Performing Arts Camp in England

Programme Overview

This consistently successful programme is always directed by a highly experienced English speaking team chosen from drama and production specialists, singing teachers and a dance coach. The team works on developing the main skills of each camper but everyone is encouraged to work in all three disciplines.

During the first few days ideas are discussed and the campers, together with the teaching team, agree on a basic theme. The young performers are shaped into a slick unit with everyone participating. Actors, actresses, singers and dancers – all have the chance to shine and step into the spotlight. Campers learn about the inner workings of theater production, stagecraft, stage production, scenery, make-up, costuming, voice production and the role of humor. 

The state-of-the-art, air-conditioned College Theatre has 300 seats, a large stage, rehearsal rooms, storage for props, professional lighting and impressive acoustics.

Performing Arts Excursion – A Highlight Visit to a professional theater production

The Performing Arts group travel by coach to a theater in York, Leeds or Sheffield to see a professional stage show – usually a well-known ‘Musical’ – a real highlight!

Final Night Gala Performance

The highlight is the Final Night Gala Performance – an exciting, colorful stage production of what was the original concept created by the performing arts campers during the first few days. The cast show their individual and collective talents in an impressive stage show attended by the whole camp – a really vocal and appreciative audience! Parents too are welcome to attend but in any event a link to a video of the complete performance is sent to each participant.

Accommodation and indoor amenities

• Open-plan apartments that usually accommodate four campers with a few larger 5-bedded apartments – all with air-conditioning
• Each apartment has en suite facilities with a walk-in shower, separate WC, a small kitchenette area, a sitting area and modern workspace
• Free internet and VOIP telephone calls at permitted times of the day
• Individual common rooms for the Yellow, Blues and Red age-groups
• Vast new ‘Atrium’ space for evening entertainment and "chilling out".

Facilities – outdoor and on-campus

The impressive sports and leisure facilities used by our camp are all grouped close to the accommodation or are set in the extensive grounds that surround the campus buildings.

• Air-conditioned Sports Hall with vast spaces for indoor sports PLUS state-of-the-art basketball courts
• Superb 25 meters heated indoor swimming pool 
• Impressive air-conditioned theater with a large stage, sprung floors, quality acoustics , rehearsal rooms and 300+ comfortable seats
• ‘Muggles’ entertainment center with 3D cinema, Xboxes with 200 games and an array of digital games and music
• Outside are impressive new state-of-the art grass pitches that have been re-drained and leveled with a mix of real and synthetic grass. This spacious, professionally-designed grass playing area is modeled on the new surface at Wembley Stadium in London. The new playing area remains in great condition even in adverse weather. There is an array of spectacular floodlights covering most of this area. 
• Artificial standard pitches for rugby, cricket and field hockey as well as outdoor practice tennis and basketball courts
• The celebrated ’Secret Garden’ with its impressive original statues and the Gardens – ideal for outdoor events, open-air meetings and BBQs.

Fresh, nutritious meals

Vegan, vegetarian and special diets catered for by arrangement

The fresh food, prepared in the state-of-the-art, hygienic kitchens, is presented self-service style, allowing campers to choose from the daily selection. Healthy appetites are well catered for!

• Efficient self-service counter with a generous choice of different dishes at each meal time – with substantial portions!
• Meals are taken together in the spacious air-conditioned ‘The Undercroft’
• Breakfast is usually continental style with a hot English breakfast once or twice a week and a typical American-style hot brunch on Sundays
• A vegetarian option is presented for each meal - with other diets available by written advance request
• Salad bar with fresh salad available at every lunch and dinner
• Fresh fruit and cold drinks are available at breakfast, lunch and dinner
• BBQ in the Secret Garden – once every week.

Evening Activities

The busy and exciting programme of evening events is a real mix of house nights for each color group contrasting with the spectacular, popular and favorite all-camp special nights. Here are some of our fun-events:

Carnival Night – Stalls, games, tricks and challenges plus the thrills and spills of some spectacular 'inflatables'
Mission Impossible - Camp version of this challenging game
Team BIG DAY - Fast moving competitive games, sports and fun team competitions
Talent Night  - Mainly for the campers with some fun presentations from staff members. Always a great night!
International Night - Campers are divided into different country groups and work together to prepare and serve traditional dishes from around the world to the whole camp. Afterwards each group presents a sketch, act, song or dance, typical of the country they are learning about as part of a colorful and fun all-camp spectacular show
Pool Party - Supervised fun in the pool - with the evening divided into color groups
Last night Awards Night & Farewell Party Disco  - with the presentation of camper-awards followed by a farewell disco-style party.

Excursions

Excursions and visits are an important part of our programme mission of "Education Through Recreation™."

Full Day To Manchester – Saturday.

Manchester with a visit to the extensive Trafford Shopping & Leisure Centre. Time for shopping in this large complex with restaurants, coffee bars, leisure facilities and most of the major UK and international shopping chains represented. Leisure activities include spectacular games and a possible cinema visit depending on what films are available and the ages of each color group.

Half day excursion to nearby York – Sunday

York - after a lazy late morning and lunch, there is time to chill-out before the afternoon excursion to York, less than half an hour away. There is so much to see in this historic, walled city, notably the famous York Minster. Campers are divided into groups for the York Photo Challenge, encouraging each camper to explore, under supervision, many of the impressive buildings of this great city. There is time for shopping including the traditional shops in the ancient 'Shambles' area with its medieval buildings and cobbled streets.