ABT, Martha Graham, Pilobolus & The Ailey Organization Partner for Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts
Four venerable American dance companies are joining forces with Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts (www.usdan.org), just in time for the 2016 summer camp season. Announced today, the troupes -The Ailey Organization, American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Martha Graham, and Pilobolus-- are officially on the Camp's proverbial dance card, further strengthening Usdan's notable offerings for campers from ages four through 18.
As a result of the newly inked collaborations, Usdan's curriculum now includes:
- Ailey's Arts In Education & Community Program's teaching artists will lead two
- separate hour-long Jazz Dance sessions for the Junior division (grades 4-6), as well as one hour for Dance Ensemble students (grades 4-10);
- Martha Graham's Technique classes and Creative Workshop throughout the summer, available to Dance Ensemble students (grades 4-10)
- Pilobolus' "Moving and Making with Pilobolus" Masterclass, which allows dancers and non-dancers alike (grades 2-12) to discover their own unique artistic voice, while learning how to work with others to create original material collaboratively;
- American Ballet Theatre (ABT) weeklong program is an extension of their "Make a Ballet" program, during which students will explore an existing ballet from the ABT repertoire and create a performance inspired by that piece. The class will be offered to Dance Ensemble majors (grades 4-10) and Junior Ballet students (grades 2-6) during the week of August 8-12.
