🏆 Tony Award Winner
Congratulations, Freddie Hendricks!
Utopian Academy theatre teacher honored with the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education at the national ceremony on June 7 in New York.
"Being recognized with a Tony Award as an educator is an honor of a lifetime."
-- Freddie Hendricks
Metro Atlanta performing arts legend Freddie Hendricks, a theatre teacher at Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School Network, was named the recipient of a Tony Award and honored for excellence in teaching at the national ceremony on June 7 in New York.
An accomplished actor, singer, writer, director, and producer with nearly 50 years in the arts, Hendricks trained generations of students through his Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta -- many of whom have gone on to Broadway and Hollywood, including this year's Tony Award nominees Justin Ellington and Kandi Burruss.
"Our approach to instruction reflects creativity, innovation, and elevation daily."
Utopian Academy for the Arts Elementary School is a premier performing arts school in Clayton County, GA. Our school has entertainment industry partnerships and a rich curriculum that supports the growth and development of the whole child as an artist, a leader, and a life-long learner. In fact, we refer to our students as scholars, and have high expectations for their behavior and progress in the classroom. Industry partnerships include the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Music Project, KidNation, and Trilith Studios.
UAFA Elementary offers an expanding selection of classes designed to inspire young creatives to draw, dance, sing, act, and somersault during and after school. Students can participate in ballet and movement classes, physical education, art, music, and more four days each week!
That is twice as often as other elementary schools.
Our ballet program is taught in partnership with Atlanta Ballet, which provides an instructor for our classes. Our visual and story arts program is offered in collaboration with Trilith Studios. Ludacris’ KidNation is our new partner that is working to support our after-school arts and music program.