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The Summer Theatre Workshop at The University of Texas at Austin invites high school theatre artists who are interested in developing and refining their skills as stage performers and technicians. Through a series of workshops, seminars, masterclasses and rehearsals led by renowned Department of Theatre and Dance faculty, participants will gain valuable skills and insight applicable to the professional production process.  Topics may include:  Voice and Diction; Physical Acting; Preparing the Audition Monologue; Foundations of Lighting; Intro to Sound Design; Costuming Basics; Prop Design and Construction; Stage Management 101; Portfolio and Resume Design; and more. Performance participants will be cast in one of two fully-staged productions. The workshop will culminate with two performances of each show.

In this contemporary/modern dance intensive, you'll further your dance technique, deepen your artistry and develop your collaborative skills in a community of passionate dancers.  Each day will include classes in contemporary/modern dance technique, phrase-work and collaborative choreographic methods.  The week will culminate in a showing for friends and family of the dances we choreograph together based on a theme we choose. Our time together will be rooted in positive reinforcement, exciting challenges and shedding perfectionism for curiosity and imaginative play. Join us for a week of inspired, joyous and shared dancing! 

Exploring the Arts, Exploring the Self is a week-long day camp at the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University of Texas at Austin where youth going into grades 2-5 (approximately seven to 11-year-olds) will explore the self through art, music dance and theatre. Each day, the group will engage the arts to present and perform ideas of who they are, as individuals and as a community. All youth will be involved in each of the disciplines and be challenged to further develop their skills in art forms they are more familiar with as well as try art forms that are less familiar to them. On the final day (Friday, July 19), the group will showcase their art in an hour-long, youth devised exhibit and informal performance for invited family and friends. The full week-long workshop will be interactive and youth should come prepared to move, explore and collaborate every day.