Connecticut
HARTFORD:
The Hartt School Community Division welcomes world-renowned Artistic
Director Bruce Marks for a new intensive
summer dance training program, From Studio to Stage, July 1
through 28, 2012, at The Hartt School’s state-of-the-art
facilities at the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center in
Hartford, CT. This unique intensive pre-professional ballet performance
program is designed to provide the artistic training and technical
foundation necessary for a young dancer to take command of the stage.
The program also provides essential performance experience to prepare
young dancers for today’s dance world. Room and board and a limited
number of scholarships are available. Auditions for From Studio to Stage
take place in Hartford, CT; New York, NY; Boca Raton, FL; Shreveport,
LA; and Columbus, OH, on selected dates in January and February. For
complete audition and program information, including fees and
scholarship opportunities, visit
www.hcd.hartford.edu, or contact the Community Division Dance
Department at 860.768.6000 or via e-mail at
dancedesk@hartford.edu.
Maine
GARDINER:
Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center invites children to come to another
great year of creative learning and artistic growth at
Winter Shenanigans Visual & Performing Arts Day Camp.
Children in grades 3-8 attend camp during school vacation week, on
February 21, 22, and 23, from 9:30-4. Registration
brochures are available at Johnson Hall, Gardiner Public Library, and
online at www.johnsonhall.org
children's page.
Massachusetts
NEW!!
BEVERLY: The Neverland Theatre
and Theatre of Light have partnered to offer children from the North
Shore communities acting and television workshops held at Temple B’Nai
Abraham, 200 East Lothrop Street. The workshops include “Creative
Dramatics” for ages 6 to 7; “Intensive Acting”
for ages 8 to 14; and a TV Commercial workshop for ages 10 to 17. All
workshops have a limited enrollment of 10 participants and will run on
Sundays for 12 weeks. The deadline for registration is February 15th.
For more information or to receive an e-brochure, call Miriam at
781-631-8175 or email
theatreoflight@comcast.net
DUXBURY: Middle and high
school singers, guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, drummers and
songwriters are invited to unleash their inner rock star at South Shore
Conservatory’s new Rock Camp,
coming February school vacation week to South Shore Conservatory’s
Duxbury campus, 64 St. George Street. For four days, February 21
to 24, musicians from across the South Shore will
join to form rock bands, learn the ropes and receive individualized
performance coaching. Rock Camp’s curriculum, developed by South Shore
Conservatory’s team of professional musician/educators, touches on every
aspect of performing in a real band. Workshops cover scales and soloing,
rhythm playing, chords and inversions, licks and techniques as well as
effective listening and improvisation. Vocalists have the opportunity to
experience being a both lead vocalist and backup singer. Band rehearsals
focus on stage presence, interacting with an audience and overall sound
development. Videos of artists and bands are viewed and analyzed for
stage, moves, costume development and audience participation. From
playing techniques to stage presence, Rock Camp presents a variety of
workshops designed to turn the garage player into a confident performer.
Participants can “sleep in” during vacation week since each daily
session begins at 12 noon and runs until 3 pm. Friends and family are
invited to the free final performance on Friday, February 24 at 2:30 pm.
For more information, please call Anne Smith at 781-934-2731 ext. 11,
visit us online at www.sscmusic.org
or follow us on Facebook.
ROXBURY: The "Listening to Jazz"
workshop/seminar which took place last year at the Dudley
Library will reconvene for another three sessions this year. This year's
sessions, led by Bill Lowe and John Kordalewski, will revisit some of
the ground covered last year: understanding common compositional
structures (blues and 32 bar song forms) and how an improvised solo
relates to the composition being played. Also, this year each meeting
will focus on one musician's unique approaches and unique contributions
to the development of the artform. All participants' questions will be
addressed. Saturday, February 4, 2-3:30pm (Thelonious
Monk); Saturday, February 18, 2-3:30pm (Charles Mingus)
@ Dudley Library Auditorium, 65 Warren Street. ALL ARE WELCOME!! NO
CHARGE!!
WATERTOWN:
New Rep is pleased to offer a variety of classes for teens to adults,
and professional and non-professional actors. Classes include:
No Fear Shakespeare: Scenes taught by Bobbie
Steinbach; Acting with Infinitive Verbs taught
by Diego Arciniegas; Theatre of the Oppressed
taught by Eve Kagan; Master Class in Scene Study;
and Marketing Strategies for Small Theatres.
For more information on the classes, instructors, and schedules, visit
our website at newrep.org/studio.php or email our Associate Artistic
Director Bridget Kathleen O'Leary at
studio@newrep.org;
www.newrep.org/studio.php
New Hampshire
EPPING: Leddy Center School for the Performing
Arts' Director, Elaine Gatchell, announces student openings in classes and
private lessons at the new Leddy Center at Verdant Pastures on Ladd's Lane. For ages 9-16, there is Let's Get Acting on Mondays from 4:30-5:30pm.
This is a fun class where the focus is on acting..with a smattering of musical
theatre thrown in for those who like to sing and dance, but are more at a
beginning level. If you do not like to sing you will not have to! You will learn
lots of acting games and techniques and learn about character development, role
playing, scene study, skits, and imporvisation! Students in this class
will also learn a play that they will perform on the Leddy Center stage in a
recital at the end of the year in May! Also for ages 9 to 16, there is Advanced
Musical Theatre from 3:40 to 4:40pm on Wednesdays. If you have prior performance
experience, this is the class for you. Students will do a lot of performing and
theatre games, but move at a much faster pace. There is a lot more to prepare at
home; songs, monologues, and character studies. The students will perform in a
mini musical on the Leddy Center stage at the end of the year in May!
Private lessons in guitar, voice, and piano, are scheduled on Mondays and
Thursdays and in brass and woodwind instruments on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Go on
line to register for all classes at
www.leddycenter.org or call our box
office from 3pm to 5pm, Monday through Friday, at 603-679-2781.
Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE:
Registration for ZooCamp at Roger Williams Park Zoo
opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21st on the Zoo’s website,
www.rwpzoo.org. ZooCamp is an
environmental day camp that’s a unique option for parents who want to have a
“happy camper” during winter, spring and summer break. Winter ZooCamp runs
during Rhode Island’s public school vacation week, February 21-24.
The camp is open to children age four through fifth grade, and offers
environmentally-themed activities, crafts, animal encounters and Zoo tours. The
deadline to register for the winter session is February 13. Winter ZooCamp is
comprised of two different themed camps, each tailored to a specific age range.
Tadpole Academy is a half-day camp (morning session: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.,
afternoon session: 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) where four and five year olds can
have fun exploring our wild world through age appropriate stories, crafts, games
and Zoo exploration, in a small group of only ten campers per session. This
year’s theme is “Animals in Winter.” Campers will discover some of the ways
animals survive the cold winters, from furry coats to long journeys. Kids in
first through fifth grade can enroll in Winter Adventures, a full day camp that
offers a variety of activities and adventures at the Zoo that are just right for
“big kids.” This year’s theme is “Around the Zoo in 4 Days,” campers will take a
trip around the world as they explore the animals and exhibit areas of Roger
Williams Park Zoo. New for 2012: daily registration options are available for
the Winter Adventures ZooCamp. Children in first – fifth grades can be
registered for one, two, three or all 4 days of the camp. Winter ZooCamp fees
vary depending on the particular camp program, but range from $115- $165 for Zoo
members and $140 - $190 for non-members. The deadline to register is one week
prior to the desired week of camp, but there are a limited number of spots
available per week, and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration for all ZooCamps (winter, spring & summer) starts January 21 on the
zoo’s website. For more information and to register, visit
www.rwpzoo.org and click on “ZooCamp” under
the Education tab. For further questions, or to have a printed registration form
mailed to you, call 401-785-3510 x352.
Vermont
BURLINGTON: The Flynn Center hosts a program of
year-round performing arts
classes for adults,
young adults, and
children. Since
its inception, the FlynnArts program has been committed to offering performing arts
classes for the whole community, from the curious beginner to the proficient performer. We
invite you to explore a new area of interest or develop an existing skill. Our teaching
artists have extensive experience both as artists and as educators. All are committed to
the FlynnArts mission of fostering the creative spirit in students of all ages and
backgrounds, igniting a curiosity about the artistic process, and helping students claim
the arts as an integral part of their lives. If you have questions about class selection
or placement, we are always happy to help. Please call or email Paulina Anderson at 802-652-4548
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