2009 Circus Camp at Barking Legs!

Our 6th annual Summer Circus Camp is is for children ages 5 to 11 years. The Circus Camp at Barking Legs is a fun-filled week of art, music and movement. Campers will be divided into small groups to work one-on-one in the areas of props, scenery and promotion; dance and musical theater; sound effects and musical accompaniment, under the guidance of some of the area's most respected artist/educators (bios and links follow).

The goal is for your child to be able to express themselves and to explore the performing arts in a supportive, non-competitive, co-operative environment... and to have a fun time doing it!
The last day of Circus Camp culimates in the performance of the Circus 2009, created and performed entirely by the campers for the pleasure of an audience of friends and family. A cake reception follows!

The camp runs three sessions in 2009:

June 22-26
July 6-10
July 20-24

Hours are 8:30 to 12:30 noon, with a healthy mid-morning snack porovided by the Theater.

An optional/additional Yoga Camp will follow in the afternoon.
Details to follow soon....

Cost: $150 one child. $25 discount per child after first.

Camp hours are 8:30 am -12:30 pm. A healthy snack is provided by Barking Legs.

The morning will be broken up into four sections, allowing everyone time to work with each teacher each day.

To Pre-register, please email.
For more information, please call 624-5347.

2009 Circus Camp Artist-Educators

Jas Milam is a native Chattanoogan who lives on Missionary Ridge. In addition to her studio work, Jas is one of Allied Arts’ teaching artists and has designed and taught programs for Hunter Museum, Chattanooga Parks and Recreation and the Creative Arts Guild in Dalton. She is a former board member of AVA and has been nominated for Tennessee Woman Artist of the Year. Jas is currently working on a Masters in Art and Art Therapy and conducting workshops for individuals and groups at the Rivoli Art Mill in East Lake. She has 2 children, Max age 11 and Molly age 7. www.jasmilam.com

Ann Law is the artistic director of Barking Legs Theater and CoPAC (Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga) and is a well-known dancer and dance educator in the Southeast. She has a BFA in dance and a Masters in Dance Education. She spent 5 years developing a Creative Dance program for elementary school children, which has been accepted into several Hamilton County Schools. She is currently developing the new dance program at Chattanooga State to train professional dance instructors and performers, which will begin Fall of 2008. Her Passion Flower Project, a multi-media performance that documents her experience with breast cancer, will start touring in 2008. Ann has a daughter, Leah, age 10.
www.barkinglegs.org
www.passionflowerproject.com
Chattanooga State Dance Department

Bob Stagner is a critically acclaimed percussionist and percussion instructor who has performed extensively internationally. He is a founding member of the Shaking Ray Levi Society (SRLS), a 20-year strong arts education organization that provides educational programs in local schools and other public settings, and supports emerging artists in performance, art and film. Stagner also works with The Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP), founded by drummer Eddie Tuduri. TRAP is an percussion–based educational program for people with disabilities that employs drums and percussion to teach and enhance basic life skills as well as spatial awareness, fine and gross motor skills, and speech. www.shakingray.com, www.traponline.com