Local Video Contest Giving Away One Year of Circus Classes
EVANSTON, IL - The Actors Gymnasium has launched a video contest campaign with the prize of a full year of circus classes. To participate, present and former summer campers,camp mentors and teachers must submit a 30-60 second video answering the question "What does summer camp at The Actors Gymnasium mean to you?" and include a sign with #WhyILoveCPAC such as t his one.
Videos must be posted on facebook and linked to the Actors Gymnasium page. Each day's submissions will be shared on the Actors Gymnasium facebook page at 5:30 pm. The video with the most votes as of 5:30 pm on April 15th wins.
More details in the video below.
"What does summer camp at The Actors Gymnasium mean to me?" Video Contest
2016 marks the 17th year The Actors Gymnasium will run its Circus and Performing Arts Camp. Young performers learn circus skills such as juggling, tumbling, trapeze, tightwire, and stilts. They take field trips to local beaches and water parks. Each session ends with an original show created and performed by the campers. Together they build a community, inspire each others creativity and develop confidence.
To ensure that everyone has the chance to experience camp, The Actors Gymnasium offers financial aid and payment plans.
"Kids who started the summer with no confidence or experience [were] transformed into beaming performers." says former board member and camp parent Peggy Nelson.
Camp director Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi , recently returned from a successful tour of Lookingglass Alice, is a second generation circus performer who grew up touring with various circuses, including Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. She recently won the Illinois Theatre Association's Award of Honor. Frequent Youth Circus and Summer Camp performance director Alex Tey will be returning this year, along with long time faculty members Nathan Drackett and Tommy Tomlins.
Registration for the youth summer camp is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 15. The first session of camp will begin June 13, the second session on July 11. For more information, visit www.actorsgymnasium.org or call (847)328-2795
Location:
The Actors Gymnasium is located at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL - just off of the Noyes purple line 'L' stop. The Noyes Cultural Arts Center is owned by the City of Evanston and home to over 20 artists and arts organizations offering music, theater, and visual arts programs and studios. The galleries exhibit local artists, with exhibitions changing every two months.
Actors Gymnasium classes are taught in a 3,000 sq/ft gymnasium space that features a 1,600 sq/ft sprung floor and a fully rigged 24 foot ceiling. All aerial equipment such as the Aerial Hoop, Spanish Web, aerial silks, static trapeze and more are provided, as well as the equipment for ground skills such as unicycling, juggling, tight wire and gymnastics. Starting Fall Session 2015 additionally classes will be taught in Studio 108, a 900 sq/ft classroom space that features a floating sprung White Oak dance floor, a fully rigged 14 foot ceiling, a handstand wall, conditioning ladders, and room length 12 foot mirrors for aerial work.
About The Actors Gymnasium:
The Actors Gymnasium is dedicated to bringing a new physicality to the American Theatre. Encouraging ground-breaking theatrical exploration, The Actors Gymnasium teaches circus arts, physical theatre and multi-disciplinary performance to children and adults; produces original, daring works of circus-theatre; and serves as a talent resource, providing performance opportunities to our students and innovative professional event entertainment for a wider audience. At The Actors Gymnasium, people Learn To Fly - physically, emotionally, and creatively. For more information, please visit www.actorsgymnasium.org