Young Performers Program
WINTER 2021 SESSION
DECEMBER 20-23 & 27-30, 2021 • 9AM-4PM
Ages 6-17 • Cost: $300
There will be no Extended Day for the Winter Break Session
The Ensemble Theatre's Young Performers Program is back...LIVE AND IN PERSON! Get ready for tons of holiday fun with our Young Performers' Winter Break classes featuring theater, dance, and music.
Theatre Performance
Introduces students to role playing, creative exercises, improvisation, physical movement, breathing, vocal warm-ups, various aspects that go into a theatrical production and other basic performance techniques.
Theatre Theory
Explores acting styles through historical information, critical thinking, character analysis, monologue and scene execution.
Dance
Introduces breathing techniques, coordination and motor skills, balance, muscle tone, stretching and awareness of others working in an ensemble setting, dance terminology in various disciplines (ballet, hip hop, contemporary, African and jazz), and body position on stage.
Music
Strengthens diction and breathing techniques and their relation to music composition, vocal performance and instrumentation. Students will also learn how music influences the mood and action in a play.
Since 1985, more than 4,000 Houston area youth have participated in YPP, including some who are now professionals on Broadway, film and television, and a variety of other successful career paths.
About Our Young Performers Program
The Young Performers Program (YPP) is for young people ages 6–17 who want to explore their creative and artistic talents. Since 1985, more than 4,000 Houston area youth have participated in YP, including some who are now professionals on Broadway, film and television, and a variety of other successful career paths.
We combine the study of theatre, dance, music, arts education, technical skill, creative dramatics and performance for a well-rounded educational experience. Four sessions are held throughout the year: Spring Break (one week), two month-long Summer Break sessions, and Winter Break (one week).
The program offers an introductory overview of the arts through theatre, dance and music motivating youth to use theatre as a means to explore and inspire.
Each session culminates in a production that encompasses all of the taught disciplines.
For more information contact:
Teresa White
Artistic Payroll/Contractual Associate
713-807-4309
twhite@ensemblehouston.com
Past Shows Performed By
Our Young Performers...
- I Thought You Knew
- The Wiz
- A Broadway Revue
- Back 'N The Day
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- Dreamgirls
- The Emperor's New Clothes
- Nzinga & The Festival of Gifts
- Through the Eye of a Child
- How to Eat Like a Child
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Cala Cinderella
Young Performers Who Have
Gone On To Make A Name
For Themselves...
Troy Cleveland — Little Giants, Fallen with Denzel Washington
Wayne Bell — National & Regional Television commercials
Dequina Moore — Broadway, Little Shop of Horrors
Tanisha Eanes — (Lynn) All My Children
Ashley Davis — (Tamar) recording artist, Grammy Nominee
Robyn Troup — American Idol, Grammy Awards Performer