Theatre, Robotics, Dance and More Among DreamWrights' Spring Classes

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts is packing in a month full of fun this March. Thanks to education sponsor, The York Water Company, DreamWrights is offering a something for everyone ages 6 and up. Visit www.dreamwrights.org for more information and to register.

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Travel through the African savanna in Disney's The Lion King Experience, exploring different themes: drumming, movement, voice, and character! Students will be introduced to a wide range of theatrical skills through the lens of the show. (Ages 6 - 11)

Local robotics guru, Sam Brenner, will lead kids through a series of stations to design and program a Wobbly-bot. Learn about robots and engineering as participants build their very own fun robot with a vibrating motor. (Ages 9 - 13)

Working with award winning costume designer, Stephanie Jones, students will learn the importance of movement in acting and learn to create a character with Movement and Masks. In this innovative class, students will bring a plain face mask to life with their own original character by decorating their mask in combination with creating a story, character and short skit. (Ages 9 - 13)

Join York Music Therapy founder, Pauline Jarvie MT-BC, in DreamWrights' inaugural special needs Star Players Special Theatre Program! Participants will learn songs, dances, lines and theatre games, while developing life skills and connecting with their peers. (Ages 8 and up)

Dawn States, Integrative Dance Specialist, brings us Inclusive Integrative Dance - an artistic expression that combines dancers with and without disabilities. No dance experience is required. (Ages 10 - 18)

Join video expert, Randy Flaum, to learn how to use recording equipment, develop storyboards, shoot footage and create a video in Short Film Creation: Lights, Camera, Process! Equipment provided. Participants will take home an MP4 video file. (Ages 12 and up)

Pick and choose from DreamWrights' Monday Night Workshop Series:

Mini Directing Workshop Designed for those with some prior directing experience, this mini workshop will explore creating and staging short, text based scenes. Participants will have the opportunity to direct, and also be in role as actors for each other. (Ages 16 - adult)

Theatre Career Panel This evening of dialogue with theater professionals throughout the nation will connect participants and professionals through a moderated panel discussion and Q&A time. From actors to designers, get first hand advice, have the opportunity to make a connection, and have questions answered. (Ages 13-adult)

Introduction to the Art of Belly Dance Using a mixture of belly dance and African dance movements, students will learn a series of combinations to the song "Circle Of Life" from The Lion King. No experience necessary. (Ages 13 - adult)

Intro to Technical Projection Use VPT7 to put up multiple images and movies, warped to match the shapes on the stage. Project from way off to the side. Interact with the projections. Imagination (and perhaps the cost of the software) is the limit! (Ages 13 - adult)

In collaboration with Weary Arts Group, DreamWrights presents A Conversation with Lysistrata 2017. This active evening will include excerpts and short scenes from the production of Lysistrata 2017, along with a dialectical exchange with the director and cast about the power and themes found in this classic Greek comedy updated to be relevant in the 21st century. Written by Aristophanes and originally performed in ancient Greece in 414 BC, Lysistrata is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission of persuasion. Reinterpreted for 2017, this performance will present current social issues in a way that make people think, and encourage them to come together to find common ground. (Ages teens - adult. Some content may not be suitable for all audiences.)

A Journey through StAGEs will build a map or landscape of creative, story-based encounters using a multi-art, integrative approach to meaning-making with elders. Using improvisational exercises and short-form narrative-based exercises, participants will develop theatrical scenes. No experience required! 2016 Nonprofit Innovations Award winner and Creative Impact Award recipient. (Ages 50 and up)

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DreamWrights Center for Community Arts in York, Pennsylvania has been offering interactive performing arts experiences for people of all ages since 1997. By serving as an educational theatre and performing arts resource, DreamWrights offers opportunities to explore all aspects of performance arts from theatre acting and designing to crewing and stage managing. DreamWrights fosters and inspires growth, creativity, responsibility and an appreciation for live performance in people of all ages and cultures. To learn more about how to participate in, or attend one of DreamWrights' upcoming productions, visit www.dreamwrights.org or Facebook.com/DreamWrights.

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