The Twinkle Project 2020
THE TWINKLE PROJECT 2020:
*This workshop is almost full – please enroll promptly to ensure a place!*
An original interdisciplinary studio production created for workshop students.
We are excited to once again offer a Pre-Twinkle Workshop (see specifics below), for students enrolled in Ballet.
This year’s production will be directed by Sharon D. Tolczyk (Artistic Director, Crozet Arts), Boomie Pedersen (Director, Hamner Theater), and Elizabeth Brightbill – (Terra Voce Flute & Cello Duo).
Pre-Twinkle:
June 2/3/4 after school
Open to ballet students enrolled in Twinkle, who are Crozet Arts ballet students
in rising Ballet B, C, D, Intermediate I, II, III-IV or outside ballet students of an intermediate level.
Includes optional 6:30 pm ballet class Monday, June 1st or Thursday, June 4th for Intermediate I-II-III students.
Schedule TBA (will meet after school for usually 1or 2 days/group).
The Pre-Twinkle workshop offers students with substantial training in ballet the opportunity to prepare more complex choreography that will be incorporated into The Twinkle Project.
Tuition: $15/student; $20/family
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The Twinkle Project:
with Flutes & Cellos
June 15 – 19: 9:15 am – 3:30 pm with performance(s) on Friday (times TBA).
For rising Grades 1 – 9: Ballet-Theater-Art-Flute-Cello.
Tuition: $290; $200 for sibling.
Note: The sibling rate applies to the 2nd, 3rd etc. sibling enrolled in the same workshop on the same dates.
Tuition includes art supplies & costuming; please bring a lunch and substantial snacks.
What is The Twinkle Project?
Please see description below photos.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM The Twinkle Project 2018.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM The Twinkle Project 2017.
The Twinkle Project is an interdisciplinary collaborative production of dance, theater, music, and art, using selections from Mozart’s 12 variations on, “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman” (familiar to us as, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”) and verse from well-known poets & writers (previous workshops have included Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, & Shel Silverstein, and other well-known poets). This year’s Twinkle Project will incorporate new music, in addition to Twinkle & selected variations. The workshop is open to students (girls and boys) with or without experience or previous training in the arts. Students will learn dance/instrumental/drama scenes based on constellations, and other stories & myths (which vary from summer to summer – previous productions have included Story of Dhruva [North Star], Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lewis Carroll’s How Doth the Little Crocodile & The Mouse’s Tale, Greek myths of Arachne and Athena, and stories based on The Unicorn Tapestries (2016), Japanese wood block prints (2017), The Migratory Bird Treaty (2018), Georgia O’Keefe (2019) and many more…) and will create props and costume pieces for the production (to take home at the end of the workshop).
Students will concentrate in dance or theater for their performance role(s), or may be involved in both; original choreography and scenes will be created for various small groups based on level of experience & training to build the production. All students will participate in art and various music activities.
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Flute & Cello students will perform selected music during Twinkle
and may accompany the dancers and actors, as well.
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During Art, all students will participate in making props/backdrop/costume pieces for the performance, and to take home at the end of the workshop.
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On Friday, each workshop will finish with studio performances of the week’s work.
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The Twinkle Project is an original production that will be tailored to those who enroll in the workshop. Students will work in small groups according to age, interest, and skill level.
Come join us for a creative and fun week!!
The Twinkle Project has been generously supported by grants from the Bama Works fund of Dave Matthews Band in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation (CACF). The grants have provided funds to support the development and infrastructure of the workshop, to sustain and grow this unique collaborative opportunity in the arts in our community.
THANK YOU BAMA WORKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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Need-based scholarships are available; email crozetarts@gmail.com for information.
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Students who participated in past Twinkle Projects are encouraged and welcome to participate again! The production will be built around the participants, allowing for lots of creativity and new opportunities for all.
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What to wear & bring:
– All students should wear cool, comfortable clothes that are easy to move in
and suitable for art and easy-on/-off shoes.
– Dance students should wear a solid-color leotard and plain, stretchy shorts; ballet shoes optional;
bare feet okay! Bring a simple change of clothes.
– Everyone should bring an old t-shirt (short sleeves!) to wear over clothes for art.
– Everyone should bring a water bottle (labeled with name) every day.
– Everyone should bring substantial, healthy snacks (for morning & afternoon) and a bag lunch daily.
Questions? Email CrozetArts@gmail.com
CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOS FROM The Twinkle Project 2013.
