Myth & Legends Through Theatre: Exploring Drama & Musical Theatre (Gr. 4-8)

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Theatre is about telling a story using the actor's tool – voice, body and imagination. In this dynamic program, students will enjoy exploring drama & musical theatre while creating their very own and unique tall tales and legends. Using improvisation and drama games, performers will work on a final performance created in collaboration with the whole class. Singing and choreography will be part of the final show with numbers from many well-known Broadway shows and a few twists along the way. Parents & friends are invited to watch the final performance at the end of the week.

March 15-19 with Nicky Phillips

$250.00

Myths & Legends Through Painting (Gr. 5-9)

9:00 am-12:00 pm

What if Da Vinci's Mona Lisa could speak? What if Degas' ballerinas could finish their dance or we could see what happened the afternoon of Van Gogh's Starry Night? Each famous painting tells a magnificent story, not just for the painter but for each and every viewer. Students will learn the necessary techniques to draw and paint while learning about, and then reinterpreting the most famous paintings of our time. Skills such as colour mixing, brushwork, measuring properties, shading and highlighting, as well as communicating a story through painting will be emphasized. Students will be encouraged to bring their own ideas and creativity to paint unique and personal artwork based on historical images.

March 15-19 with Linda Prussick

$255.00

Dragons,Unicorns and Mythological Creatures: A Study Through Painting (Gr. 4-7)

1:00-4:00 pm

In this painting course, students will look at paintings and illustrations of many of the most famous mythological creatures found in stories, legends and fables, as well as explore the varying landscapes that they inhabited. Skills such as colour mixing, brushwork, measuring properties, shading and highlighting will be emphasized, as students learn to develop an individual approach to painting and addressing subject matter. Young painters will incorporate mixed media into their paintings to create unique and texturized art pieces.

March 15-19 with Linda Prussick

$255.00

Dragons & Fables: A Study in Clay (Gr. 4-7)

9:00 am-12:00 pm

In this clay program, students will focus on the mythological creatures and animals found in many famous fables, as they finish two projects over the course of the week. Through class discussions and the viewing of illustrations, students will create their own unique and creative clay dragon. Each student will also chose one of Aesop's fables and depict it through the creation of a shadow box. The class will work from images of the animals in the stories, to create a three-dimensional scene with a relief background and foreground frame.

March 15-19 with Diane Hamilton

$255.00

Arthur & Guinevere: Exploring Medieval Stories Through Clay (Gr. 5-9)

1:00-4:00 pm

This fun and hands-on workshop will allow clay sculptors to explore the legends of the Knights of the Round Table and the exciting Medieval times. Along with reading excerpts from these stories, the class will create two projects: a grail and a castle. The grail will be decorated with relief panels, personalized and uniquely finished to reflect the hopes and dreams of each artist. For the castle, students will look at images of different castles and each design and then create their own three-dimensional version in clay. Castles can also include figures, horses, etc. to depict events or stories taking place there.

March 15-19 with Diane Hamilton

$255.00