Youth Performing Arts Camp Offered at Concordia University Chicago

Submitted by Concordia University Chicago.

Concordia University Chicago will host “Performing Arts for Children,” a summer camp for children ages six through eleven. The camp will be held from June 8 through 12, with the opportunity to select between morning or afternoon half-day sessions.

The camp builds on the strengths of the university’s long-standing and successful music program. Attendees will explore music and movement, including simple choreography; and beginning drama, with a focus on expression, projection and volume through improv. The camp culminates in a live performance for parents. The performances will focus on the theme “fun times with nursery rhymes” and explore myriad popular childhood characters.

“Children attending this camp will tap into their imagination to combine singing, dancing and acting into summer fun that is good for their brains,” says Dr. Christian Hauser, camp instructor and professor of music education at Concordia-Chicago.

Registration is currently being accepted for summer camp sessions. Tuition is $150 and includes all materials. Each additional child from the same family can take advantage of a special $120 reduced family rate. Attendees do not need to have prior music or theater experience.

Dr. Hauser is a music educator and composer who has pre­sented at numerous conferences, including preschool music enrichment seminars. He has studied the creative process extensively in children and adults. His orchestral work “The Little Engine” has been performed by the Nashville, Houston, Sioux City and Colorado Music Festival Symphonies.

Co-teacher Carmen Hauser is a music teacher in the Oak Park School District, has taught music, dance and drama for 13 years and was named Teacher of the Year in 2004 at Una Elementary School in Nashville, TN.

Together, Christian and Carmen have written and directed five musicals for children. Carmen has taught at numerous summer performing arts camps in both Tennessee and Texas and is looking forward to continuing her work in Illinois.

For more information or to register, contact Dr. Hauser at Christian.Hauser@CUChicago.eduor 708-209-3067.

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