INTERNSHIPS

YOUNG ARTIST INTERNSHIP (YAI) PROGRAM 

WHOOP DEE DOO provides arts mentorship opportunities for NYC youth that are seeking hands-on technical, artistic, and conceptual production skills through intergenerational collaboration.

YAI participants work at the intersection of community engagement and contemporary art, they work with WHOOP DEE DOO artists to teach workshops and provide creative guidance throughout art making-demos and experience the full process of our collaborative productions from start to finish. 

Our YAI program engages participants by allowing them to work as genuine collaborators that are learning the skill sets necessary to curate, produce, and create events within their own communities beyond their work with us. 

Currently, each program’s YAI are chosen by our partnering organizations on a project-basis. To stay in the loop regarding future youth and YAI opportunities, please join our email list here.

PROGRAM DETAILS 

YAI participants will be instrumental in every aspect of WDD’s programming, and will take on a variety of roles, including:

  • Audience outreach 

  • Teaching alongside WDD artists in workshops 

  • Scenery design & construction

  • Prop making

  • Costume design & construction

  • Music composition & performance

  • Choreography & dance performance

  • Experimental Lighting design 

  • Stage management

YOUTH IMPACT

WHOOP DEE DOO connects with youth who become fully involved members of the creative team. Our youth collaborators see the direct influence of their ideas, skills, and interests in every show, and establish professional connections with a robust network of peers and contemporary artists. 

Through our workshop series, our young collaborators gain hands-on experience in areas such as:

  • Working collaboratively with peers to create a full production from conception to completion

  • Creating sets, props, costumes and special effects using accessible materials

  • Working as a team to invent creative design solutions

  • Cultivating technical production skills

  • Producing immersive installations

  • Live effects and puppeteering