IGNATIAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Ignatian Center for the Arts, inaugurated in October 2003, serves as the hub of the Department of Humanities. The department includes the following academic areas: Art, Art History, Drama, Music, Band, Speech and Debate and Philosophy.
OUR PROGRAM
The Belen bands program has over 200 student musicians and was established in January 2005. There are two central band units at the school: the Jazz Band and the Concert Band. Both bands have won an array of awards, including first- and second-place awards in competitions at Disney World, the Miami-Dade Youth Fair, and the Festival of Music in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The bands have two annual concerts at the Roca Theater, while the Pep Band is a source of “mood and spirit” at pep rallies and athletic competitions. Sections of the bands do charity work during the Christmas season, performing in malls, assisted living facilities, and hospitals.
Drama classes use the Roca Theater for their performances. Belen presents two high school productions annually and one Middle School production. Student productions include classics like Death of a Salesman, Fuenteovejuna, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Godspell, A Few Good Men, West Side Story, Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Outsiders, Moon Over Buffalo, Hunchback of Notre Dame and others.
The Saladrigas Gallery, which is located adjacent to the theater, hosts both professional and student exhibits throughout the year. Art classes use the gallery to study works on display during the three to four exhibitions hosted at the school. Annually, the students showcase their work for the community to visit.
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HUMANITIES TEAM
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