Specialties
BARCLAY Performing Arts, a women-owned and family-operated center in Florida, offers programs in music, theater, voice lessons, yoga, and improv for all ages. Known for its award-winning reputation, including the Remy Award and Broadway World Miami Best Musical, BARCLAY is dedicated to nurturing talent and creativity in a supportive environment.
History
Established in 2016.
Founded to honor her late father, John Barclay (director, educator, actor, and mentor) and her theatrical family, Christine Barclay created BARCLAY Performing Arts to allow talent and confidence to flourish in every student. Christine helps her students discover their personal balance and encourages passion, pride, patience and tolerance. She encourages appreciation of diversity by building a community invested in collective hard work, and of course, fun. Most notably, Christine believes in the importance of the arts in shaping young people. She is dedicated to keeping artistic venues alive and thriving. BARCLAY Performing Arts has something for everyone.
Meet the Business Owner: Christine B.
Christine, originally from Boston Massachusetts, received her BA in Theatre with a double concentration in Performance and Direction from Muhlenberg College. After graduation, Christine moved to New York City and worked as a Director/Choreographer for Tada! Youth Theatre and the Lucy Moses School at the Kaufman Center. She was the Executive Assistant to Marc Tuminelli, founder of The Broadway Workshop (nominated Best Theatre Program in NYC) and was a resident member of the theatre faculty for the Rodeph Sholom School in Manhattan. Christine performed, directed, and choreographed for multiple theaters and schools throughout the city including The Kew Forest School and The Looking Glass Theatre, where her directorial work was lauded by the New York Times as one of the company's production "highlights". In 2012, Christine moved to Florida where she wore many hats to continue her journey, leading to some of her favorite performance credits; including Can Can (Pistache), and Bye Bye Birdie.