SEWPA
presents
Opera ala Carte Fine Arts Camp
for elementary youths : July 20 – August 1
Southeast Wisconsin Performing Arts program
includes performances with high school opera group
April 19, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Director Kathryn Peperkorn 262-551-9081
KENOSHA — Singing, acting and theatre skills will be developed in a summer fine arts camp for children, offered July 20-Aug. 1 by the Southeast Wisconsin Performing Arts (SEWPA). The camp is aimed at students entering first through sixth grade this fall, and includes performances with teens in the Opera ala Carte productions of “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Fairy Queen.”
The Fine Arts Camp will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, July 20-31 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 2026 22nd Ave. Children will learn to sing together, both in unison and in parts. Acting and theatre skills will be included in the program, as children learn through play and improvisation. They also will work on basic movement and dance techniques, and will help construct their costumes under the guidance of costume building instructors.
Children will combine their talents with high school and college students in performances of “Green Eggs and Ham,” on July 23, 24 and 25 and “The Fairy Queen” on July 31 and August 1.
Instructors include Artistic Director Kathryn Peperkorn, drama coach Brianna Lipor (Miss Wisconsin 2008), dance instructor Ryann Marlar (Kenosha Academy of Dance) and Dalcroze Eurythmics instructor Fumi Nishikori-Nakayama (Cardinal Stritch University).
Registration is open until capacity is filled at fifty students. Registration may be completed by downloading the form online and mailing it in with the deposit.
There are participant meetings on April 25 at 6:30 p.m. and May 9 at 4:00 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, students and parents should attend one. At these meetings student swill be measured for costumes, and have a voice screening, as well as find out more information about the summer.
Cost of the camp is $160, plus a $25 deposit. For further information, contact Peperkorn, 262-551-9081 or email kathryn@operaalacarte.net.
