Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Winter class schedule


PERFORMANCE AND PLAYWRITING:

Now PLAYing
Ages 5-7
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Matrix Theatre Company
Begins Jan 23, 2010

In this introduction to being on stage, Matrix’s youngest actors will learn the basics of movement, stage voice, and characterization as they prepare a call-and-response performance for March 22’s World Water Day event.

Living on Stage
Ages 8-11
Tues/Thurs, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Roberto Clemente Recreation Center
Begins Jan 26, 2010

Older children taking this class will have the opportunity to learn the beginning elements of playwriting. Through explorations of character, plot, setting, and theme, these young writers will adapt a story about water consciousness that will be performed on March 22 at the World Water Day event.

Playwriting Is…
Ages 11-14
Tues/Thurs, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Begins Jan 26, 2010
Students in this class will begin to think about playwriting as a springboard to social change. Building on their playwriting experience from the last semester, these students will script an original piece about hidden waters of Detroit, and what water justice means to not only the animals that inhabit Detroit waters, but also to city residents as well. Their play will be performed at the World Water Day event on March 22.

PUPPETRY:

Water Stories Puppets
Ages 5-7
Saturdays, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.n.
Matrix Theatre Company Studio
Begins Jan 23, 2010

Where is water from? Where does it go? What happens if we don’t take care of it? Our youngest puppeteers will begin to discover the answers to those questions as they read storybooks about water, and make puppets of the fish, turtles, and other creatures that live in water, as well as people puppets who will tell water stories at the World Water Day event on March 22.

Recycled Puppets
Ages 8-11
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Matrix Theatre Company Studio
Begins Jan 23, 2010

Puppet-makers in this class will be using Eco-Fi fabrics and recycled materials to create bottle, glove, rod, sock, and marionette puppets, while also learning about the value of re-using what we have, and the impact bottled water has on our ecosystem.

Spirit of the Water Masks
Ages 11-14
Wednesdays, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Matrix Theatre Company Studio
Begins Jan 25, 2010
Young teens will tell their own personal stories connected with Michigan and Detroit waters (rivers, lakes, marshes, beaches) to create masks that embody their own connection to the eco-life around them.

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