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B4 l H t U A K V lLLt B tA V tK weunesuay, iviaiui o, iuuu Arts & Entertainment Oakville Beaver Entertainment Editor Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Extension 254) Fax:337-5567 P hoto by P eter C. M cCusker Yo M u sta fa h e lp s W h itn e y S m ith w ith h e r a c tin g s k ills . I Camp fosters self-confidence as well as acting and singini By Carol B aldw in ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR ids, ages 9 to 15, can explore all aspects o f theatre during Sum m er D ram a C am p 2000. Not only will they exam ine the techniques o f acting, singing and dancing, th ey 'll be able to try their hands at som e backstage skills as well and even attend a production at Stratford. "T h ey 'll get an idea o f w hat goes into a production," explains Yo M ustafa, artistic director for W est End Studio T heatre (W.E.S.T.). Sum m er D ram a C am p 2000, operated by W.E.S.T., will offer four tw o-w eek sessions beginning the w eek o f July 3rd and continuing until the last w eek o f A ugust. "W e'll be concentrating on voice, body and the im agina tion, every day from 9 `til 4, starting w ith the basics and getting into m ore detailed stu ff...p u llin g out the k id s' tal ents," says M ustafa. "I have friends com ing in to do w orkshops on set design, costum e design, lighting d e sig n ...T h e n w hen we go to see a show (at S tratford), w e 'll have a discussion afterw ard s...(ask in g ) w hat did you think o f the blocking, the set, the lighting?," he explains. "So, they can discuss it intelligently instead o f `W ell, I d id n 't like it.' W hy d id n 't you like it?" A lso, on the second last day o f each session, parents will be able to see the fruits o f their ch ild ren 's labour as they enjoy a play o f about an hour in length that their kids not only act in but have w ritten as well. M ustafa says the sum m er cam p will not be divided into different age groups but will see nine-year-olds w orking alongside 15-year-olds. "It w orks am azingly well. The older kids end up looking after the younger kids, and the confidence o f the younger kids really builds as they w ork with the older kids," he explains. "D ivision d o esn 't w ork in this instance." The older kids, especially those w ho have taken previous acting lessons, m ay even have an opportunity to direct a play or at least assist. K D on't M iss T h is R o c k 'N' Roll Ic e S p e c t a c u la r S tarrin g T h re e-T im e C a n a d ia n C h am p io n J o s e e C ho u in ard ! 4 DAYS O NLY! BY PHONE: ( 905 ) 645-5000 tlckotm astor o utlets w w w .tic k e tm a s te r.c a INFO: (905) 546-4040 GROUPS: (905) 546-4095 16-19 * MAR. Copps Coliseum TICKETS: $20 - $30 - $45 (VIP) (service charges and handling lees may apply) www.GreaseOnlce.com P r o d u c e d b y F e ld E n te r ta im n e n t a n d T h e T r o ik a O r g a n iz a tio n "Trade stocks, review shocks, order socks." H om e L m ance H ow ever, before the cam p gets under way, W.E.S.T. is offering a spring session o f acting w orkshops for kids and adults alike, beginning A pril 8th. T hese eight-w eek w ork shops do segregate by age. Stage acting is available for adult w ould-be actors as w ell as those as young as five, w hile nine-year-olds are the youngest w ho can enroll in the acting w orkshops for film and television. "A nd w e are introducing voice lessons, w ith Judith Lan der, for kids betw een the ages o f 12 and 17, and for adults," says M ustafa. "T here is a program called Voice Busters (for adults), w hich is fo r those w ho d o n 't think they can carry a tune, but they really c a n ...I t's sort o f le t's get together and play around and d isco v er that w e really do have a voice." V ocal/Singing O ne is for the u n d er-18 age group and Vocal/Singing Two is for the over-18s. T hese classes will focus on the pop singing technique, w ith each student ulti m ately having an opportunity to perfect a pop or Broadway song o f his or her choice. "I w ant W est E nd S tudio T heatre to be able to m ake a difference in the arts, and because w e are going to be doing m usicals as one o f our show s at the O akville Centre, it's im portant that w e do offer the training," explains M ustafa. "E v e n tu a lly ...w e 're probably going to start introducing m usical theatre - five w eeks o f choreography and then five w eeks o f singing (for kids). T hen w e'll com bine the two into little vignettes and choreograph it into a little m ini show for the parents." U ltim ately, M u stafa says he w ould like to start a youth theatre com pany in O akville, w hich will tap into the talent developed in the acting, singing and m usical theatre w ork shops. H e says this group w ill entertain in m alls or other public places, w ith the possibility o f even establishing a lunch-tim e theatre. "T he philosophy o f W est E nd S tudio T heatre is that we d o n 't w ant to create little stars. We w ant to create kids who are going to be happy and confident in w hat they are do ing," he stresses. N ot that h e 's opposed to seeing his stu dents go on to do great things on the stage or screen. But if they do, he w ould like it to be through choice not because he pushed them to fulfill a prom ise o f stardom he had made. T he spring w orkshops range in price from $72 for stage acting for ages 5 to 8 to $160 for any o f the voice work shops. T he fee fo r each tw o-w eek session o f Sum m er D rama C am p 2000 is $375, except for the session including the A ugust holiday M onday, w hich is $335. Fees do not include lunch. For inform ation or registration, call 845-W E ST (9378). Ants In YourPants'for kids ` C hildren and parents alike can bop to tunes from the Ju n o-nom inated album A nts In Your Pants: Volume 1, w hich w ill be perform ed live at M asterm ind, the only retail store w here A n ts In Your P ants C D s and cassettes are avail able. A nd C ush from T reehouse T V w ill be bopping along w ith them at this free M arch B reak concert at 4 p.m. on M arch 15th at M asterm ind in the U pper O akville Shopping C entre, 1011 U pper M iddle Rd. at E ighth Line. S inger D ouglas John stars in C an ad a's num ber-one preschool video program , A n ts In Your Pants, w hich is seen on N orth A m erica's only specialty channel dedicated to preschoolers - T reehouse TV. T he popularity o f the television show spaw ned the CD by the sam e nam e, a spirited collection o f ch ild ren 's songs, w hich w as nom inated for B est C h ild ren 's A lbum at this y e a r's Juno aw ards. 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