SIUE East St. Louis Center for Performing Arts Begins Summer Enrichment Program, June 3
There will be singing, dancing, drumming and more at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts Enrichment Summer Camp being held Monday, June 3-Friday, July 19. Hollywood is the theme for the enrichment program.
The summer camp is for students ages 7-17. It will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus, 601 James R. Thompson Blvd. in East St. Louis.
“We are planning a production that will incorporate some of the sights, sounds and style of Hollywood,” said Jack Williams, coordinator of the SIUE East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts program. “Our students are going to enjoy learning the performances, and the community will love our longstanding end of summer performance show.”
Students will be able to choose from a variety of music classes such as piano, guitar, violin, chimes and African drumming, and select such dance classes as hip-hop, Dunham Technique, West African dance and jazz.
Lunch will be served daily and several field trips are planned.
The cost is $200 per student and $150 for each additional sibling. Payments must be made in cash or money order only. Registration is available in person from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the SIUE East St. Louis Center Director’s Office, 601 James R. Thompson Blvd., Building A, suite 1055.
A parent orientation will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 31 in the Multipurpose Room, Building D, at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus.-
The summer enrichment program will culminate with a performance at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 19 at the East St. Louis Senior High School Auditorium, 4901 State St., East St. Louis.
For more information, call Desiree Tyus at dtyus@siue.edu, (618) 482-6996 or (618) 482-6904.
The SIUE East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts has a long, rich history. The legendary dancer, anthropologist, and social activist Katherine Dunham founded the Center for Performing Arts at the SIUE East St. Louis Center in 1964. At its peak in the 1990s, the East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts provided year-round instruction to more than 1,000 youth and became a training ground for professional artists of all disciplines. For decades, the East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts provided performing arts classes to students and community members to develop local talent and to cultivate a love of the arts. Classes often culminated in musical and theatrical productions. After a four-year hiatus, the Performing Arts Program was brought back in 2015.
Photos: Students perform in the SIUE East St. Louis After School Performing Arts Program Spring Recital, held Thursday, May 16.
