BCT Academy of Performing Arts
Our CLASSES are for EVERYONE!
ACTING! DANCING! PUPPETRY! Your up-and-coming stars will broaden their horizons as they rely on their imagination, creativity and five senses. Storytelling, dancing, reading and socializing serve as the core theatre curriculum for each class. Maximum 16 students per class. No Audition Required.
Previous acting experience is not necessary! Classes are guided by the Acting Techniques established by Richard Boleslavsky in the Stanislavski tradition. In addition to the specific Goals and Focus, each class will utilize singing, dancing, storytelling, reading, staging, designing and socializing as its core theatre curriculum. See below for our Spring Break 2010 one week Intensive and Summer Academy Workshops!
SPRING BREAK 2010 - One Week Intensive
Click here to download registration information for Spring Break. Call 205-458-8182 or e-mail education@bct123.org for detailed information. Click Here to Enroll Now!
Monday-Friday, March 15-19, 2010 at the BJCC.
Class Levels:
Little Ones: Current PK and K * 9:30-12:30 * $125
Primary: 1st and 2nd Graders * 1:30-4:30 * $125
Ensemble: 3rd and 4th Graders * 9:30-4:30 * $225
Supporting: 5th and 6th Graders * 9:30-4:30 * $225
Principals: 7th and 8th Graders * 9:30-4:30 * $225
Summer Theatre Academy 2010
Click here to download registration information for BCT's Summer Academy of Performing Arts. Call 205-458-8182 or e-mail education@bct123.org for detailed information.
Class Descriptions:
ACT ONE: Little Ones (Upcoming 3½ to 5K)
Meets M-F, 10:00am - 2:00pm, One week session
June 21 - 25, 2010
COST: $150/student
Goals and Focus: Acting and Dancing! This class will instill the acting basics of Concentration and the Development of the Five Senses necessary for actors.
ACT TWO: Primary (Upcoming 1st and 2nd Graders)
Meets M-F, 10:00am - 2:00pm, One week session
June 21 - 25, 2010
COST: $150/student
Goals and Focus: Puppets and Singing! Building on Concentration and the Five Senses, students will discover how to draw on their Memory of Emotions when working on stage.
ACT THREE: Ensemble (Upcoming 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders)
Meets M-F, 9:30am - 4:00pm, Two week session
July 12 - 16 and 19 - 23, 2010
COST: $370/student
Goals and Focus: Storytelling and Physical Acting! Maintaining work on Concentration, the Five Senses and Memory of Emotion, students will learn to identify and utilize Dramatic Action in rehearsal and performance.
ACT FOUR: Supporting (Upcoming 6th, 7th and 8th Graders)
Meets M-F, 9:30am - 4:00pm, Two week session
July 12 - 16 and July 19 - 23, 2010
COST: $370/student
Goals and Focus: Stage Clowns and Musicals! Continuing with Concentration, the Five Senses, Memory of Emotion and Dramatic Action, students will explore various Characterization techniques in their stage work.
ACT FIVE: Principals (Upcoming High School Students)
Meets M-F, 9:30am - 4:00pm, Two week intensive
July 12 - 16 and July 19 - 23, 2010
COST: $370/student
Goals and Focus: Scenic Design and Performance! This course will introduce Observation and Rhythm to the acting process as students work on a fully staged production presented for the public.
About the Academy
BCT Academy at the Birmingham Children's Theatre, one of the nation's oldest and largest professional theaters for children, draws on a six decade legacy of educating and entertaining over twelve million children. Our curriculum instills fundamental childhood growth skills: teamwork, interpersonal communication, reading, comprehension, self-confidence, self-discipline and leadership; while fostering creativity, imagination and a playful curiosity. Academy instructors are highly qualified, working theatre professionals. Class enrollments are limited to ensure that your child will have access to one-on-one instruction. BCT Academy sessions culminate with a performance piece involving every child.
