"Zoot Suit" by Teatro Camp 2009

Actos!
(Short Plays)

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July 20-August 7, 2010

Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Performances:
August 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
and August 7, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

Before and After Care NOT Available
Carpool Connections Available

Three Weeks - Only $300

STAR San Juan Bautista is a performing arts program that runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for three weeks. The session is held in the El Teatro Campesino Playhouse in San Juan Bautista.

Young actors are guided through rehearsal and scene study of a challenging classical play for a performance on the last weekend. The actors participate in theatre and performing arts exercises and workshops focusing on physical movement, vocal exercises, and the creation of a performance ensemble.

In previous years, participants in the STAR San Juan Bautista session have performed a work by William Shakespeare as the culminating performance. In 2009, STAR colllaborated with El Teatro Campesino to present STAR Teatro Camp.

STAR Teatro Camp 2009
Presented "Sphere"
Kudos from STAR Teatro Camp Families

STAR Teatro Camp introduced a small group of participants to the basic performance and physical training workshop of ETC's Artistic Director and Founder, Luis Valdez, called: "The Vibrant Being Workshop, Theater of the Sphere".

STAR/Teatro-trained leaders skilled in the workshop process led Teatro Camp participants through the exercises. They explored physical movement and encouraged imagination and creativity. The children wrote and performed actos (short learning plays) with a Teatro-inspired theme as the culminating performance on the final weekend, August 7th and 8th, in the El Teatro Campesino Playhouse.

SPHERE was a live performance linking dance, myth, music and story, consisting of an ACTO: "Quinta Temporada" (The Fifth Season), a MITO: "How the Mockingbird became the best singer", a CORRIDOS: "Circo" (The Circus), and "The Tale of Mulan".

STAR Teatro Camp participants also enjoyed a field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to watch the environmental actos "Basta Basura" and "Watt a Waste" written and directed by Kinan Valdez, ETC Associate Artistic Director.

STAR Teatro Camp was a collaboration between the Gavilan College STAR Program and El Teatro Campesino. The session was funded in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of San Benito County and the San Benito Arts Council.

Work for STAR!
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

If you are a former STAR kid, and want to work at STAR, or if you are involved in the performing arts and enjoy working with youth, click here to visit our Employment page and download an application.

Once on the Employment page, be sure to watch the amazing 2008 STAR Leader Dances video!

Summer Musical!

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Gilbert & Sullivan's
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE JR.

Videos produced by STAR Video 2008

TV Workshop

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June 21-July 9, 2010
(Closed Monday, July 5th)

Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Before and After Care and
Carpool Connections Available

Three Weeks - Only $450

STAR Video is a three week, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. video production program that teaches participants to sue the equipment in the Gavilan college television studios as tools for young video artists.

Participants write, produce, direct, and act in their own projects, which will air on GavTV-18, Gavilan College's educational channel, as well as, on GavTV's on-line TV channel. Participants receive a DVD of what they produce.

Above are videos produced by STAR Video 2008 participants: Unit V: The Green Screen Unicorns.

Fall STAR Spooktacular!

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Saturday Mornings

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
October 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2010
Ages 10 to 16
4 Saturdays Only $125
(Includes DVD)

Gavilan College TV Studio
Main Campus, Gilroy

Before and After Care NOT Available
Carpool Connections Available

Fall STAR participants are introduced to performing arts fundamentals through theatre games, improvisational acting, and dance and movement exercises. Students collaborate to design costumes, masks, and make-up to create their own unique characters for a Halloween-themed TV variety show filled with comedy, fun, music, and surprises.

A Fall STAR DVD will be produced and the final program will also air on GavTV-18, Gavilan College's Educational Channel, as well as, posted online on GavTV's blip.tv Channel.

Are you a former
STAR Kid or Leader?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

The STAR Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this summer! We are proud to have kept the performing arts alive and thriving in our community since 1985. It has been said that once you're a STAR Kid, you're always a STAR Kid, and we would love to hear from any former STAR Kids or STAR Leaders.

Please drop us a line and let us know how you're doing! We would like to compiled kudos and testimonials from those directly involved in the STAR Program, or from people who have enjoyed any STAR performances over the years.

STAR Mission Statement

STAR is a place where kids and staff can feel safe.

Safe to express their thoughts, ideas and feelings,
to move and dance and sing.

Safe to create moments to share.

Safe to celebrate their life.

Safe to laugh, learn and have fun.

Safe in body, mind, and spirit.

Site updated by the Gavilan College STAR Program

Web page address is http://www.gavilan.edu/star
Last updated Friday, March 12, 2010 4:41 PM