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Video NationYou are in: Birmingham > Video Nation > Reaching for the stars  Playing at APAA Reaching for the starsPatricia Hoskins Young musicians, actors and dancers are being created in a unique community arts initiative. Director Angela Daniels explains how the academy is raising the aspirations of children from the inner city areas of Birmingham.
 Aston Performing Arts Academy Students at the academy demonstrate commitment and determination to study at a high level, while at the same time coping with the demands of home and school life. Through active partnerships with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham School of Acting, The Drum and Symphony Hall - children from four years old are being tutored to the highest calibre in music, drama and dance at Aston Performing Arts Academy. Read more about the academy last updated: 16/04/2008 at 12:47 SEE ALSOYou are in: Birmingham > Video Nation > Reaching for the stars  Video NationPopular films on Video Nation right now |
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