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Las Vegas, NV – This week the Gateway Arts Foundation announced plans for this year’s Summer Youth Multicultural Musical Performance Workshop production to be held July 6 – 31 in association with members of Cirque Du Soleil. This year the Workshop will be staging a youth version of the Stephen Sondheim play “Into The Woods” most notably a recent Hollywood production with Meryl Streep in the lead role. The workshop will be at the Baobob Stage theater, a Center for Performing Arts located in the Town Square section of Las Vegas. with a final performance open to the public on July 31.
The Workshop gives local youth an opportunity to learn all aspects of theater arts and perform in a major musical production while working alongside professional performers. “The great advantage of being a young musician or actor in Las Vegas is you can rub shoulders with some of the best performers in the world. This year we are pleased to have artists from the famed Cirque Du Soleil among our instructors,” said Donald J. Leonard, Jr who is directing the production.
The Workshop is now accepting applications from students on the Gateway Arts Foundation website. Thirty will be chosen. The cost for participants is $1,000 for the four week session. The fee includes costumes, all instruction, and tickets for two.
Ages 9 through 17 are eligible and attend classes Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Instructors teach all the essential skills required in musical theater including dialogue, voice, performance dance, and limited acrobatics.
Director Donald J. Leonard, Jr is being joined by choreographer Wassa Coulibaly and music director John C. Hughes. Leonard and Hughes also teach in CCSD.
For additional information on the workshop and performance visit the Gateway Arts Foundation website: http://gatewayartsfoundation.org/ or call 702-369-6649.
Contact: Camille@gatewayartsfoundation.org
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