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2nd Annual Performing Arts Camp for Adults 50+

July 21-25, 2008

9:30-4:00 daily

Arts First Oakland
(27th & Harrison, Oakland near Lake Merritt & BART – plenty of free parking)
Where the camp motto is “no experience is necessary” to have fun!
Only $195 if you register by June 1 – After June 1,
$250 Register by calling Stagebridge at (510) 444-4755
or www.stagebridge.org

PROGRAM & CLASSES

Study with Stagebridge’s teaching staff and the most outstanding guest artists in the Bay Area! In the morning, campers will select one acting and one storytelling class and in the afternoon, choose any two classes. The day will end with special lectures, discussions and workshops. All campers will participate in the BIG SHOW on Friday afternoon which will be video taped. Fun “theme days,” sing-along’s and other camp favorites! Snacks provided; bring your own lunch.

Special interest offerings: “Summer Stock” where campers can choose to concentrate on musical theatre, combining acting, singing and dancing; “Expanding Creativity in the Workplace” which includes special workshops for health care professionals and activity directors of senior facilities; Continuing Education Credits/Units available.

MORNING CLASSES (75 minutes each) Campers select one acting and one storytelling class Summer Stock: The Musical! Josiah Polhemus - Stagebridge Theatre Director/Teacher Join Josiah in an acting class devoted to scenes from a musical. Selected scenes will be in connection to dance and choreography classes and will result in a staged reading performance at the end of the week. Musicals under consideration: Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man and Grease.

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		MORNING CLASSES (75 minutes each): Campers will select one acting and one storytelling class
		Summer Stock: The Musical! Josiah Polhemus Join Josiah in an acting class devoted to scenes from a musical.  Selected scenes will be in connection to dance and choreography classes and will result in a staged reading performance at the end of the week. Musicals under consideration: Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man and Grease.
		Playback Theatre Roni Alperin Playback Theatre players transform personal stories told by audience members into theatre pieces on the spot using movement, ritual, music and spoken improvisation. Workshop participants will learn the subtleties of the style and form of Playback Theatre, refine acting and improvisation skills and share in the often profound experience of hearing each other's stories and bringing them to life.
		Character Development Stuart Kandell Tired of always being yourself? Be someone else. In this class you will learn the basics of developing a character through voice, gesture and movement. We’ll use monologues, acting exercises, and improvisation to help you explore and develop a whole new persona. This is a beginning level acting class.
		Introduction to Storytelling Liz Nichols Let Liz show you how easy it is to discover your hidden storyteller. Using simple, fun storytelling games and sure-fire story prompts, you’ll be telling tales in your own unique voice and style before you know it! You’ll leave with a traditional tale – myth, folktale or fable – you can share anywhere.
		Joyful Noise Gay Ducey Gay can get folks of all ages to join her in a song or a story – including you! Bring your stories, or learn new ones you can use tomorrow. Discover ways to tell stories that are richer, more fun and better able to take listeners along on a magical ride -- whether into fantasy or into your own personal and family past.
		AFTERNOON CLASSES (55 minutes each): Campers will select two classes
		Masks and the Art of Doing Nothing Leonard Pitt Leonard uses a variety of hand made masks to explore the creation of character in the body and the voice. The class discovers how to increase the expression of the character through t he interplay between stillness and small movements of the body. People typically think they have to "do" to be interesting. In fact, the opposite is true. This process of achieving more by doing less takes us to the heart of performing and reveals the essence of what it means to be on stage.
		Spoken Word Tureeda Mikell As an experienced teacher, Tureeda will help you find your voice, your inner child, explore rap, rhyme, rhythm and blues, you choose. Students will receive poems from the masters like Yeats, Shakespeare and Hughes. Read, write, read your words aloud; edit, and review for performance and/or publication. Come as a child and experience the pleasures of the spoken word.
		Drumming Billy Cauley Working with rhythm is fun, entertaining, builds community, and fosters concentration, new learning and determination. This gives participants instant feedback that reflects one’s efforts in relationship to achieving goals. Scientific studies have shown working with specific rhythms and tempos in a controlled situation fosters the development of new brain wave connections and the birth of new brain cells at any age. Join us for these classes to develop and build a new synchronicity of life.
		Gotta Dance! – Musical Theatre Dance Workshop Bruce Bierman In this fun and challenging workshop, you will learn how to tell more about a character as well as how to advance the plot of a story solely through dance, movement and gesture. Together with the teacher/choreographer, students will create choreography from one of the great Broadway musicals and then present it. Students will also study the work of two of the greatest Broadway choreographers: Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse.
		Sing, Sing, Sing! Ellen Robinson Love Broadway? Any singer who wants to broaden their singing experience, improve vocal technique and even learn harmony to go with some of your favorite show tunes, this class is for you! The songs we learn will be selected from scenes in a musical that will be performed at the end of the week in collaboration with the dance and acting classes.
		Clowning Jeff Raz Take a trip through the world of comedy starting with Chaucer and ending with Cirque du Soleil. Along the way, we'll visit Commedia dell'Arte (complete with masks), vaudeville, circus and more.  Participants will be invited to learn mask technique, verbal and physical comedy routines and classic clown entrees.
July 21-25, 2008 9:30-4:00 daily Arts First Oakland (27th & Harrison, Oakland near Lake Merritt & BART – plenty of free parking) Where the camp motto is “no experience is necessary” to have fun! Only $195 if you register by June 1 – After June 1, $250 Register by calling Stagebridge at (510) 444-4755 or www.stagebridge.org
		Planetary Dance A whole community, participatory ritual Sunday, June 29 Theme: Make Peace with the Planet Sunrise Ceremony: Top of Mt. Tamalpais Dance: 11am, Santos Meadows, Muir Woods. For more information PlanetaryDance@gmail.com
Make Peace with the Planet THE 28TH ANNUAL PLANETARY DANCE The Planetary Dance is an annual all-day ritual of healing and renewal of community joined by people on six continents. It gives people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to join together in a beautiful setting to "dance for a purpose" just as dancers in traditional cultures have danced for a bountiful harvest, a successful hunt, or a happy marriage. This year the theme for Planetary Dance is "Make Peace with the Planet," Al Gore's call to address the issue of climate protection. At the heart of the Planetary Dance, the Earth Run, is a simple circle dance that everyone can do. The Planetary Dance offers people an opportunity to dance, sing, and renew their commitment to act in response to the climate crisis. Anna Halprin, the creator of Planetary Dance, will lead the dance with guest artists Billy Cauley, Jahan Khalighi, Kush, James Nixon, Jason Serinus, Fred Jackson and the Marin City Wind Changers. Planetary Dance Schedule – Sunday, June 29, 2008 Preparation: Ceremonies and Prayers for early risers 6:00am Join a prayer ceremony on the peak of Mt Tamalpais. Arrive by 5:45 am, park at the last parking lot at the peak. It takes 45 minutes to get to this lot from the Stinson Beach exit off Highway 101. A walk to the peak takes another 15 minutes. Have $5 for the parking fee and a flashlight. MAIN EVENT: The Planetary Dance 11:00am Everybody meets at Santos Meadow for offerings of stories, poetry, songs and for introduction to the Earth Run, which follows. The Earth Run is a dance of prayer and dedication. Closure: Celebration Party After the dance we feast, relax, share and play, (food generously provided by Cafe de la Paz). Directions to Santos Meadow: Take Stinson Beach exit off Highway 101. Follow the signs to Highway 1 Turn left at Tam Junction and follow Highway 1 north towards Muir and Stinson Beaches. Turn right (off Highway 1) onto Muir Woods Road just north of the Pelican Inn. Santos Meadow is approximately 1/2 mile. Look for the colorful flags on your left. Park where directed. Please carpool. Participation: A $10 to $25 donation is requested to help cover costs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. The event will take place, rain or shine. Please wear all black or white. Layered clothing is advised. For more information email planetarydance@gmail.com Sponsors: www.cafedelapaz.net, www.tamalpa.org, www.earthalive.com

 

Billy Cauley a pioneer with artistic vision …
innovator in the world drumming movement.

Profound musical and rhythmic experiences in early childhood brought moving realizations of the power of sound and vibration. At a young age he was exposed to monumental artists of vision and scope, artists who later set the bar for the formation of jazz, rock and roll and pop music.
His innate knowledge of the forceful effects of generating spontaneous improvisational music and psychology lead him to the formation of drumming groups with the intention of change. It was far more than just delighting in the chance to make music with like hearted and like-minded individuals; it was an opportunity to explore the intuitive psychophysical connection of music.

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Life Art Skills …for Change and Assimilation

Billy’s approach is dynamic, powerful and liberating. He creates a setting and a safe container for the individual to do the work that is necessary to liberate themselves from their dilemmas, misconceptions and pain.

In a recent interview, Billy had this to say:
“I work only with individuals who are ready and willing to make radical changes in their lives and to stop working with old patterns and reactionary issues that keep arising causing their own pain and difficulties. This self-commitment is the key to change. We have the strength, what is lacking is the unique desire and inner impulse to make a difference.

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Rhythm and Autistic Children

Rhythm is particularly useful with autistic children owing in part to the nonverbal, non-threatening nature of the medium. Multi-rhythmic music activities are designed to support the objectives of the child as observed by the therapist or as indicated by a parent, teacher or other professional. A music therapist might observe, for instance, the child's need to socially interact with others. Rhythmical games might be used to promote hand/eye coordination. Eye contact might be encouraged to stimulate direct engagement. Specific rhythms may be used contingently for a wide variety of cooperative social behaviors.

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Expand your skills and develop your ability to play in a drum circle group and as a solo player. Bring your open hearts and spirits to share in our combined prayers of peace, harmony and love perpetuated by Ritual Drumming.


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