Performing Arts Camp 2012*
July 16-20, 2012: Stagebridge offers you the opportunity to learn and create at a Performing Arts Camp for Adults 50+.
Campers will get to take two classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon with some of the finest artists in the country. In the morning, campers will select one acting and one storytelling class and in the afternoon, choose any two classes. There will be:
• Special lectures, discussions, films and workshops at the end of each day.
• All campers will participate in the BIG SHOW on Friday afternoon which will be videotaped.
• Returning by popular demand — “Summer Stock” where campers choose to concentrate on a musical in singing and dancing classes in the afternoon. The “company” will present selections from Little Shop of Horrors at the Friday’s show.
We are also pleased to offer “Expanding Creativity in the Workplace” which includes special workshops for health care professionals and activity directors of senior facilities. This mix of classes and special workshops will give you the tools to apply creative activities to your work.
Stagebridge uses the performing arts to change the way people view or experience aging. For the last 30 years, our innovative workshops and critically acclaimed performances have had a dramatic impact on a wide range of communities. Our theatre-based programs range from empowering vulnerable youth through storytelling, to helping seniors with dementia reclaim their dignity with creative expression, to using improv techniques that help healthcare professionals better understand their patients.
Our Programs include:
Storytelling in the Schools. Specially trained elders use storytelling to help at-risk school children increase literacy – and confidence. Click here to learn more about Storybridge.
Senior Centers. We provide entertainment and workshops for residents of senior centers and nursing homes. Click here to learn more about Seniors Reaching Out.
Residences and Day Programs. Our TimeSlips program helps seniors with memory loss and their caregivers experience the dignity of creative expression. Click here to learn more about TimeSlips.
Nurse Training. Designed for professionals who work with the elderly, our sensitivity training uses improv and storytelling to help you get into the heads and hearts of your clients. Click here to learn more about Healthy Aging.
On Call Theatre! Send a workshop or performance to a corporate headquarters, library, etc. Click here to learn more about your live entertainment options.
Want to Replicate Stagebridge in your community? Contact Stuart Kandell to learn how: founder@stagebridge.org
*Editor’s Note: Although we have had no personal experience with this program we do note that a number of charitable groups like the Elise and Walter Haas Foundation have recently granted Stagebridge monies for their program:
Stagebridge – $25,000: Stagebridge trains older adults as storytellers, then places them in classrooms where they perform stories and teach students to collect, write, and perform stories of their own. Under new leadership, Stagebridge is experimenting with a curriculum that integrates music and movement with storytelling. This grant from the Fund matches an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. It allows Stagebridge to pilot the new program for 18 weeks in three Oakland public schools, adding to area arts education opportunities.
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