Arts-X-press is a summer arts immersion program for 7th and 8th grade students created by the Pacific Symphony in celebration of Cole Carsan St.Clair. 150 students are nominated by teachers throughout Orange County to come together for 5 days of creative exploration each summer. The program has two goals: 1) To expose students to all 5 performing and visual arts; and 2) To foster respect for and interest in each student’s individuality, talents, interests, and background.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Excursions and Immersions! Week 2

Here's a big HUGE
              WELCOME
                                                                         to our Session 2 Arts X-Pressers!

We are so excited to have this group of young artists on the Vanguard University campus this week! Right now they are getting themselves settled in and grabbing some grub. Soon we will start getting ready for a weekend full of fantastic performances and activities!


Tonight, we will make the trip out to Musical Theater West in Long Beach! We get to attend the matinee performance of Sunset Blvd. The story of this production is set in 50's Hollywood, and follows the journey of a silent-screen actress and a come-back screenwriter as they work together to get back on the screen! 



Tomorrow we will continue our musical theater quest as we head up to Fullerton to enjoy the matinee performance of Shrek the Musical put on by 3-D Theatricals. This production is based on the 2001 DreamWorks film we all know and love. The students are SO excited about this performance, and we are going to have a BLAST! This is sure to be a musical unlike any other!


If you think that's the end of our fun, think again! On Monday, we will spend the afternoon and evening down in Laguna Beach. At the Festival of the Arts, we will get to explore lots of artwork displays as well as have the opportunity to make some of our own!

After taking in all that the festival has to offer, we will end the evening with the ALWAYS fabulous Pageant of the Masters. This performance includes live people being made up and posed up against backgrounds to replicate various forms of artwork. This year's pageant theme is "The Big Picture," and will include classic works that inspired early filmmakers!

Okay, off we go! So much fun to be had, so little time!






Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)