Theater workshops available through March 27 for ages 5-17
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KINGMAN – Four different musical theater workshops are being offered by Kingman Center for the Arts and will take place at the ArtHub (402 E Beale Street). Teacher and Director Sidney Valdez is one of the teaching artists for KCA’s Disney Musicals in Schools program that they operate in association with Disney and the Smith Center in Las Vegas. Sidney has successfully directed 6 major productions with Beale Street Theater, including “Snoopy The Musical,” “Dorothy in Wonderland,” Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” and Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast Jr.”
The Winnie the Pooh musical theater workshop is specifically designed for 5-11 year-olds. ”It’s meant to give a very basic training on musical theater while having lots of fun!” says Sidney Valdez. “I love teaching kids the magic of musical theater because it’s a great creative outlet. Children are able to create and mold new worlds all the while singing and dancing. I’ve seen musical theater bring out the spark in even the most quiet and reserved students!” adds Ms. Valdez.
Three other musical theater workshops offered are for ages 8-17. Participants guided by Director Valdez, will block, choreograph, and sing through iconic Disney scenes and songs. Each session will cover different basics including auditioning practices, introduction to scripts, casting, reading/singing plus choreography. “Musical theater combines all of the art forms and gives young people the opportunity to work onstage or behind the scenes,” says Director Valdez. Students will also be introduced to props and dance while running through scripts, preparing scenes and putting it all together – incorporating all levels of Musical Theater.
These workshop sessions will run once a week for 5 or 6 weeks depending on the class. They are catered toward building well rounded young actors in the practice of dancing, singing, and acting. KCA Executive Director, Kristina Michelson says, “we feel strongly that the experience of live theater for children is a unique experience that helps build self esteem, strengthen friendships and teaches responsibility.”
Due to restrictions from Covid, classes are limited to 10 students.
To register for any of the workshops or individual days, visit;
https://kingmanarts.org/classes/
