performing arts camps There are plenty of productions being staged at local art camps.
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Individual and group lessons, weeklong camps and special music classes are offered at the Center for Musical Arts from June 4-Aug. 11. For more information about programs offered or faculty available this summer, visit our website.
H CENTERSTAGE THEATER COMPANY Boulder County 303-673-0744 WWW.CENTERSTAGETHEATERCOMPANY. ORG
H CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY SUMMER INTENSIVE Denver 303-623-2349 WWW.CURIOUSTHEATRE.ORG
CenterStage Theatre Company is dedicated to extending quality theatre to the Colorado community, especially in Boulder County. CenterStage provides a rich atmosphere that leads young people into excellence in the vast world of theatre arts, thus building confidence, selfesteem, community awareness and friendships that last a lifetime. Our summer camps will be productions of Anything Goes at the Dairy Arts Center and The Lion King, Kids at CenterStage Studios at Koko Plaza in Louisville. These two-week, full-day camps are for kids entering fourth to ninth grade in the fall and will end with a complete musical production. Please visit our website for more details.
Writers ages 15-22 team with instructors to practice the art of playwriting and develop short new plays. Plays are produced over a weekend of performances using professional actors and directors. Two nationally renowned playwrights will lead day-long Master Classes during the Intensive, offering students the opportunity to learn from the leading voices in American theatre in an intimate setting.
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Shakespeare with CSF professionals. Working in small groups, these students learn about Shakespeare by rehearsing, staging and performing a shortened play on the Mary Rippon Outdoor Stage. Camp Shakespeare is a fabulous way for kids and teens to build confidence, language skills, make friends and get to know Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment. In addition to acting training, students participate in master classes with special guests from the CSF company. Campers also work with a stage combat professional to learn the safe way to fight onstage. Tuition includes one ticket to attend a CSF performance of Love’s Labour’s Lost on Sunday, July 22 at 7 p.m. Each session of Camp Shakespeare will culminate in free public performances on the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre. The first session runs Monday-Friday mornings, May 29-June 25. The second session runs Monday-Friday afternoons, July 23-Aug. 10.
H COLORADO CONSERVATORY OF DANCE’S SUMMER CAMPS Broomfield 303-466-5685 WWW.CCDANCE.ORG We have a summer program for every dancer, from beginner to advanced students, ages 3-22, as well as adult and adaptive dance offerings. With worldclass master teachers, performance opportunities for all age groups and broad-spectrum offerings in many different dance techniques and practices, the CCD Summer Programs will elevate your dancing to new levels of ability and intensity. Whether you’re looking for pre-professional preparation or a fun new extracurricular activity, make CCD your home for summer dance. H COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS Lafayette 303-665-0599 WWW.CENTERFORMUSICALARTS.ORG 16 MARCH 8, 2018
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H DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — EDUCATION Denver 303-446-4892 WWW.DENVERCENTER.ORG/ EDUCATION For students in grades pre-K through 12th, learn acting, singing, movement and design at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Day programs run 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 4-Aug. 3; starting at $250. Scholarships may be available. H DOG HOUSE MUSIC ROCK & ROLL CAMP Lafayette 303-664-1600 WWW.DOGHOUSEMUSIC.COM Colorado’s first and most preferred rock ‘n’ roll camp. Our multiple weeklong programs teach students how to write three to four original songs as a band in our 22 fully equipped studios, and perform and record the show. Teens full day, junior rockers half day. H DRAMA CAMPS — BOULDER DINNER THEATER Boulder 303-449-6000 WWW.BDTACADEMY.ORG Boulder’s Dinner Theatre Academy offers 10 weeks of drama camps in conjunction with the
City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department. Camps run from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Some playmaking themes include Fairy Tale Fun, Pretty Princess, Fancy Nancy, Christmas in July, Dr. Seuss and many more! Ages 5-12.
H PARLANDO SCHOOL OF MUSICAL ARTS Boulder 303-442-0006 WWW.PARLANDO.ORG
H IMAGINATION CIRCUS ARTS Boulder 303-548-9340 WWW.IMAGINATIONCIRCUSARTS.COM
H PEANUT BUTTER PLAYERS Lafayette 303-786-8727 WWW.PEANUTBUTTERPLAYERS.COM
All skill levels get their feet off the ground learning about circus arts and theatre. Fabric, web, swings, Chinese pole, teeterboard, circus bike and more! The week finishes with a show on the last day for an audience of family and friends. Sessions run July 9-13 and July 16-20. H NEW GENERATION THEATRE ACADEMY LONGMONT THEATRE COMPANY Longmont 303-772-5200 WWW.LONGMONTTHEATRE.ORG During the summer, Longmont Theatre Company offers several camps and workshops for youth theater, for all ages, from kindergarten through high school. The camps end with a live performance on the LTC stage. The workshops augment and extend the material learned in the camps. Christina Roberts returns as our director for our youth theater program. Christina has been teaching and directing theatre in the Denver and Fort Collins communities since 2007. See website for details. H MACC’S WOLF THEATRE ACADEMY Denver 303-316-6445 WWW.MACCJCC.ORG At the Wolf Theatre Academy, we set the highest standards for our faculty and students. Our students work with theatrical professionals who are experienced in the art of theatre education. At the younger ages, we emphasize a positive, nurturing style of teaching with students growing through encouragement in an environment that supports their development as individuals and as artists. H MOJO’S MUSIC ROCK N’ ROLL CAMP Longmont 303-776-3373 WWW.MOJOSMUSICACADEMY.COM All camps, open to musicians ages 8-10 and 11-16, will learn songs, write a song, record the song and perform a concert at the end of the week. All instruments are welcome, and the first week of camp is Monday, June 4. Camps take place Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. There are eight different weeks available. (Weeks of June 18 and July 16 we will offer to ages 8-10; ages 11-16 are eligible for all other weeks.) All camps cost $295 per week.
Parlando School of Musical Arts offers summer camps and programs for all instruments, ages and abilities, including half-day and full-day options in piano, musical theater, song-writing, intro classes for most instruments and more.
One-week workshops in which students will study a modern American musical, learn songs and dances and scenes, and perform them for parents on the last day. June 4-8 performs Mulan; June 11-15, Once on This Island; July 23-27, Elf, the Musical; July 30-Aug. 3, Annie; Aug. 6-10, Sound of Music. $250 per week. Register online or call. Ages 7-18. H ROCK AND POP MUSIC ACADEMY OF BOULDER Boulder 303-443-2222 WWW.ROCKPOPMA.COM This is not your average band camp. Boulder’s best summer camp has the kids rocking out. They are the band — they learn to play, write and perform their own songs. Choose from a variety of instruments and musical styles, and see website for specific camps throughout the summer. Ages 7-12 and 12-17. H ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATRE FOR KIDS Boulder 303-245-8150 WWW.THEATERFORKIDS.NET Professional youth theater at its best! The fun of summer camp with the culminating high of a full-scaled theatre production. Don’t miss the professional theatre staff, a 10-to-1 studentteacher ratio, our own performance venues and daily camp curriculum sculpted by 22 years of experience. The Older Company performances will include: Oliver!, Mulan Jr., and James and the Giant Peach Jr. Ages 8-16. The Younger Company performances will include: Moana, The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz and more. Ages 5-8. H SHAKESPEARE’S SPRITES Boulder 303-735-1181 WWW.CUPRESENTS.ORG/EVENT/10037/ SHAKESPEARE/SUMMER-CAMPS/ Shakespeare’s Sprites is a playful introduction to the Bard for ages 6-9. Discover the fun of Shakespeare through pool-noodle fights, Elizabethan costumes, period insults, Renaissance songs and lively scene work. Each week culminates in a final showing for family and friends. This program is the perfect way to instill a love of language and theater in your child. Students enrolled in Shakespeare’s Sprites should have basic reading skills. Tuition includes one ticket BOULDER WEEKLY