FSPA Announces Summer Camp Programs, Franklin

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will offer a series of one-week summer camps, an eight-week summer session of weekly voice, instrumental, and dance lessons and classes, and a SummerStage musical theater program. Registration for all summer programs begins March 5.

FSPA’s annual SummerStage musical theater program features a two-week format and an all-student, full-length production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. SummerStage is open to students in grades 3-12, with two separate casts for the show (one for Grades 3-8 and the other for Grades 8-12). SummerStage 2012 runs from August 6-17.

The School’s roster of one-week performing arts camps includes Camp GLEE, Rock Camp, Recording Camp, Vocal Styles Camp, Dance Camp, Contemporary Dance Styles Camp, Broadway Camp, and Acting Camp, as well as a Creative Kids Camp and Little Music School Experience for young children.

Inspired by the popular Fox TV show, Camp GLEE runs July 23-27 for students in grades 5-8, and July 30-August 3 for students in grades 1-4. The FSPA staff will lead students in recreating pop, rock, and Broadway hits from the popular show. GLEEKS will learn to sing solos and choral parts on selected repertoire, focusing on stylization and correct genre-specific technique. All songs will be choreographed and presented in a final Camp GLEE “Competition” on the last day!

Rock Camp, for musicians of all levels, runs July 9-13 and provides students with the opportunity to jam with talented area musicians and learn from well-known Boston professionals. Rock Camp is under the direction of bassist Bill Miele and drummer Kenny Hadley and concludes with a studio performance. For students in Grades 5-12 interested in studio or computer recording, Audio Engineer Derek Pisano will lead Recording Camp, from July 23-27. The FSPA voice faculty will also work with students interested in performing as studio singers.

Critically-acclaimed R&B singer April Hall will conduct a Vocal Styles Camp July 16-20 for high school singers, introducing students to jazz phrasing, scatting, and improvisation, as well as microphone and performance techniques.

For young beginner dancers (grades 1-6), Dance Camp will run July 18-22, introducing jazz, tap and ballet and featuring engaging choreography and creative dance games. Teen intermediate and advanced dancers in grades 7-12 will focus on various contemporary genres, including contemporary, lyrical, and modern jazz, in Contemporary Dance Styles Camp, July 23-27. FSPA will also offer two Summer Ballet Intensives: Summer Session I for the Young Dancer Division (ages 9-11) from July 2-13, and Summer Session II for the Pre-Professional Division (ages 12-18) from August 6-24.

For musical theater enthusiasts in Grades 1-6, Broadway Camp runs from July 16-20 and/or August 20-24. Campers learn vocals, choreography and scene work and showcase their skills in a final ensemble performance. Acting Camp, running July 23-27 and/or August 20-24 for students in Grades 5-9, teaches character building and improvisation and culminates in a one-of-a-kind presentation.

For younger children, Creative Kids Camp will engage and entertain campers ages 5-7 with drama games, theater activities, singing, dancing, and crafts from July 9-13 and /or July 30-August 3. The youngest campers ages 3-5 are invited to the summer Little Music School Experience with FSPA’s Little Music School Director Kim Rezendes from July 16-20 and/or August 6-10.

To register for performing arts camps, SummerStage, private lessons or classes, call FSPA at (508) 528-8668. For further information, visit online at www.FSPAonline.com.

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