Daily classes in acting, singing and dancing will be augmented with mask making and fundamental video creation. All classes are led by working professional singers, actors and dancers. The two week workshop will end with a presentation of the process in each of the disciplines to date. Two weeks of full days of creativity are designed with two goals in mind:
1) Nurturing, developing and building confidence in the child’s creative impulse
2) Team building in a non competitive format
This class is designed for those people over the age of 7 and level will be determined by the comfort of the student.
Participation in the senior (Ruby) section is by INVITATION ONLY. Please contact the Conservatory for more information about how to receive an invitation,
The Workshops
Each day there are classes in dancing (fundamentals of classical ballet to hip hop and jazz) singing (fundamentals of classical voice to modern pop singing) and acting (fundamental principals of acting for classical theatre, film and media). The workshops include daily physical and imaginative warm ups, courses in theatre practice and history, some additional courses in arts and crafts and frequent playtimes and rest times.
Sections
There
are three sections of participation. The levels are determined by age and
experience, as well as ability and comfort. It will be more fun for the
participant if they can take part in the classes at a level in which they
can easily grow, play and develop an appetite to get
better.
Because there are different disciplines
(acting, dance and singing) not everyone will be at the same level in each
discipline.
We prefer not to
attach these sections to any kind of “Status”. Artists can operate at a
high level at a very young age (Dakota Fanning, Anna Paquin, Megan
Follows) and at a senior level (Clint Eastwood, Gordon Pinsent, Joanne
Woodword) and at every age in between. One age is not superior to any
other when it comes to being creative.
We
separate students into three sections for the benefit of the participants:
in smaller groups, they can join in all of the daily activities with
confidence. They can develop in these small sections with the full,
personalized and focused support of the teacher until they are prepared to
move to a different degree of difficulty.
L. M. Montgomery said in The Alpine Path that there were three
colours that were everywhere on
Emerald Monday to Friday, 9:00 – 4:30 pm
Lunch 12- 1 pm
This
section is designed for young people who have some training in one
discipline and almost no experience in the other two disciplines.
Participants in this group are usually between 9 and 12 years of
age.
Sapphire Monday
to Friday, 8:30 – 4:30 pm Lunch 12- 1 pm
This
section is designed for young people who have some experience and training
in singing (with some classical fundamentals) dancing (especially some
ballet and classical jazz) and acting (with some experience in fundamental
principals of acting). Participants in this group are usually between 12
and 15 years of age.
Ruby Monday to
Friday, 8:30 – 4:30 pm Lunch 12- 1 pm
This
section is designed for young people who have extensive experience and
training in singing (especially classical fundamentals) dancing
(especially ballet and classical jazz) and acting (with experience in
fundamental principals of acting). These students are often considering a
career as a professional artist. Participants in this group are usually
between 15 and 18 years of age.
Instructors
All of the instructors are working professionals in acting, dance
and singing. These artists work in professional film, recording, theatre,
television. They come from
The names of the
teachers will be announced on this site in the weeks to come.
In
recent years, some of the teachers have included:
Singing: Melanie LeBlanc (Anne in
Anne and Gilbert); Julain Molnar (
Dancing: Heidi Ford (Late Night at
the Mack, Anne and Gilbert); Julia Sauve (Dance Umbrella, many
Acting: Pam Stevenson (Anne and Gilbert); Sarah Shep (Anne and Gilbert);
Cynthia Dunsford (Parkdale Doris)
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