What a fun week with a wonderful group of artistic kids! Act Out camp is a series of classes and workshops in the arts. It offers an opportunity to explore different mediums of performing and visual arts. Campers experienced theatre, dance, music, sculpting and set painting.
The theatre class worked on a readers theatre version of the Frog Prince Continued. They even had a chance to experience what the phrase "the show must go on" means when one of the cast was sick on the last day and we had to quickly change the blocking and dispense the lines among the remaining cast.
The STOMP class began their Friday showcase with a rousing chant of "Let's go, Upstart Crow". Their class focused on music literacy through the use of rhythmic chants and creating music from objects on stage. Between feet, hands, chairs, boxes and sticks the music was engaging and fun for the youngest to the oldest in the group.
The African drumming group was superb. The dancing was tuneful in and of itself, with the steady undertones of the drum. They delighted their parents with their ability to stay on their feet through some pretty tricky dance steps.
The sets were designed and painted as a backdrop for their Friday showcase. The sets complimented the Frog Prince, while adding character to the African dance and the STOMP of the Crow! The fairytale forest was filled with charm and whimsy with polka dot trees, a gingerbread house and firebreathing dragon.
And I am sure that breakfast will bring hold more than cereal for them come next week, as they eat from their glazed bowls and spoons from the sculpting class. The work was beautiful and sparked by the creativity of each individual. You will certainly never find two of a kind in this group of talented young artists.
With more summer camps to come, I look forward to the next group of young people to add their voice and creative expression to the Crow!
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