MetroArts Kids Camp
Summer Address:

What’s a Day at Camp Like?
Campers meet in the morning at Brunish Hall, one of PCPA’s theater spaces, and are introduced to the key creative words of the day. They also connect with each other by playing theater games. Then it’s off to the first creative experience of the day in music, theater, dance or art! The children work on stage in the Newmark Theater, the Winningstad Theater and all the spaces of PCPA. Throughout the week each camper invents a work in all of the art forms. Whether it’s their own steps to a dance, a unique piece of visual art, a personal rendition of a theater “game”, or a special rhythmic idea in music, every class offers each camper the chance for self-expression. And at the end of the day, the campers share their ideas and accomplishments with each other and the faculty.
9:00 am-Noon
Students become choreographers, painters, composers, and playwriters. Through singing, movement, acting, drawing and other arts-related activities, they’ll create a new work of art daily.
Noon-12:30 pm
B.Y.O.L. (Bring Your Own Lunch)
12:30-4:00 pm
Student teams refine their newly created plays, dances, musical compositions and artwork, then use the performance skills learned that morning to present their works.
The Friday Project
The camper's week climaxes with The Friday Project. It is a full day of working with multi-disciplinary creative processes that culminate into a "performance". The performance is a demonstration of those processes at work and not meant to be a polished performance, but it is entertaining and clearly demonstrates the campers' understandings of the processes used during its composition. The Friday Project always involves a guest artist or group who first perform for the campers and then teach them basic elements of their art form which are to be incorporated into the final performance. It is challenging work for a one-day project, but it is incredibly powerful for campers and parents alike as they see creative thinking "on the hoof!"

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Camp Type:
Year Established: 1993 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 7 to 12 years old Cost/Week: $201.00-$350.00/wk Religious Affiliation: Camp Owner(s): Niel DePonte
Camp Director(s): Clara Hillier
Nearest Large City: Portland Off Season Rental: |
Camp Focus:
Arts Camps: Dance Arts Camps: Music Arts Camps: Theater Arts Camps: Visual Arts |

Dance
Music
Theater
Visual Arts

Week 1: July 11-15, 2011 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Week 2: July 18-22, 2011 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Choose one week for $200 or Both weeks for $310. Discounted tuition offer ends May 20, 2011

