History
The Rochester Association of Performing Arts (RAPA), is Upstate New York's oldest and largest professional school of performing arts for all ages having served the Greater Rochester Area since 1978. RAPA is a non-profit 501c3 corporation primarily training students in theatre arts, voice, and dance. RAPA's mission reflects its commitment to all community persons interested in the arts, ages 4-adult. Fulfilling its mission, many of the students in RAPA's career program have performed on Broadway, tours and in feature films. Others have gone on to prestigious performing arts colleges and conservatories. Still others have become playwrights, directors and founders of Community theatre groups. It is within RAPA's mission to provide a safe environment for all students, artists and performers of all nationalities and financial backgrounds.