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The Actors Gymnasium Circus and Performing Arts Camp
Evanston, Illinois
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847-328-2795
email[AT]actorsgymnasium.org
927 Noyes St.
Evanston, Illinois 60201
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
927 Noyes Street
Suite 100
Evanston, IL 60201
CAMPER AGES: 9-15
TYPE OF CAMP: Day Camp. Weekdays, 9am-4pm
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: The Actors Gymnasium Circus and Performing Arts Camp is perfect for young performers who want to strengthen, stretch and flex their physical and creative muscles. Each day begins with a rigorous warm-up, followed by training and workshops in circus and aerial arts, physical theatre and drama, and dance. Students learn juggling, tumbling, static trapeze, Spanish web, tightwire, stilts, and more; take fun-filled field trips; and create and perform their very own circus-theatre performance at the end of the session! Camp is directed by Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi.
SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS: The Actors Gymnasium offers Special Needs classes throughout the year. For more information, visit our website: Our Camp Website Link: www.actorsgymnasium.org
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Dance, Theater, Gymnastics, Team Sports, and more. Circus, Performing Arts, Aerial Skills, Tumbling
CAMP LOCATION: The Actors Gymnasium is located within the Noyes Cultural Arts Center at 927 Noyes, Evanston, Illinois. We are right at the Noyes stop on the CTA purple line.
CAMP FACILITIES: Classes and camps are taught in two spaces; our Gym is a 3,000 sq/ft gymnasium space that features a 1,600 sq/ft sprung floor, and a fully rigged 24 foot ceiling. Our Studio is a 900 sq/ft classroom space that features a floating sprung White Oak dance floor, a fully rigged 14 foot ceiling, a handstand wall, conditioning ladders, and room length 12 foot mirrors for aerial work.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Camp is directed by Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi. Sylvia, recently returned from a successful tour of Lookingglass Alice, is a second generation circus performer who grew up touring with various circuses, including Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. She also performed at The Circus World Championships in London, England. In 1990 she moved to Chicago and began her career as a circus teacher and choreographer. Sylvia is a co-founder of The Actors Gymnasium and an Artistic Associate of The Lookingglass Theatre Company. Other theater credits include The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theater, Marriott Theater, and The Steppenwolf Theatre, among others. She recently won the Illinois Theatre Association’s Award of Honor, the 3Arts award for design, and she has been nominated for six Joseph Jefferson Awards for her choreography, winning five.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Visit our website, Our Camp Website Link: www.actorsgymnasium.org, for scholarship information!
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: The Actors Gymnasium offers classes throughout the year for all age groups and skill levels!
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
$1,180 per Session
$2,275 for Both Sessions
Session I: June 13 – July 8, 2016 (Mon – Fri, 9am-4pm) No camp July 4th
Session II: July 11 – August 5, 2016 (Mon – Fri, 9am-4pm)
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