New York University Tisch School of the Arts

Arts school of New York University

The Tisch School of the Arts

Type| Private
Established| 1965; 59 years ago (1965)

Parent institution

| New York University
Dean| Allyson Green

Academic staff

| 265
Undergraduates| 3,163
Postgraduates| 939
Location|

Manhattan, New York City

New York

United States

40°43′45.2″N 73°59′37.6″W﻿ / ﻿40.729222°N 73.993778°W﻿ / 40.729222; -73.993778
Campus| Urban
Website| tisch.nyu.edu
A Tisch School flag (with an older logo) displayed at the building's main entrance, c. 2007.

The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University.

Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the arts, and filmmakers. The school is divided into three Institutes: Performing Arts, Emerging Media, and Film & Television. Many undergraduate and graduate disciplines are available for students, including acting, dance, drama, performance studies, design for stage and film, musical theatre writing, photography, record producing, game design and development, and film and television studies.[1]

The school also offers an inter-disciplinary "collaborative arts" program,[2] high school programs, continuing education in the arts for the general public, as well as the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music,[3] which teaches entrepreneurial strategies in the music recording industry. A dual MFA/MBA graduate program is also offered, allowing students to take coursework at both Tisch and NYU's Stern School of Business.[4] It is located at 721 Broadway (the intersection of Broadway and Waverly Place), adjacent to the university's Department of Philosophy building and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. In 2013, NYU opened a new technology hub on its Brooklyn campus called the Media and Games Network (MAGNET). Located at 2 MetroTech Center and, beginning in 2019, 370 Jay Street, MAGNET houses three Tisch programs: the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, the Interactive Telecommunications/Interactive Media Arts programs (ITP & IMA), and the Game Center; these programs work in collaboration with departments in media technology from NYU's Tandon School of Engineering and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.[5]

As of 2019, 22 Academy Award winners, 17 Emmy Award winners, 12 Tony Award winners, and four Grammy Award winners have been affiliated with Tisch alumni and faculty. As of 2017[update], the school had more than 25,000 alumni working in the arts and related professions,[1] and the school has more alumni in Broadway theatre than any other school for theater in the United States.[6]

## History

[edit]

The Tisch School of the Arts was founded to provide conservatory training in theater and film in the context of a research university.[7] The school created additional departments such as dance, theatre design, and cinema studies within a few years.[8] Following the creation of the undergraduate Department of Drama in 1974, the school expanded to include the Interactive Telecommunications Program, Department of Dramatic Writing, Department of Performance Studies, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Department of Photography and Imaging, and The Department of Art and Public Policy.[8]

In 1982, the school's second dean, David Oppenheim, solicited a donation[9] from Laurence A. and Preston Robert Tisch that made possible the acquisition and renovation of the location at 721 Broadway where most of the school's programs are housed. In recognition of the generosity of the Tisch family, the school was renamed Tisch School of the Arts in 1982.[10]

## Departments and programs

[edit]

Tisch School of the Arts has three institutes and 16 programs and offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Professional Studies (MPS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Tisch also offers a selection of classes to NYU students not enrolled in any of its programs through the Open Arts curriculum.[11]

The three institutes are:

* The Institute of Performing Arts, including the Art & Public Policy, Dance, Design for Stage & Film, Drama, Graduate Acting, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing, Open Arts, and Performance Studies.
* The Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, including Cinema Studies and its flagship Moving Image Archiving and Preservation (MIAP) program founded by Howard Besser, the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing, Graduate Film, and Undergraduate Film & Television.
* The Institute of Emerging Media, including the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, ITP/IMA, Photography & Imaging, and NYU Game Center.

The school also offers an inter-disciplinary "collaborative arts" program,[2] as well as the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music (founded by Sony Music CEO Clive Davis), one of the few programs in the US to combine musical arts and business strategies in the recording industry.[3] A dual MFA/MBA graduate program is also offered, allowing students to take coursework at both Tisch and NYU's Stern School of Business.[4] It also offers high school programs (the "Tisch Summer High School Program" and "Spring Future Artists Programs") as an outgrowth of the undergraduate classes,[12] and professional courses for the general public as part of a commitment to continuing education in the arts.[13]

## Tisch School of the Arts, Asia

[edit]

NYU's first branch campus abroad was the result of a partnership with Singapore Government agencies under Singapore's Global Schoolhouse program. Tisch Asia was also Singapore's first graduate arts school and offered Master of Fine Arts degrees in animation and digital arts, dramatic writing, film, and international media producing. Summer programs included professional workshops and non-credit certificate courses.[14][15] The campus opened in fall 2007 on the former Ministry of Education & Republic Polytechnic grounds at 3 Kay Siang Road, Singapore, with the intention to enroll approximately 250 students.[16]

The anticipated enrollment figures were not achieved, financial losses and embezzlement were alleged and Tisch Asia President Pari Sara Shirazi was dismissed from her post by NYU in November 2011.[17] She subsequently lost a lawsuit claiming defamation and breach of contract.[18] The Tisch Asia campus closed in 2014, with polarised recollections, ranging from positive endorsement, to allegations that it had been "an educational scam" in a failed lawsuit brought by three former students.[19][20][21]

## COVID-19

[edit]

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, which forced NYU to move academic instruction online, many Tisch students demanded a tuition refund, believing that virtual classes did not adequately meet their academic needs as a school for performing, cinematic, and media arts. In one of many pandemic-related emails, the school's dean sent students a video of herself dancing to R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion", intended to raise community spirit.[22] After hearing from students, the dean further clarified that individual schools have no control over tuition and that it was "challenging" for the university to give students their money back at the time.

## Notable alumni

[edit]

Main article: List of NYU Tisch School of the Arts people

## See also

[edit]

* Glossary of motion picture terms
* Laurence Tisch
* List of NYU Tisch School of the Arts people
* List of New York University alumni
* Tisch School of the Arts alumni

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "About Tisch". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Collaborative Arts". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
3. ^ a b "Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music - NYU". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
4. ^ a b "What an MFA Degree Is and What You Need to Know". WTOP. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
5. ^ Nagel, Matt (December 13, 2017). "NYU Opens Major New Tech Hub In Downtown Brooklyn". www.nyu.edu.
6. ^ Arnegger, Sarah Jane (September 12, 2016). "Big 10: Top Colleges Represented on Broadway in Fall 2016". Playbill.
7. ^ "Dean's Message: Tisch School of the Arts". Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
8. ^ a b "Our History". Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
9. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (December 3, 2007). "David Oppenheim, 85, Dean of N.Y.U. Arts, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
10. ^ Mitgang, Herbert (February 11, 1982). "7.5 Million Tisch gift to N.Y.U". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
11. ^ html "Departments: Tisch School of the Arts". Tisch School of the Arts. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|archive-url=` value (help)
12. ^ "High School Programs". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
13. ^ "Professional Courses". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
14. ^ Schlanger, Zoë. "Anatomy Of A Failed Campus: What Happened At Tisch Asia". NYU Local. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
15. ^ Ang, Kristiano (November 18, 2012). "Tisch School of Arts to Close Singapore School". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
16. ^ "NYU's Tisch School Of The Arts opens its first campus in Singapore". Singapore Economic Development Board. May 28, 2009 [1st pub. October 8, 2007]. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012.
17. ^ "Pari Sara Shirazi, Tisch Asia Founder, Sues NYU After Being Fired For Alleged Embezzlement". HuffPost. October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
18. ^ "Former NYU administrator loses lawsuit against university". New York Daily News. April 29, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
19. ^ Eustachewich, Lia (September 20, 2016). "NYU students claim defunct Tisch Asia was a rip-off in suit". New York Post. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
20. ^ Ming, Toh EE (October 7, 2016). "Tisch Asia grads defend quality of education amid lawsuit". Today Online. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
21. ^ Allsup, Maeve (December 2, 2020). "NYU Beats Tisch Asia Graduate School Students' Fraud Allegations". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
22. ^ "NYU Tisch Students Demand Tuition Back, Dean Responds With Dance Video". NBC New York. March 27, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tisch School of the Arts.

* Official website
* 2017 Wasserman Awards Winners
* Studios & Professional Training
* Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
* ITP: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU
* Guide to Majors At NYU: Photography & Imaging

* v
* t
* e

New York University

University|

| Campuses|

* New York City
* Abu Dhabi
* Shanghai

|

Schools|

* Ancient World
* Arts
* Arts and Science
* Liberal Studies
* Graduate Arts and Science
* Business
* Mathematical Sciences
* Medicine
* Nursing
* Fine Arts
* Education
* Individualized Study
* Law
* Dentistry
* Professional Studies
* Public Service
* Engineering
* Social Work

Service|

* Archives
* Press
* Libraries
* Bobst
* Fales
* Tamiment

Centers|

* Paris
* London
* Florence

Research|

* Academic Freedom
* Administration of Criminal Law
* Cosmology and Particle Physics
* Humanities
* Justice
* Law School Scholarship
* Lynford Lectures
* Philosophy
* Real Estate and Urban Policy
* Rehabilitation Medicine
* Social Entrepreneurship
* Transportation

Journals|

* Environmental Law
* Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law
* International Law and Politics
* Law and Business
* Law and Liberty
* Law Review
* Annual Survey of American Law
* Washington Square Review

Athletics|

* NYU Violets
* Men's basketball
* Deans' Cup
* Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
* University Athletic Association

People|

* University president
* Alumni
* Faculty
* Staff
* Honorary degree recipients

Campus
at NYC|

* 370 Jay Street
* Brown Building
* Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò
* Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
* Fales Library
* Gould Plaza
* James B. Duke House
* La Maison Française
* Langone Medical Center
* Puck Building
* Residence halls
* Silver Center
* Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
* Union Square
* University Village
* Washington Mews
* Washington Square Park
* Washington Square Village
* Wunsch Building
* Coles Sports and Recreation Center

Related|

* Eucleian Society
* Graduate Student Organizing Committee
* History of NYU
* NYU Local
* Philomathean Society
* The Plague
* Red Dragon Society
* Student life
* Student Senators Council
* Washington Square News
* WNYU-FM

* v
* t
* e

Structures on Broadway in Manhattan and the Bronx

Buildings (The Battery – Houston Street)

* U.S. Custom House
* One
* Two
* 11 (Bowling Green Offices)
* 25 (Cunard)
* 26 (Standard Oil)
* 52
* 61 (Adams Express)
* 65 (American Express)
* 1 Wall Street
* 71 (Empire)
* 75 (Trinity Church)
* 100 (American Surety)
* 111, 115 (Trinity and United States Realty)
* 120 (Equitable)
* 140 (Marine Midland)
* 165 (One Liberty Plaza)
* 195
* 200 (Fulton Center)
* Corbin Building
* 209
* St. Paul's Chapel
* Trinity Church Cemetery
* Transportation (225)
* 233 (Woolworth)
* 253, 256 (Home Life)
* 258 (Rogers Peet)
* City Hall
* 270 (Tower 270)
* 277 (Broadway–Chambers)
* 280
* 287
* 290 (Ted Weiss Federal)
* 291
* 305 (Mutual Reserve)
* 319
* 346 (Former New York Life)
* 359
* 361
* 395 (Pearl River Mart)
* 457–459 (A. J. Dittenhofer Warehouse)
* 462 (Mills & Gibb)
* 488 (E. V. Haughwout)
* 495 (New Era)
* 561 (Scholastic)

Buildings (Houston Street – Times Square)

* 611 (Cable)
* 640
* 721 (Tisch School)
* 770
* 800 (Grace Church)
* 828 (Strand Bookstore)
* 889 (Gorham)
* 900 (Goelet)
* 935–939
* Flatiron Building
* Madison Green
* 1181 (Baudouine)
* 1200 (Gilsey)
* 1232 (Grand Hotel)
* 1260 (Martinique Hotel)
* 1300 (Hotel McAlpin)
* 1313
* Macy's
* 1328 (Marbridge)
* 1352 (Greenwich Savings Bank)
* Holy Innocents Church
* Times Square Tower
* 1466 (Knickerbocker Hotel)

Buildings (Times Square – Columbus Circle)

* 1472 (4 Times Square)
* 1475 (One Times Square)
* 1500
* 1501 (Paramount)
* 1515 (One Astor Plaza and Minskoff Theatre)
* 1535 (Marriott Marquis)
* 1540 (Bertelsmann)
* 1552 (I. Miller)
* 1560 (Embassy Theatre)
* 1564 (Palace Theatre)
* 1566 (TSX Broadway)`
* 1585 (Morgan Stanley)
* 1605 (Crowne Plaza Hotel)
* 1619 (Brill)
* 1634 (Winter Garden Theatre)
* 1650 (Ellen's Stardust Diner)
* 1633 (Paramount Plaza)
* 1681 (Broadway Theatre)
* 1697 (Ed Sullivan Theatre)
* 1717
* 1740
* 1745 (Random House Tower)
* 1764 (224 West 57th Street)
* 1780 (Central Park Tower)
* 1790 (5 Columbus Circle)
* 240 Central Park South

Buildings (Columbus Circle – The Bronx)

* Deutsche Bank Center
* Trump International Hotel and Tower
* 1865
* Empire Hotel
* The Dorilton
* 2100 (Apple Bank)
* 2109 (Ansonia)
* 2124 (Beacon Theatre)
* Hotel Beacon
* The Astor
* 2175 (Hotel Belleclaire)
* 2201 (Apthorp)
* First Baptist Church
* 2350 (Bretton Hall)
* The Belnord
* 2429 (Murray's Sturgeon Shop)
* Astor Court
* The Cornwall
* School at Columbia
* 2626 (Metro Theater)
* 2880 (Goddard Institute)
* Broadway Hall
* 3009 (Barnard College)
* 3333 (Riverside Park Community)
* Intercession Church
* 3939 (Children's Hospital)
* 3940
* Audubon Ballroom
* Shabazz Center
* 4140 (United Palace)
* 4881 (Dyckman House)
* 4967 (Good Shepherd Church)
* 5069 (Seaman-Drake Arch)
* 5141 (Allen Hospital)

Parks and plazas

* Bowling Green
* Zuccotti Park
* City Hall Park
* Union Square
* Madison Square
* Greeley Square
* Herald Square
* Times Square
* Columbus Circle
* Verdi Square
* Van Cortlandt Park

Subway stations

* 103rd Street
* 116th Street–Columbia University
* 125th Street
* 137th Street–City College
* 145th Street
* 14th Street
* 157th Street
* 168th Street
* 231st Street
* 238th Street
* 23rd Street
* 28th Street
* 34th Street–Herald Square
* 50th Street
* 59th Street–Columbus Circle
* 66th Street–Lincoln Center
* 72nd Street
* 79th Street
* 86th Street
* 96th Street
* Bowling Green
* Canal Street
* Cathedral Parkway–110th Street
* City Hall
* Dyckman Street
* Eighth Street–New York University
* Fulton Street
* Inwood–207th Street
* Marble Hill–225th Street
* Prince Street
* Times Square–42nd Street
* Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street
* Wall Street

Former

* New York Produce Exchange
* Government House
* 39 (Macomb House)
* 50 (Tower)
* 64-70 (Manhattan Life Insurance)
* 113–119 (City Hotel)
* 120 (Equitable Life)
* 149 (Singer)
* 165 (City Investing)
* 169–171 (Gilsey)
* 176 (Howard Hotel)
* 195 (Western Union)
* 220 (St. Paul)
* 222 (Barnum's American Museum)
* Astor House
* Rogers Peet
* 346 (Appleton)
* 472 (Mechanics' Hall)
* Theatre Comique
* Church of the Divine Unity
* 507 (St. Nicholas Hotel)
* Metropolitan Hotel
* 663 (Canterbury Hall)
* 673 (Grand Central Hotel)
* 728 (Church of the Messiah)
* 728 (New Theatre Comique)
* 881 (Arnold Constable)
* 1101 (Albemarle Hotel)
* 1107 (McCrory Stores)
* 1115 (Legnam Corporation)
* Hotel Victoria
* 1185 (Fifth Avenue Theatre)
* 1372 (Fair Waist Company)
* 1392 (Knickerbocker Theatre)
* 1411 (Metropolitan Opera House)
* 1469 (Pabst)
* 1481 (Rialto Theatre)
* 1500 (Hotel Claridge)
* 1537 (Astor Theatre)
* 1567 (Central Theatre)
* 1579 (Strand Theatre)
* 1600 (Studebaker)
* Jack Dempsey's Restaurant
* 1645 (Capitol Theatre)
* 1650
* Beltone Studios
* Iridium Jazz Club
* 1678 (Birdland)
* 1865 (Museum of Biblical Art)
* 1981 (Dauphin Hotel)
* 4260 (Coliseum Theatre)
* St. Teresa of Avila Church

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Israel
* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz place

Artists|

* Museum of Modern Art

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template