18 posts categorized "Theater"

Musical Theatre Workshop ~ St Johns

August 02, 2012

Cathedral Park Music in St. Johns has a fantastic opportunity for kids to experience the art of performance in a small group setting under the tutelage of 3 professional musicians and a licensed educator. We create a supportive atmosphere conducive to building self-confidence and to being a productive member of the team.

Participants will learn to prepare scenes from popular musicals, involving plenty of singing, dancing, and acting.  We have recruited two High School Leaders who will serve as mentors to support the younger participants in preparation for our final performances each Friday afternoon.  Both performances will be open to the public.

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Musical Theatre Workshop for Kids in St. Johns

July 24, 2012

Cathedral Park Music in St. Johns has a fantastic opportunity for kids to experience the art of performance in a small group setting under the tutelage of 3 professional musicians and a licensed educator. We create a supportive atmosphere conducive to building self-confidence and being a productive member of the team.

Participants will learn to prepare scenes from popular musicals, involving the performing arts of singing, dancing, and acting.  We have recruited two High School Leaders who will serve as mentors to support the younger participants in preparation for our final performances each Friday afternoon.  Both performances will be open to the public.

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Kids Community Summer Camp

June 19, 2012

Our 10 week day camp for kids going into Kindergarten through 8th grade begins June 20th and ends August 26th.  Kids Community provides kids with  a fun and unique summer camp experience at an affordable cost to families. Weekly sessions include:

Masks & Mutants, Off Broadway, Do It Yourself, Pump Up the Jam, Hood to Coast, Under the Big Top, Medeiveal Times, Up Up & Away, Seadogs & Scallywags, Epic Adventure.

Highlighted field trips and guest instructors include:  Randy Emberlin - Spiderman Comic Illustrator, Portland Spirit River Cruise, Cannon Beach, Mt Hood,  Enchanted Forest, Northwest Children's Theater, Circus Cascadia, OMSI & Kendall Planetarium and more!

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Puppet Camp! Imagine, create, perform!

June 04, 2011

Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre presents

Puppet Camp

at Portland Center for Performing Arts, Dolores Winningstad Theatre

 Join Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre on stage! Make puppets, balance on balls, learn to juggle, and take home your own hand-made mask. Each camp session ends with a fun performance on the Winningstad stage for friends and family.

Puppetry for Young Children July 5 - 8,  9:30 - 12:00pm, Ages 5 - 7 $150

Puppet Construction and Performance July 11 - 15,  9:00 - 12:00, Ages 7 - 12 $175

Mask and Circus Performance July 11 - 15,  1:00 - 4:00pm, Ages 7 - 12 $175

 Space is limited, so call today! 503-248-0557 or download our orderform at http://tojt.org/PuppetCamp.pdf

Summer Camps in SE Portland

June 03, 2011

The Meyer Boys & Girls club offers fun morning and all day summer camps for youth entering 1st-12th grade. Our camp offerings include sports, fine arts, drama, outdoor adventure and science & technology. In the afternoons we offer a free drop in program from 1:00pm-5:30pm.

We are hosting an open house and family BBQ event on June 9th from 4:30-6:00pm. We are located at 7119 SE Milwaukie Ave. Call 503-238-6868 for more details.

Our summer information packet is available here.

Fairy Tale Adventures Dance Camps at Portland Festival Ballet

May 31, 2011

Fairy Tale Adventures camps are for ages 5-12 for dancers with any level of dance experience, even newcomers!  Each week features an engaging story, and dancers learn a variety of dance styles, songs, and make costumes for a performance that takes place at the end of each week.  Come for one week or all three!

Go to www.portlandfestivalballet.org for more info about Portland Festival Ballet or Call 503-245-5269

    Rapunzel Adventure    July 18-22
    Toy Story Adventure   July 25-29
    Mermaedia Adventure  August 1-5

Each of the above camps are $250.

The Mini Prince and Princess and Mini Fairy Camps are creative movement programs where our 3-5 year olds learn a new prince/princess/fairy story each day, and do dance, tumbling, crafts, and games, followed by a costume dress up day at the end of the week!
    Mini Princess   August    8-11
    Mini Fairy         August 15-18

Each Mini Camp is $90

The Village Theatre Summer Camp

May 17, 2011

The Village Theatre Summer Camp

For ages 10-15

Join us for an adventure into the imaginary and absurd! Our days will be full of exciting theatre games, on the spot improvisation, arts and crafts, field trips to local shows, outdoor play, set design, costume making, and last but not least, collaboration to create an original performance!

When: Monday-Friday 9am-2pm

 June 20th-July1st/ July 18th-29th/ Aug. 22nd-Sept. 2nd

Where: The Village Free School 8660 SE Foster Rd. Portand Oregon

How Much:  $200 per session, 10% off for siblings!

Contact: Leeza at Leezanegelev@gmail or Call 617 771 0219

About the Teacher: Leeza has studied physical theatre, improvisation, Theatre of the Oppressed and Commedia Dell'Arte with notable teachers such as The San Francisco Mime Troupe, Michael Rohd and James Donlon. She spent the last year developing a theatre ensemble at the Village Free School and they had such a good time that they asked her to continue into the summer! Leeza has been developing and teaching art/theatre camps and classes in Washington, California and Portland for over five years.

Kids Community Summer Camp

April 25, 2011

Our 10 week day camp for kids going into Kindergarten through 8th grade begins June 20th and ends August 26th.  Kids Community provides kids with  a fun and unique summer camp experience at an affordable cost to families. Weekly sessions include:

Walk the Plank, Curtain Call, Chain Reaction, Do It Yourself, Hood to Coast, Run Away With the Circus, Enter the Quest, On your mark Get set  Go!, Earth Wind & Fire, Epic Adventure

Each week features a variety of educational and enrichment activities, field trips and special guests!  Extended hours from 7am-6pm, field trips and activities are included in your tuition. 

Check out our website to see our Summer Camp 2011 Guide  and simple online enrollment.

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Top 5 reasons to choose Kids Community:
1. Best Value! We provide a unique and fun experience for each child while remaining affordable to families.
2. Conveniently located in NW Portland next to Couch Park, Downtown Portland, and public transportation.
3. Extended Hours included in the tuition for each session. Open 7am-6pm.
4. Compassionate Teachers who care about your kids and their camp experience.
5. Kids love KCLC Summer Camp. Activities are inclusive, engaging and fun for all ages.

 

The Village Theatre Summer Camp

April 19, 2011

The Village Theatre Summer Camp

For ages 10-14

Join us for an adventure into the imaginary and absurd! Our days will be full of theatre games, improvisation exercises, arts and crafts, outdoor play, set design, costume making and collaboration to create an original performance.

Price: $200/session

Monday-Friday 9am-2pm

June 20th -July 1st/ July 18th-29th/ August 22nd-September 2nd

Contact Leeza atLeezanegelev@gmail.com or call 617 771 0219

Located at The Village Freeschool 8660 SE Foster Rd. Portland OR

 


About the Teacher Leeza has studied physical theatre, improvisation, Theatre of the Oppressed and Commedia Dell Arte with notable teachers such as The San Francisco Mime Troupe, Michael Rohd and James Donlon. She spent the last year developing a theatre-ensemble at the Village Free School and the students had such a good time they asked her to continue into the summer! Leeza has been developing and teaching art and theatre camps and classes in Washington, California and Portland for over five years.


 

Motion Magic Summer Camps

April 08, 2011

 Camps will be located at Buckman Elementary in June and The Portland Village School in August.

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Motion Magic camps integrate Yoga, Circus, Gymnastics and Creative Movement.  They give children a chance to explore movement through creative expression in a non-competitive environment.  

Morning and Afternoon snack are provided.  All camps are for children entering K-6th grade. Partial scholarships are available for low income families.

Buckman Camps

Greek Mythology- A movement and art camp
June 15th-17th
9:00-4:30 (aftercare available until 5:30-$5/child)
$100.00
 
Puppets, Props and Play
June 20th-24th
$165
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Circus Skills Intensive
 
 
 
June 27th-July 1st 
$165
All Buckman camps are:
9:00-4:30 (aftercare available until 5:30-$5/child)
Half Day Option: Morning-9:00-12:00 or Afternoon-1:00-4:00 $90.00


The Portland Village School Camps
August 8th-12th and 15th-19th
 
Children will learn tumbling, partner yoga and acrobatics, balance pipe, walking globe, stilts, juggling and other prop manipulation and clowning. Props include hula hoops, poi, ribbons, flower sticks and more.  Arts and crafts will be woven into our day. The children will make juggling balls, masks and learn face painting. The camp will culminate with a show for family and friends.

9:00am-4:00pm (aftercare until 5pm available for $5.00/student/day)
 $150.00 
Half Day Option: Morning-9:00-12:00 or Afternoon-1:00-4:00 $75.00
Go to www.motionmagic.net for more info and to register. Or email morgan@motionmagic.net or call 503-975-8647.
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