UNH Department of Theatre & Dance
S.T.A.R.S. SUMMER PRGRAMS!
Summer Theatre-Arts Retreat for Students
Twinkle STARS Story Telling through Theatre Workshop:
- July 6-10
- 9 am – 2:30 pm (check in begins at 8:30 am)
- For students entering grades 1-3 in Fall 2020
- Cost: $200
- Registration closes June 1
- Enrollment: 12-15 students
Everyone loves a good story! They are even better when the stories come to life right before our eyes! Camp participants get to peek into the magic that happens when their favorite stories are turned into live performance. Campers will get to touch, play, and create their own puppets (which they get to take home) and create their own performance using them. A performance showcase is presented for families and friends on July 10 at 1:00pm. Free tickets for the final performance will be available; the total number for each student’s guests is subject to enrollment size.
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All STARS Musical Theatre Camp:
- July 6-10
- 9 am – 4:30 pm (check in begins at 8:30 am)
- For students entering grades 3-5 in Fall 2020
- Cost: $255
- Registration closes June 1
- Enrollment: 12-15 students
Through drama, music, movement and art, students showcase their natural acting impulses. Students of all experience levels are encouraged to enroll. A performance showcase is presented for families and friends on July 10 at 3:00pm. Free tickets for the final performance will be available; the total number for each student’s guests is subject to enrollment size.
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Rising STARS Junior Theatre Academy:
- July 6-10
- 9 am – 4:30 pm (check in begins at 8:30 am)
- For students entering grades 6-8 in Fall 2020
- Cost: $425 (includes lunch)
- Registration closes June 1
- Enrollment: 12-16 students
The Junior Academy includes is multiple areas of theatre. This camp teaches skills necessary to jumpstart success in theatre. Classes will focus on acting methods & styles, technical theatre basics, theatre etiquette & language, and more. The goal of the Junior Academy is to build a solid foundation in theatre and prepare students for future participation in the advanced academy and/or future theatrical productions. There will be a student showcase on July 10 at 5:00 pm which will feature selected performances or designs chosen by each student, demonstrating some of the skills acquired during this camp.
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Super STARS Advanced Theatre Academy:
- July 6-10
- 9 am – 4:30 pm (check in begins at 8:30 am)
- For students entering grades 9-12 in Fall 2020
- Cost: $425 (includes lunch)
- Registration closes June 1
- Enrollment: 12-16 students
The Advanced Academy is an intensive camp which explores multiple areas of the dramatic arts. The Academy goes “beyond the basics,” strengthening and challenging students to bring them to the next level. Curriculum of the camp includes: acting, musical theatre, voice, movement, elements of design, stage combat, choreography, and audition techniques in small group sessions. There will be a student showcase on July 10 at 7:00 pm which will feature selected performances or designs chosen by each student.
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Flying STARS Aerial Intensive:
- July 6-10
- Two sessions:
- Students entering grades 5-8: 9 – 11 am
- Students entering grades 9-12: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
- Cost: $215
- Registration closes June 1
- Enrollment: 12-18 students
For students who wish to explore the exciting genre of aerial arts in depth, this week-long intensive focuses on the artistry, technique, vocabulary, safety and the unique structure of aerial dance. Appropriate dance/movement attire required. NO JEWELRY OF ANY KIND WILL BE PERMITTED. Final class will be open to parents and guardians to observe.
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Summer Dance STARS Intensive:
- Dates To Be Determined
- 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- For students entering grades 5-12 in Fall 2020
- Cost: $425 (includes lunch)
- Registration closes July 15
Dancing with the UNH STARS! Dancers in grades 5-12 are invited to participate in our popular Dance Intensive Summer Series. This unique program, offering an array of dance disciplines and styles, will be taught by skilled & passionate dance professionals, including faculty, alumni and students from the acclaimed UNH Dance program. For two weeks, students will study many different dance forms and receive 45 hours of inspiring classes, improving their technique in all genres: ballet, lyrical, tap, jazz, hip hop, aerial, contemporary, modern and partnering. Junior Prerequisite: Formal dance training of at least 3 consecutive years is recommended. Senior Prerequisite: Formal dance training of at least 5 consecutive years is recommended; more advance dancers and those experienced in stage performance and/or dance competition are also welcomed. Appropriate dance/movement attire required. NO JEWELRY OF ANY KIND WILL BE PERMITTED. An aerial dance showcase will be presented for family and friends on Thursday, August 6, time to be confirmed week of camp. A Dance Showcase will be presented for families and friends on Friday, August 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the dance studios.
*An open warm up will take place on the first day as well as general placing of levels. It is at the instructors’ discretion to move up anyone they believe can do so.
