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FSPA Summer Session is Currently Underway The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA)’s 2011 Summer Session, featuring SummerStage, FSPA’s musical theater program and a variety of oneweek summer camps, is currently underway. The School still has openings in some programs.
score, written by Alan Menken, features many of the same musical numbers from the movie, including “Be Our Guest” and “Beauty and the Beast.”
FSPA’s annual SummerStage program returns from August 1-12 for students in grades 5 and up, culminating in a full-length, allstudent production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. All SummerStage students will be cast in the production.
In addition to SummerStage, FSPA will hold an assortment of one-week camps for the school’s 26th annual summer session. The menu of performing arts camps includes Camp GLEE; Little Music Camps; Dance Camps; Voice, Acting and Musical Theater Camps; a Creative Kids Camp for young children; and Rock Band and Instrumental Camps.
Based on the 1991 movie of the same name, Beauty and the Beast played on Broadway between 1994 and 2007, making it the eighth longest-running Broadway musical of all time. The lyrical
Inspired by the popular Fox TV show, Camp GLEE will be held July 25 through 29. The FSPA staff will lead students in grades 5-12 in the staging of popular songs including “Jump,” “Defying
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Gravity,” from Wicked, “Hello/ Goodbye,” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin.” GLEEKS will be divided into glee club teams and learn choreography for the songs. The camp will conclude with a GLEE competition and celebration on the final camp day.
place August 16-18 and will focus on performance skills in a master class format. A Musical Theater Audition Intensive is offered for high school students from August 16 -18, designed for students planning to audition for college musical theater degree programs.
For younger children, Creative Kids Camp will engage and entertain campers ages 5-7 with drama games, theater activities, singing, dancing and crafts from August 15-19. The youngest campers are invited to Little Music Camp sessions including Rattles and Rhythms (ages 1 and 2), Wee Play (ages 3 and 4) and Do Re Me! (ages 5 and 6) with FSPA’s Little Music School Director Kim Rezendes during the weeks of July 18-22 and/or August 1-5. The Little Music Camps are a great opportunity for young children to be exposed to music in a fun, energetic and stimulating environment.
Teen intermediate and advanced dancers in grades 7 – 12 will focus on various contemporary genres in Jazz Dance Styles Camp, July 11 - 15. Young beginner dancers are invited to a Dance Camp July 1822 to be introduced to all dance disciplines. Young singers in Grades 3-8 (boys voices unchanged) are able to enjoy a oneweek Voice Camp August 15 – 19 to develop technique and confidence. Voice Camp concludes with a recital.
For musical theater enthusiasts, FSPA will offer Broadway Camp, July 18-22 and /or August 15-19 for grades 1 – 6. Triple Threat Camp, geared toward musical theater students in grades 5-9 with performance experience, will take
For the first time, FSPA will offer summer Instrumental Camps for musicians of all ages, during which students will have the opportunity to jam with talented area musicians and learn from several well-known Boston professionals. Rock Camp, to be held July 5-8, will be under the direction of bassist and arranger Mark Poniatowski of the Berklee School of
July 1. 2011 Music and well-known Boston drummer Kenny Hadley. Jazz Camp will run August 1-5 under the direction of Hadley and saxophonist Arnie Krakowsky. Both instrumental camps conclude with a performance. In addition to this special summer programming, FSPA is offering weekly classes in the Music and Dance departments through August 22. Founded in 1985, FSPA brings all performing arts disciplines together under one roof, offering Music, Dance and Drama training to both students interested in serious study and those who enjoy the arts for recreation. Beginners are welcome in all programs. To register or learn more about any of these programs, call FSPA at (508) 528-8668 or visit www.fspaonline.com.
Torah Explorer Camp A Judaic Summer program for children ages 3.11 to 6.5 July 12-August 18th Torah Explorers is back this summer with a good old-fashioned approach. We will travel through the Bible with arts & crafts, games, cooking and more! We will meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You provide a dairy lunch and we provide a healthy snack.
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Week 1: July 12-14 Creation/ Exploring the Sky Week 2: July 19-21 Garden of Eden / Exploring Nature Week 3: July 26-28 Cain & Abel / Exploring your Family Week 4: August 2-4 Abraham & Sarah / Exploring your Community Week 5: August 9-11 Tower of Babel / Construction Week 6: August 16-18 Noah’s Ark / Water Adventure Program will include Story time, Parachute time, Arts & Crafts, Free Play, Snack, Structured Games, Cooking, Science and Outdoor Play. Temple membership is NOT required. For registration information, call (508) 429-6268 or email tbt@ bethtorah.org. Visit our website at www.bethtorah.org.