Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library
4800 W. 10th St., Little Rock
Art and music make the day perfect for the entire family with live entertainment, child-friendly arts and crafts, refreshments and friendly competition that chalks it all up for fun!
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Date: Tuesday – Friday, March 19 – 22
Time: 9am – Noon daily + 1pm – 3pm Thursday, 3/21 + Student Performance Friday, 3/22
Location: Cranford Co. Studio, 512 Main St., Little Rock
Age/Level: 8th – 12th grade / Intermediate to Advanced / STRINGS ONLY
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to twelve (12) campers.
What to bring/wear: Water bottle, comfortable clothing, boxed lunch on Thursday, string instrument(s) and gear.
Faulkner Chamber Music Festival faculty and Arkansas Symphony Orchestra musicians lead individual coachings, chamber music group rehearsals, even music trivia to develop intermediate and advanced players’ rehearsal strategies, communication skills and performance techniques. Learn and play a movement of classical work with new friends in this four-day camp that reverberates with the fun and excitement of the FCMF summer program! To learn more about Faulkner Chamber Music Festival, visit faulknerchambermusicfestival.com
Tuesday 3/19/19
9am – Noon
Wednesday 3/20/19
9am – Noon
Thursday 3/21/19
9am – Noon
1pm – 3pm (Students bring lunch from home)
Friday 3/22/19
9am – Noon
Pizza Lunch Provided
Afternoon Concert for family & friends
Date: Tuesday – Thursday, March 19 – 21
BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE Time: 9am – 12:30pm
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED Time: 11:30am – 3pm
Location: Ballet Arkansas Studio, 520 Main St., Little Rock
Age/Level: 9+ year olds / Beginner to Intermediate – OR – 13+ year olds / Intermediate to Advanced
(Dancers ages 13+ may attend the Beginner/Intermediate classes, based on number of participants.)
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to twenty (20) campers for each session.
What to bring/wear: Water bottle, boxed lunch, tennis shoes for “Conditioning”, ballet slippers or jazz shoes for “Let’s Get Moving”, ballet shoes for “Ballet Technique,” warm ups for “Conditioning,” pointe shoes for Pointe Class, comfortable ballet dance attire (leotard and tights) or athletic apparel.
Ballet Arkansas, the foremost professional ballet company in the state of Arkansas, invites you into BA’s studios for a fun-filled week of dance classes and behind the scenes workshops. Explore ballet, jazz, contemporary, conditioning, costuming, choreography, and much more with the professional dancers of Ballet Arkansas. This Spring Break Dance Workshop is the perfect combination of fun and fitness! For more information about Ballet Arkansas, visit balletarkansas.org
Ballet/Pointe – Principles of ballet technique, Pointe work
Conditioning – Get stronger, more flexible, and learn how to align your bodies.
“You Can Choreograph!” – Learn methods for creating and staging their own dances
“Behind the Scenes” – Learn the basics of costume design and dance stage craft.
“Let’s Get Moving!” – A fun Jazz/Modern dance class for dancers of all abilities
Contemporary Ballet – A dance class focusing on a blend of ballet and modern dance.
Variations/Repertoire – Learn segments from Ballet Arkansas repertory, as well as classical variations.
Tuesday 3/19/19
Beginner/Intermediate Ballet Technique: 9am – 10am (Ages 9+)
Let’s Get Moving! 10am – 11am (Ages 9+)
Lunch/Dance Video: 11am – 11:30am
Conditioning: 11:30am – 12:30pm (Both Levels)
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Technique: 12:30pm – 2pm (Ages 13+)
Variations/Repertoire: 2pm – 3pm
Wednesday 3/20/19
Contemporary: 9am – 10am (Ages 9 +)
Ballet & Variations: 10am – 11am
Lunch/Dance Video:- 11am – 11:30am
You Can Choreograph!- 11:30am – 12:30pm (Both Levels)
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Technique: – 12:30pm – 2pm (Ages 13+)
Pointe Class: – 2pm – 3pm
Thursday 3/21/19
Beginner/Intermediate Ballet 9am – 10am (*Ages 9+)
Let’s Get Moving! 10am – 11am (Ages 9+)
Lunch/Dance Video – 11am – 11:30am
Behind the Scenes- 11:30am – 12:30pm (Both Levels)
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Technique- 12:30pm – 2pm (Ages 13+)
Contemporary – 2pm – 3pm
Date: Monday – Wednesday, March 18 – 20
Time: 9am – Noon -OR- 1pm – 4pm
Location: TBa
Age/Level: 6th – 11th grade / Beginner to Advanced
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to twenty (20) campers per morning or afternoon session. Campers may choose to pair this camp with the afternoon session of DRUMMING Up Percussion with ZINSE AGGINIE and bring a boxed lunch for the noon hour.
What to bring/wear: Water bottle, snack.
Create and record your own song as you work with Big Piph on writing, beat selection, and delivery. Explore the history of the art form and the discipline, creativity and communication required to succeed in the behind-the-scenes aspects of the business. This Hip-Hop Academy will dissect the culture of Hip-Hop and provide takeaways campers can use in school, work, artistic, or other endeavors. For more information about Big Piph, visit bigpiph.com
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 1:30pm – 4pm
Location: Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, 201 E Broadway St, North Little Rock
Age/Level: 10 – 12 years old
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to fifteen (15) campers.
What to bring/wear: Water bottle, clothing appropriate for painting
Screen print original Innovation Hub designs onto a shirt and a tote bag. Then make the design uniquely yours by painting your screen printed creations with fabric paint. Join us for a fun spring break experience! For more information about The Hub, visit arhub.org
Date: Monday – Wednesday / March 18 – 20
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Location: TBA
Age/Level: 6th – 11th grade / Beginner to Intermediate
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to twenty (20) campers. Campers may choose to pair this camp with the morning session of HIP HOP ACADEMY and bring a boxed lunch for the noon hour.
What to bring/wear: Water bottle, snack, comfortable attire allowing full range of arm and leg motion.
This hand percussion camp provides challenging rhythms that are easy to learn! Create music with percussion instruments such as hand drums, xylophones, donno (squeeze) drums, maracas and more. Instructor Zinse Agginie, recipient of the 2008 Arkansas Governor’s Arts in Education Award, hails from Ghana, West Africa, and studied in London, England prior to moving to North America. He travels throughout Arkansas and the U.S. teaching and performing as a storyteller and percussionist. For more information about Zinse Agginie’s work in the schools, visit arkansasarts.org
Date: Monday – Friday / March 18 – 22
Time: 8:30 – Noon
Location: Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock
Age/Level: 2nd – 12th grade (grouped by age) / Beginner – Advanced
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to twenty (20) campers per age group.
What to bring/wear: Water bottle, snack, comfortable attire, shoes appropriate for movement.
At ACT, a light breakfast and a warmup prepare you for a full morning of classes in acting, film and musical theater taught by professionals working in the entertainment business. Campers will be grouped by current grade level: 2nd to 4th grade, 5th to 8th grade, and 9th – 12th grade. For more information about Argenta Community Theatre, visit www.argentacommunitytheater.org.
Date: Monday – Friday / March 18 – 22
Time: 9am – 5pm
Location: Arkansas Arts Center, 9th & Cumberland, Little Rock
Studio 1, 3, 8 & Lecture Hall
Age/Level: 6 – 9 years old
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to five (5) campers. All skills levels welcomed.
What to bring/wear: Boxed lunch, drink, and two snacks each day. No refrigeration available. If your child has severe food allergies, please notify the Museum School Office in advance at 501-396-0353.
Explore the great POP! Artists in the Arkansas Arts Center’s collection while trying some of the techniques used by the greats! Pop out of your shell and create paintings, prints, clay pinch pots, pastels, wood sculpture, and much more! Tuition includes the cost of all materials plus one free ticket to the AAC Children’s Theatre matinee performance of Charlotte’s Web on Friday, March 24. Additional tickets (for siblings and parents) may be purchased online at www.arkansasartscenter.org or by phone at 501-372-4000.
Date: Monday – Friday / March 18 – 22
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location: The Rep Annex, 518 Main Street, Little Rock
Age/Level: K – 6th / Beginner – Intermediate
Free ACANSA enrollment limited to four (4) campers.
A week before camp, students will receive a welcome email detailing program specifics.
What to bring/wear: Boxed lunch, water bottle, snacks
Discover how visual art can inspire performance art in an imaginative week combining theatre activities, design projects, music, and movement. Students will visit nearby galleries and art installations, using these visuals as a catalyst to create one-of-a-kind theatrical works. Learn more about theatre artists and designers by taking an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of The Rep. Throughout the week, students will develop and rehearse an original script to informally share with family and friends in the Annex Black Box. For more information about Arkansas Repertory Theatre, visit www.therep.org
Please fill out the contact form below to learn more and sign up for the 2018 Spring Break Art Camps. If you require additional help, please contact Dillon Hupp at dhupp@acansa.org. Thank you!
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By filling out the form below, you are authorizing ACANSA to charge your credit card $10/month. Your card will be billed today, and going forward each month until you decide to cancel by contacting us at info@acansa.org.
By filling out the form below, you are authorizing ACANSA to charge your credit card $10/month. Your card will be billed today, and going forward each month until you decide to cancel by contacting us at info@acansa.org.
