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Registration Begins for UNH Summer Theatre & Dance Camps

DURHAM, NH: Registrations begin March 1 for UNH’s 2010 Theatre & Dance Day Camps. These programs offer training in creative arts, theatre, movement, production, performance and dance. The skilled and experienced instructors have theatre and education degrees and/or are state certified to teach grades 3-12. They provide a supportive atmosphere in which talents and creativity are encouraged.

Primary Drama Camp

July 5-9 • entering grades 3-5 • 8:30AM-4:30PM • $245
Make a splash this summer “Under the Sea” on the UNH stage. This production is based on the NH Children’s Library summer reading theme, “Make a Splash.” Through drama, music, movement and art, primary students showcase their natural acting impulses. Students of all experience levels are encouraged to enroll. An original showcase featuring sea creatures in an underwater world is performed for families and friends on July 9, at 3:00pm in the Johnson Theatre. Free tickets for the final performance will be available; the total number for each student’s guests is subject to enrollment size. Enrollment: 12-25. Registration is due by June 14.

Junior Acting & Playwriting Camp

July 5-9 • entering grades 6-8 • 8:30AM-4:30PM • $250
The play’s the thing... This is our most creative camp! Students and director explore a central theme and create characters, scenes and situations that make up an original (often hysterical) production. Students create monologues, scenes, even movement and dance to add to the piece. Last year’s production, “Middle School Musical,” was a lively and funny show about the trials and tribulations of middle school. Whatever this year’s show will be, it is sure to be just as entertaining. A performance showcase is presented for families and friends on July 9, at 6:00pm in the Hennessy Theatre. Free tickets for the final performance will be available; the total number for each student’s guests is subject to enrollment size. Enrollment: 13-32 students. Registration is due by June 14.

Junior Musical Theatre Camp

August 2-13 • 2-week Series • entering grades 6-8 • 8:30AM-4:30PM • $375
During this 2-week series, students receive musical theatre training in performance and production. The series concludes with a performance of a musical production (TBA). Focus is placed on technique in music, acting and choreography. Musical Theatre classes incorporate character development, movement, choreography, scene study and singing. Students are exposed to the audition process on the first day and everyone is cast as a singer, dancer and/or actor. Students of all experience levels are encouraged to enroll. The final performance is presented for families and friends on August 13, at 4:00pm in the Hennessy Theatre. Free tickets for the performance will be available; the total number for each student’s guests is subject to enrollment size. Enrollment: 18-32. Registration is due by July 12.

Advanced Musical Theatre Camp

Featuring “The Best of Broadway” a selection of scenes and musical numbers from some of Broadway’s most celebrated plays and musicals.

August 2-13 • 2-week Series • entering grades 9-12 • 8:30AM-4:30PM • $395
Advanced Musical Theatre students spend an intensive 2-week series focusing on acting, singing and dance. This rigorous camp weaves musical theatre with movement and choreography to create a professional, inspiring production of a Broadway revue tailored to the strengths of each performer. Students are exposed to the audition process on the first day and everyone is cast as a singer, dancer and/or actor. The performance will be presented free of charge for family and friends on August 13, at 7:00pm in the Johnson Theatre. Enrollment: 15-32. Registration is due by July 12.

Design & Theatre Technology Camp

August 2-13 • 2-week Series • Entering grades 9-12 • 8:30AM-4:30PM • $350
Learn the art of stagecraft, lighting design and stage crew from industry professionals during this two week camp focusing on the back stage elements that support both the Junior and Advanced Musical Theater Camps. Crew both August 13 camp performances and gain hands-on experience with light, sound and fly systems in both UNH Hennessy and Johnson Theatres. Enrollment: 12. Registration is due by July 12.

Dance Intensives

July 12-23 • 2-WEEK SERIES • 8:30AM-1:30PM • $300
JUNIOR DANCE INTENSIVE • entering grades 5-8
SENIOR DANCE INTENSIVE • entering grades 9-12
So, we think you can dance! Dancers in grades 5-12 are invited to participate in our popular Dance Intensive Summer Series. This unique program, offering an array of dance disciplines and styles, will be taught by skilled dance professionals, including faculty, alumni and students from the acclaimed UNH Dance program. For two weeks, students will study many different dance forms and receive 45 hours of inspiring classes, improving their technique in all genres: ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, hip hop, aerial, contemporary, modern and partnering. Junior Prerequisite: Formal dance training of 3-5 consecutive years is recommended; beginners with at least one year of dance will also be welcomed. Senior Prerequisite: Formal dance training of 5-8 consecutive years is recommended; more advance dancers and those experienced in stage performance and/or dance competition will also be welcomed. A Dance Showcase will be presented for families and friends on July 17, at 1:30pm in the dance studios.
Enrollment: 12-25. Registration is due by June 21.

Aerial Dance Intensive

July 26-30 • 1-WEEK SERIES • 9:00AM-11:00AM • $150
JUNIOR AERIAL INTENSIVE • entering grades 5-8
SENIOR AERIAL INTENSIVE • entering grades 9-12

For students who wish to explore the exciting genre of aerial arts in depth, this week-long intensive focuses on the technique, vocabulary, safety and the unique structure of aerial dance. Enrollment: 20. Registration is due by July 5.

ENROLLMENT • CANCELLATIONS • REFUNDS: Registration begins March 1, 2010 and is due 3 weeks prior to each camp’s start date. Full tuition is due with the registration form. After the registration due date, tuition is nonrefundable. Programs fill quickly and students are often placed on a waiting list; however, in the unlikely event that the minimum enrollment is not met by the registration due date, students will be contacted about camp cancellation and a full refund will be mailed. If the enrollment minimum has been filled by the due date, and the class is not yet full, then students will be enrolled until the first class date, as space allows. After the registration deadline, confirmation and an information packet will be mailed to you.

Contact: To register or to request a brochure, call 603-862-0093 or email c.peabody@unh.edu.