Photograph of a man directing a stage light at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen in the center of the photograph standing behind the light, which is shining directly at the camera. A young boy is sitting down in the bottom left corner of the photograph, looking up at the man.

Photograph of a group of students on stage at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute, taken from the left side of the stage. Students can be seen sitting and standing on a stair structure on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. Two students are holding brooms. On the right side of the photograph, students are playing jump rope. Curtis King can be seen among others on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left and pointing with both hands.

Photograph of Terrance Dean on stage during the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Dean is standing in the center of the photograph, looking off to the right of the camera. He appears to be speaking. Students can be seen standing on a tall stage set in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a practice scene from the musical, "Tina - Against All Odds," during the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A group of young women are lined up on stage and appear to be dancing. The girl in the center of the group is holding a microphone in her right hand. A young man is standing to the right of the girls, playing a guitar. Four more men can be seen on a staircase structure behind them, also holding guitars. In the background at the top of the set structure, another group of girls are dancing in a row.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letter (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student is sitting down, facing to the left of the camera. A second student can be seen sitting in the background, facing the same direction.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student is sitting in front of a laptop, facing away from the camera and resting her left hand on the keyboard. An animation sketch can be seen on the laptop screen.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student is sitting, looking down at a laptop in front of her. The back of the laptop can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photograph, out of focus and partially out of frame.

Photograph of a student animator on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The student can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, looking at the camera and holding up a piece sign with her left hand. A desktop monitor can be seen on a table on the right side of the photograph, displaying an animation still.

Photograph of two students editing video footage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. They are sitting side by side on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right and looking away from the camera. A laptop and a desktop monitor can be seen on a table in front of them, displaying video clips in an editing software. Another monitor can be seen in the background of the photograph, displaying an animation still.

Photograph of two students with a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The students can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing forward. They are standing behind a video camera. A boy can be seen standing across from the two students in the foreground on the left side of the photograph, facing them.

Photograph of a group of students with a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. She is standing behind a video camera, holding onto its handle with both hands. Two students are standing next to her (one on either side), facing the same direction. A boy can be seen on the left side of the photograph, raising both arms in the air and looking at the camera. Several other students can be seen in the background.

Photograph of three students with a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl can be seen in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. She is standing behind a video camera and holding onto its handle with her right hand. Two other students are standing next to her, facing away from the camera.

Photograph of the display screen of a camera on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The image on the screen shows a student standing, facing the camera and smiling. Other students are sitting down on either side of him. Grey stripes appear over white parts of the image on the screen, and red lines outline objects and people.

Photograph of Curtis King on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. King is sitting in a director's chair, facing to the left of the camera. He is extending his right arm out in front of him and pointing. A group of people can be seen on stage next to King, and appear to be conversing.

Photograph of two girls in the makeup room on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. They are sitting side by side in front of a mirror, facing away from the camera. They are both applying lipstick to their lips.

Photograph of two girls on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The girl closer to the camera can be seen on the right side of the photograph, standing next to a partition. She is looking to the left of the camera and resting her right hand on her hip. The second girl can be seen in the center background of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera and looking down. Another partition can be seen next to her on the left side of the photograph. Other stage set elements can be seen in the background.

Photograph of a man backstage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man is standing in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is looking back at the camera and smiling. People can be seen sitting in audience seats in the background on the right side of the photograph. Stage equipment can be seen on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of a man on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen standing in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. He is resting his right hand on his hip and raising his left hand up to the back of his head. A girl can be seen standing behind him on the left side of the photograph, looking to the right of the camera. A group of people are assembling a partition in the background on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of a man playing piano on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. The man can be seen sitting on the right side of the photograph with his back turned to the camera. He is wearing over-the-ear headphones. A laptop is sitting on top of the piano in front of him, along with other equipment.

Photograph of a partition being rolled on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A woman is standing next to the partition on the left, holding its side with her right hand. She is facing away from the camera. The back of the partition reads, "A Chorus Line [3x]." A second woman is sitting in a chair on the left side of the photograph, facing the camera and looking to the right. People can be seen sitting in audience seats in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of two partitions being rolled on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. Two women can be seen standing in the center of the photograph with their backs turned to the camera. They are each holding onto a partition. The back of the partition on the left reads, "[The] Lion King," and the partition on the right reads, "A Chorus L[ine] [3x]." Curtis King can be seen walking between the two women in the center of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera.

Photograph of a partition being rolled on stage on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. A woman can be seen standing with both hands on the partition on the left side of the photograph, facing to the right of the camera. A second woman is standing on the opposite side of the partition, looking down.

Photograph of two girls in the makeup room on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. One girl (right) can be seen holding a pair of false eyelashes to the other girl's left eye. The girl on the left is sitting down, facing to the right of the camera. Her right eye already appears to have false eyelashes on it.

Photograph of a student on day 10 of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 2016 Summer Youth Arts Institute. She is looking at the camera and smiling. Two boys can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph. One of them is smiling.