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MISSION
The mission of the Stamford Center for the Arts educational programs is to instill a lifelong appreciation for the performing arts through opportunities to experience the joy of live performance; to foster an understanding of the performing arts; to provide the inspiration and tools to enjoy and create the performing arts; and to cultivate audiences of the future and tomorrow’s artists.
SCA SUMMER 2010
ARTS INFUSION EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Palace Theatre
Stamford Center for the Arts believes that bringing the Performing Arts to young people is critical to their path to becoming well rounded, successful and contributing members of our society. In short, the Arts make better human beings who can enjoy and appreciate the beauty of the arts as well as participate in the creation of its various forms. Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill. Arts learning can also improve motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork. The Arts are vital to our quality of life.
We are pleased to present an unprecedented arts opportunity for our local young people … SCA Summer 2010 Arts Infusion Education Program. This program will provide students with engaging lifelong learning opportunities exploring creative arts activities and discovering and nurturing their musical talents. It is being especially designed for approximately 6,000 area youth ages 4-20.
THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS
BELLO IS BACK! & CIRCUS WORKSHOPS
Time Magazine calls him, "America's Best Clown" and now, BELLO IS BACK! Under the Big Apple Big Top performing breathtaking feats of humor in the theatrical focus of one ring with no seat more than 50 feet away! Bello is joined by a world of stellar circus stars including their very own clown, Grandma!
WORKSHOPS:
Circus coaches will engage the children in feather balancing, scarf juggling,
plate spinning, ball/ring juggling, Chinese yo-yos, acro-pyramids, and clowning.
All materials will be provided.
Workshop Length: 2 hrs.
Maximum number of children in each workshop: 50
Workshop for ages 5-7: Thursday, July 22 9:30-11:30AM
Performances
Wednesday, July 14 3:00-5:00PM
and Thursday, July 22 12:30-2:30PM
Cost: $44/Child (Workshop and Performance)
$20/Adult (Performance ticket only)
Cost includes Popcorn or Cotton Candy at the performance
Locations:
Workshops - The Palace Theatre, downtown Stamford
Performances - under The Big Top at Mill River Park, downtown Stamford
Jim West’s
Aesop’s Fables II & Puppet Workshops
Performances
Aesop’s Fables II
The Lion and the Mouse, The Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare!
Come to see Aesop’s famous fables, as only Jim West and his partner can bring them to life. An unbelievable feat of large-scale puppeteering featuring the music of
Scarlatti, Beethoven, and Chopin!
Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:00AM -11:00AM or Noon-1:00PM
Recommended ages: 4-10 yrs. Performance: 55 minutes
Cost: $8 Children and Adults (+ $1 handling fee per ticket)
Tickets for groups of 15 or more are just $5.00
All seats are General Admission
WORKSHOPS
Puppeteer Jim West will teach children how to make paper bag puppets with construction paper, multi-colored tissue paper, crayons, glitter, markers, glue and much more. All materials will be provided.
Tuesday, July 20 10:00AM-11:00AM or Noon-1:00PM
Ages: 7-10 yrs. Workshop: 45 minutes.
Maximum number of children in each workshop: 25
+1 parent or chaperone per child (optional, no cost)
Cost: $15 per child
Perfect for birthday parties, play groups, mom’s clubs, community centers, day care centers, camps, brownie, girl scout and boy scout troupes.
For more information, call
Carol Bryan, Education Coordinator at 203.517.3431 or
by email-
cbryan@scalive.org
Lumina String Quartet and SCA present
Summer Music Institute for Young Musicians
August 2 – August 8 & August 9 – August 15
SCA will present a two-week Music Institute for Talented Young Artists involving almost 70 local emerging musicians in the beautiful setting of The Palace Theatre, Stamford. The Lumina String Quartet, in its thirteenth year in residence at SCA, will conduct this Chamber Music Institute for Young Musicians, which has developed into a highly successful summer festival for talented students. As the ensemble in residence at Norwalk Community College, the Lumina String Quartet provides a meaningful contribution to Connecticut’s musical life.
Each week-long program includes chamber music coaching, private lessons, master classes and scheduled practice and rehearsal time (both alone and as an ensemble).
At the conclusion of the Music Institute on Sunday, August 15, SCA and Lumina String Quartet will present, “The Festival of String Quartets”, a public performance featuring participating musicians and the scholarship winner. SCA and the Presenting Sponsors will award a $2,000 scholarship to one student participating in the music institute at the August 15 performance. The award winner will be determined by the professional teachers involved through adjudication. The scholarship is to be used by the student in pursuing his/her musical talent.
For more information or tickets to the performance, please visit
The Chamber Music Institute
at www.chambermusicinstitute.org.
The SCA Summer Arts Infusion Education Program is made possible by
Presenting Sponsors RFR Realty and Purdue Pharma
For tickets for the performances, call or visit The Palace Theatre box office:
203-325-4466 or visit us online at www.scalive.org
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