Spaces Still Available in Summer Arts Camps

Spaces are still open for the two following UAB summer camps:


“Dance Explorations,” a new summer dance camp for children ages 8-14 presented by UAB’s ArtPlay, the Alys Stephens Center’s new home for arts education in Birmingham.

The two-week camp will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 13-17, 2011, in the Alys Stephens Center’s beautiful new ArtPlay education facility at 1006 19th St. South.

This new camp offers classes in ballet, modern, jazz and hip hop and more. All campers should bring their lunch and snack each day. Pre- and post-care options also are available for working parents.

Cost for the camp is $190. To register or for more details, email artplay@uab.edu, call 205-975-4769 or visit www.artplayasc.org.



Summer drama camp, “High School Musical, Jr.” – Spaces are available for a summer drama camp for young people ages 12-18 that will culminate in a performance of Disney’s “High School Musical, Jr.” UAB’s Alys Stephens Center will present “Kids on Stage,” a two-week drama camp, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. July 11-22, 2011.

Camp will be held in the Alys Stephens Center’s beautiful new ArtPlay education facility at 1006 19th St. South during the first week; the camp will be onstage in the Alys Stephens Center Sirote Theatre, 1200 10th Ave. South, during the second week.

The “Kids on Stage” drama camp provides young actors an opportunity to experience the wonder and detail of theater performance. Campers will be introduced to many aspects of theater, including theater games, improvisation, warm-ups, concentration exercises, voice and diction, terminology, acting and stage production. All campers should bring their lunch and snack each day. Pre- and post-care options are available for working parents. Each camp will end with a full-scale production produced in its entirety by the campers. Admission to each camp’s final show is free and open to parents, family and friends.

The cost for each two-week camp is $350. For more details or to register, call 205-975-4769, email artplay@uab.edu or visit www.artplayasc.org.