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Theatre Arts Training 
Fall 2010 Class Schedule
September 20 – November 20 , 2010
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Ages 2 & 3
Skill Focus – Exploring the arts through music, movement, visual arts and dramatic play, fostering creativity and imagination. Each class session focuses on a different theme such as shapes, animals, the body and more. Multisensory play promotes a child’s development of social and motor skills, and strengthens the bond between caregiver and child. |
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Ages 3 & 4
Skill Focus – Exploring the arts through music, movement, visual arts and dramatic play, fostering creativity and imagination. Each class session focuses on a different theme such as shapes, animals, the body and more. Multisensory play promotes a child’s development of social and motor skills, and strengthens the bond between caregiver and child. |
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Ages 4-5
Skill Focus – Exploring the arts through music, movement, visual arts and dramatic play, fostering creativity and imagination. Multisensory play promotes a child’s development of social and motor skills, and strengthens the bond between caregiver and child. |
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Grades K & 1
Skill Focus – on the essentials of storytelling- combining disciplines (drama and movement) (drama and music) - as well as techniques of improvisation and story sequencing (beginning-middle-end).Classes would stimulate increased focus and concentration, learning to listen and work in a group as well as expressing mood through vocal and physical exploration . |
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Grades 2 & 3
Skill Focus – Classes will work toward building/encouraging pose, motivation and confidence in a group- look to explore patterns of characterization through improvisation and memorization. Additional focus: set goals for self and acquires greater sensitivity to and respect for others: teamwork, self-confidence, active listening (acting basics, create a character, musical theatre improve, drama and dance, drama and voice) . |
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Grades 4 & 5
Skill Focus – Learn to make informed choices through a growing appreciation of history and culture; perform with greater precision and growing emphasis on creative interpretation with a continued focus on teamwork, self-confidence, active listening . |
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Grades 6-8
Skill Focus – Learn to maintain freedom of expression and exercise the imagination while developing a sense of personal identity-thinks outside the box, responds with creative problem solving and articulates feelings, thoughts and ideas: refines awareness of and employs good vocal and physical habits, expanding awareness of rhythm, tempo and pacing-responds to symbolism and imagery of script (teamwork, self-confidence, active listening). |
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Grades 9-12
Skill Focus – Reach toward new levels of awareness, ability to evaluate self and peers, building critical and abstract thought processes in relation to performance, self-reliance and confidence in their personal potential through a more objective world view. |
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Special-Offerings (Grades 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12)
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Pre-Professional Lab Program (grades 7-12)
Skill Focus –
Through our Lab Program, we offer to those who simply know ‘theater is it’, a comprehensive cohesive program that will give them the tools needed to compete at a university or professional level. The design of the program is simple- each Lab will work through the fall and winter sessions- sharpening skills in an intensive conservatory-style program. Master classes and artist hours with visiting industry professionals will contribute to their overall experience. In March, these students will work together to create the Festival Lab. A series of 10 minute pieces, written by our PlayRite Lab, directed by our Directing Lab, performed by our Acting and Dancer Lab and premiered on one of our professional stages.
To schedule an audition or interview for the Pre-Professional Lab Program please contact Sean Nolan at 612-879.5685 or snolan@childrenstheatre.org.
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