Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Army Visit rehearsals on June 27. The video features the orchestra and choir rehearsing for their performance and features behind the scenes footage of the crew. Curtis King, TBAAL founder and president, is seen helping orchestra conductors set up the stage and introduces the orchestra. The performance was used to showcase the talents of young people in the Dallas area for a professional audience. This is tape number six of the series.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 29th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute Motown: The Musical event in 2013. The video features behind-the-scenes footage of the event including practices and interviews with production musicians, choreographers, and crew.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 29th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute Motown: The Musical event in 2013. This video features a news clip promoting the event showing an interview with founder Curtis King.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 29th Annual Summer Youth Arts Institute Motown: The Musical event in 2013. This video features a news clip promoting the event and two youth performances.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during TBAALs 2012 24-Hour Filmfeast featuring actor and director Vondie Curtis-Hall on April 28th. The footage features a live Q&A discussion with Hall on his career and perspective on the industry.

Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during TBAALs 2012 24-Hour Filmfeast featuring actor and director Vondie Curtis-Hall on April 28th. The footage features a live Q&A discussion with Hall on his career and perspective on the industry. Curtis King sits to the side and moderates.

Photograph of an audience member pointing his finger, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of an audience member sitting down, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of the audience members staring toward the stage, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of the audience sitting in chairs, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of the audience sitting while looking toward the stage, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a boy handing Vondie Curtis Hall a poster, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a boy watching a man signing a poster, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of a boy watching Vondie Curtis Hall signing a poster, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King and Vondie Curtis Hall posing together, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King looking down, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking to the audience, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking to the audience, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking to the audience, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King speaking to the crowd, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King talking to the crowd, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King talking to the audience, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King talking while looking down, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of Curtis King talking to Vondie Curtis Hall, taken at a 24-Hour FilmFeast event featuring Vondie Curtis Hall, sponsored by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, event was held at the Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex in Dallas, Texas.