CLASSES OVERVIEW
ACTING
Acting is the art of storytelling. The ability to take direction, to work as a team, to act individually, to learn lines/directions and to have confidence in being in front of an audience will be taught. Improvisation/ad-libbing, imaginary play and creative storytelling will be experienced.
"You should feel a flow of joy because you are alive. Your body will feel full of life. That is what you must give from the stage. Your life. No less. That is art: to give all you have." - Anton Chekhov
VOICE
Key elements of singing include; breathing, phonation, resonation and articulation. Songs in a musical are what brings the storytelling to life at moments when emotions are heightened and can no longer be expressed in only words. Musical theatre singers are widely trained and versatile singers, trained in vocal styles from rock (RENT), contemporary (Dear Evan Hansen) to classical (Phantom of the Opera).
"Unless you learn how to be in your head, you'll never learn how to create." - Lin-Manuel Miranda.
DANCE
Theatre dance is learning how movement of the body can express feelings, emotions and story telling. Having proper technique rooted in ballet, jazz, tap and hip hop creates the musical theatre style.
“Human beings are born with the instinct to express themselves through movement.” - Bob Fosse