register now thru july 19
Xclaim! 2021 Summer Performance Camps
Can you escape Cruella's evil clutches or will you become her next fur coat?!
F I N D O U T A T C A M P D A L M A T I A N S !
One-week performance camp for ages 7+ include games, activities and workshops to challenge inhibition, develop skills used by stage performers, provide an outlet for youth expression and create a fun atmosphere!
Musical Theatre Camp DALMATIANS July 26-31 $165.00 each
Campers rehearse and perform a short musical story with acting, dance and singing! Camp consists of workshops in vocal music, dance, acting and costumes to prepare a musical production in only one week! Camp meets Monday-Friday from 9:30a-3:00pm and on Saturday from 9:30am-12:00pm. Camp Performance: Saturday, June 19 at 12:00pm.
Registration ends July 19.
Campers bring a sack lunch and drinks each day.
Scroll down for more information and all the details in the 2021 Xclaim! Summer Camp DALMATIANS Policies and Procedures and to download the forms needed to register! Contact us at the chat box at the bottom of your screen with any questions!
REGISTER NOW!
To register with check, scroll down to download and print forms:
Registration Form
Parental Consent Form
COVID Waiver
Send these forms and check payable to Xclaim, Inc. to:
Xclaim, Inc.
502 College St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
To pay with credit card online, click the button below:
(online registrants must submit Parental Consent Form and COVID Waiver before camp to attend)
Open House Aug. 2-4, 5:30-7:30p, classes start aug. 9
2021 Fall Xclaim! Performance Academy
Come home to Xclaim! Performance Academy - where EVERY child is a STAR!
Visit our OPEN HOUSE - Aug. 2-4, 5:30p-7:30p to register!
Registration is open for 2021 Fall semester of classes. Xclaim! Performance Academy employs skilled instructors with specialized degrees to fully challenge our students' arts exploration, personal skill growth, and development of proper techniques used by professionals.
Classes meet once per week for one hour (WEE Theatre meets 45 minutes) for the full semester. Each class presents a final exhibition the first weekend in December.
ACTING (5:30p-6:30p Monday Acting 1, Tuesday Acting 2, Wednesday Acting 3)
Group games & exercises reinforce weekly concept. Classes will feature a new play each week – usually one produced by Xclaim! in past, but not always. Students will explore that story & characters while focusing on individualized growth plans and challenges in physicality and expression. Students are recommended to stay in their age group, but some exceptions may be allowed.
Acting 1 is for those with little experience, who haven’t taken acting class or age 7-10. Class will focus on foundations of acting and measuring personal growth.
Acting 2 is for those with considerable experience or 3 or more years of acting class, suggested ages 10-15. Class will focus more on director feedback to challenge student presentation to increase growth and confidence.
Acting 3 is for those with considerable experience or 5 or more years of actin class, suggessted ages 15-Adults. Class will move at a fast pace, cover advanced concepts in vocal expression and stage movement, and require reading and memorization.
DANCE (6:30p-7:30p Tuedsay)
Group exercises in strength, flexibility, rhythm & musicality prepare students for floor exercises and drills meant to teach dance steps & combinations used most frequently in musical theatre and Broadway productions. Basic technique and vocabulary will be taught through short combinations and class choreography.
VOICE (4:30p-5:30p Wednesday)
Group exercises and vocal drills will teach blending, vocal control, tone purity and breath control. Proper vocal technique will be focus to ensure healthy singing! Individual vocal assignments will challenge personal growth and teach solo techniques used by professional vocalists and Broadway musical theatre performers.
WEE THEATRE (4:45p-5:30p Tuesday)
Introduction to stage performance for ages 4-6. Games & activities featuring children’s songs, rhymes & fairy tales will teach motor control, listening, following instructions and teamwork. Stage concepts will include facing the audience and speaking loudly and clearly.
Scroll down to download all the details and forms needed to register. Contact us at the chat box at the bottom of your screen with any questions!
REGISTER NOW!
Visit our OPEN HOUSE - Aug. 2-4, 5:30p-7:30p to register in person!
To register with check, scroll down to download and print forms:
Registration Form
Parental Consent Form
Send these forms and check payable to Xclaim, Inc. to:
Xclaim, Inc.
502 College St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
To pay with credit card online, click the button below:
(Online fees apply. Online registrants must submit Parental Consent Form before class to attend)
Scroll down to see paperwork before you register!
executive director
Christopher H. Cherry is founding Executive Director of Xclaim, Inc., a non-profit performance arts organization providing unique performance opportunities for youth. This Bowling Green, KY native is no stranger to local arts and youth programs. He graduated Western Kentucky University, Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Performing Arts with concentrations in Musical Theatre & Directing. Cherry directed the Sunburst Youth Theatre as Director of Education for Public Theatre of Kentucky for 5 years and then founded the Capitol Arts Youth Theatre, for which he served as Artistic Director for more than 3 years. He served 2-year positions as Theatre-Artist-in-Residence for Kaleidoscope, a positive youth development program, and as an ambassador for the Youth Alliance, both in Bowling Green. Cherry also served on the board of directors for Fountain Square Players, Bowling Green's community theatre, for 3 years.
Christopher has worked on more than 500 productions as director, choreographer, stage manager & actor for professional theatre companies in Philadelphia, Louisville, Nashville and Atlanta. He has taught youth classes, workshops and private lessons in acting, auditioning, movement, musical theatre, technical theatre, and voice & diction for stage for 25 years.
Many of his students are seeking professional degrees or working theatre professionals, commercial actors or models for runway and print. Christopher strongly believes that young people should be valued as artists and given support, training and encouragement for their artistic aspirations.
