Young Artists CYNTHIA LOGAN Enrichment through Theatre Workshop and Theatre Games July 18-21, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Minimum 6 students; maximum 10 Ages 8-11 Arkell Pavilion $100 members/$125 non-members Performance for the Family August 8-11, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Minimum 6 students; maximum 10 Ages 8-11 Arkell Pavilion $100 members/$125 non-members Please bring a snack. These courses, based on "Spolin Theatre Games," create a fun, easy, "no-right-or-wrong" atmosphere and help children develop theatre skills, leading them to an understanding of what it is to be a performer! More importantly, these courses enable children to build confidence in themselves and reach higher levels of comfort within group settings. Children play theatre games including exercises in improvisation. They use props that they create themselves! They will learn to tackle short scripts and perform for each other! Meanwhile they explore, discover and develop their own unique imaginations. Students become responsive to their peers, creating more knowledge about themselves and those around them, finding it easier to project themselves into a variety of situations. These courses go beyond the theatrical to nurture attitudes that are useful in every aspect of learning and life! Cynthia earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Radio Broadcasting from Susquehanna University (PA) and trained at The Neighborhood Playhouse (NYC). She has coached, directed and served as a theatre outreach coordinator for teens and college-age students for several years, up and down the East Coast. During her 10 years in NYC (and currently in VT), Cyndi teaches private sessions in monologue work, scene study, song interpretation and audition technique, emphasizing confidence building. She has performed and/or directed plays and musicals for children with companies such as Theatreworks/USA (NYC), Penobscot Theatre (ME), Dorset Theatre Festival (VT) and River Union Stage (NJ). PHOEBE HAZZARD Nature and the Artist July 11-14, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Come explore nature through the eyes of an artist! In this class, we will experiment with different ways of blending art and the natural world. Using what we see and discover outdoors as inspiration, we will draw, paint, construct and create. We will develop observation skills in nature journals, infuse our artwork in the studio with found, natural materials, and build and photograph temporary creations outside in the spirit of Andrew Goldsworthy. Looking at the work of prominent artists, we will consider how they have explored natural themes in their work and incorporate those ideas into our own art. Minimum 6 students; maximum 12 $100 members/$125 non-members A World of Art August 1-4, Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. There are as many styles of art as there are cultures in the world! In this class, we will travel from continent to continent and focus on the art of a different culture each day. Using the art we study as inspiration, we will use two-dimensional and three-dimensional media to create our own projects. Projects could be anything from masks to scrolls to mosaics to cave paintings, with the goals of exploring ways people have expressed themselves artistically throughout the world and understanding how various art forms have played a role in people’s lives. Come join us for this exciting, international, artistic journey! Minimum 6 students; maximum 12 $100 members/$125 non-members Please bring a snack.