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Spring
Beak Session
Registration Begins: December 1, 2008
Session Run: March 16–20, 2009
This
Spring Break Out Session is a break from the norm…
A break from school…
A break from studying…
And a break into the stimulating and exciting world of the performing
arts through visual interpretation.
This
session will focus on experiencing the various facets of the arts;
we will take three (3) field trips to view different art venues
at their finest. This week is pack full of fun and excitement.
At the end of the week the young performers will present their
artistic interpretation of information gained from the field trips.

Summer
Program
Registration
Begins: December
1, 2008
Session Run: Session One — June 1–June
27, 2009
Session Two — July 6–August 1, 2009
Ticket
Sales for performances — $10.00
The
Young Performers Program (YPP) is for young people ages
7–17 who are wanting to explore their creataive and artistic
talents. Since 1983, more than 3,000 Houston area youth, including
some who are now professionals of Broadway, film and television,
have participated in this exciting programs, which combines the
study of arts, education, creative dramatics and performance.
The
program offers an introductory overview of the arts through theatre,
dance and music which motivates and engages youth.
Each
four-week session culminates in a production.
Past
Shows Performed by our Young Performers
• I Thought You Knew
• The Wiz
• A Broadway Revue
• Back N The Day
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
• Dreamgirls
• The Emperors New Clothes
• Nzinga & The Festival of Gifts
• Through the eye of a child
• How to eat like a child

Young
Performers Classes Offered
Theatre
Performance
Introduces students to role-playing, creative exercises, improvisation,
physical movement, breathing, vocal warm-ups and other basic performance
techniques.
Theatre
Theory
Explores acting styles through historical information, critical
thinking, character analysis, monologue, and scene execution.
Vocal
Performance
Strengthens diction and breathing techniques and their relation
to music composition, vocal performance and instrumentation. Students
will also learn how music influences the mood and action in a
play.
Registration
Begins December 1, 2008
Tuition Deadlines
Session One – May 1, 2009
Session Two – June 2, 2009
Nonrefundable Registration: $50.00
Here
are some of the Young Performers who have gone on to make a name
for themselves:
Troy Cleveland — Little Giants, Fallen
with Denzel Washington
Wayne
Bell — National & Regional Television commercials
Dequina Moore — Broadway, Little Shop
of Horrors
Tanisha Eanes — (Lynn) All My Children
Ashley Davis — (Tamar) recording artist,
Grammy Nominee
Robyn Troup — American Idol, Grammy Awards
Performer

For
more information contact:
G. Allen Mack
Artistic Associate/Young Performer’s Director
713-807-4309
gmack@ensemblehouston.com |