Welcome to the 2025 Queens Borough Arts Performing Arts Showcase Application

Extended Deadline: February 14, 2025

The 2025 Performing Arts Showcase will take place on the evening of Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts at 6pm with mandated all day tech rehearsals. 

All Queens Performing Arts teachers in Music, Dance, and/or Theater are invited to submit a maximum of TWO (2) performances for consideration in the showcase that are no longer than 5 minutes each.

Before you begin the online application, please read these guidelines in their entirety. 

Please complete an application form for EACH performance you wish to enter in the showcase. Answers cannot be edited once you have submitted this form, however you are able to save a draft prior to submitting, so please review your answers prior to submission.

**If selected to perform, the Arts Office will arrange for bus transportation from your school to the venue and back if necessary. Costs will be covered by the Arts Office.**

*Please also keep in mind, a tuned piano will be available at the venue for use. All other instruments must be transported in and out of the venue the day of the event. 

    Please save this date in your calendar to avoid any potential conflicts:

The 2025 Performing Arts Showcase will take place on the evening of Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts at 6pm with mandated all day tech rehearsals.

ELIGIBILITY:

• Music, Theater, and Dance performances from Queens students in grades Pre-K to 12
• Only licensed DOE art specialists are eligible to enter submissions. 
• Please refer to the grade appropriate Blueprint Benchmarks to help guide your decision regarding submission choices. 
• All performances should represent the best student-produced piece from this academic year.
• ALL FINAL PERFORMANCES will be limited to a total of 5 minutes in length. (please do not submit videos longer than 5 minutes)
• All video recordings should be of the best quality possible for viewing and audio. 
• Please note that IF SELECTED, ALL participating students will need to complete Video Consent Waivers signed by a legal guardian or parent. Please be prepared to collect and submit all forms upon notification of your selection to the QBAF.
• Please ensure that all licensing rights have been purchased prior to submitting to the festival. 
• Please keep in mind that if selected, you must be a full-time in-service teacher and can not be on a leave during the Spring of 2025.

SELECTION:

• A panel of NYC arts educators will adjudicate the submissions.
• Individual expressiveness and technical proficiency will be considered during the selection process. 
• Due to venue limitations, it is not possible to guarantee representation of every school. Our committee will do its best to ensure even representation among Districts 24-30 and D75 and all grade levels.
• All selected entries will be notified in late March.

Please remember: You will need to submit a separate application for each performance.
***Before you begin the application, please re-name your video or audio files with ONLY the title of your piece prior to uploading.
Example: Footloose.mp4.
 

Please save this date in your calendar to avoid any potential conflicts: 

The 2025 Performing Arts Showcase will take place on the evening of Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts at 6pm with mandated all day tech rehearsals. 

Wondering what we are looking for during adjudication of performing arts?
Dance
Music Instrumental
Music Vocal
Theater
Blueprints for Teaching and Learning
 

For Visual Art and Film submissions, please visit the 2025 Queens Borough Visual Arts Application. 

For general website support please contact support@submittable.com.

For content support, please contact Ivana Ng-Koubek at ingkoubek@schools.nyc.gov or Janet Velasquez at jvelasq@schools.nyc.gov.