Summer Camp 2022: Dido and Aeneas – Music and Theater Workshop
Who?
Rising 5th-9th graders
Where?
Binkley Church Fellowship Hall and Playground
1712 Willow Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
When?
June 13 – 25 (two weeks) from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, daily, M-F, with performances on Friday evening, 6/24, and Saturday afternoon, 6/25
Cost:
$700 total for the two weeks. Please contact Jenny Walters at jenny@sistersvoices.org to request a scholarship. A refund of $450 is available until April 13, 2022. A refund of $225 is available until May 13, 2022. After May 13, your payment is non-refundable.
About:
This is the story of Dido, the strong, beautiful, and dramatic queen of Carthage who is in love with Aeneas, the prince of Troy, and the undoing of Dido by a group of jealous witches. This hour-long opera was written by the most revered British Baroque composer, Henry Purcell, for the girls at the boarding school where he worked. We’ll take two weeks to produce this masterpiece — learn the music; stage it; make all the set, costume pieces, and props; and perform it.
Leandra’s note:
I love this piece! And it’s a great one for us to learn, with these characters from Greek myth, witches, sailors, courtiers — all of them singing and dancing through this tragic love story. Singers will have multiple parts and be on stage most of the show. It will be an intense, quick-moving, and immensely fun two weeks!
Other Information:
We hope to be able to provide after care and before care for singers who need it. Please email Leandra at leandra@sistersvoices.org if this is something you are interested in.
Covid protocols for all camps: all participants, staff, and audience members must be vaccinated against Covid 19. An up-to-date covid-careful plan will be shared before camp begins. All participants will be expected to comply.
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