program that includes performance, as well as non-performance instruction. By being enrolled in the performing arts program, students will have the opportunity to realize, discover, expand, and enjoy their own unique talents; while at the same time learning to appreciate those of their fellow students. Non-performance courses are structured for students with little to extensive performing arts backgrounds. They are designed to engage students in facets of performance that most interest them; provide them with the tools to understand and create art of their own design; and ultimately prepare them for a career and/or further study in the field(s) of dance, drama, or music. Performance ensembles in our programs focus on creating 21st century musicians. Students routinely perform at school concerts and events, as well as throughout the Greater New Britain Community, and serve as cultural ambassadors for our City and State both locally and abroad.