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Theater Explorers (Willy Wonka)

December 4, 2024

Theater Explorers introduces campers to musical theater in a fun weekly camp. From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day campers work together to rehearse a showcase based on the theme of each week.

7/6-7/10 Harry Potter
7/13-7/17 High School Musical
7/20-7/24 Willy Wonka
7/27-7/31 Greatest Showman
8/3-8/7 Broadway Week

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December 4, 2024

Broadway Adventures is perfect for the budding young actor! Campers will learn about and explore the world of Broadway in this one week camp. Friends and family are invited to a fun-filled showcase at the end of the week featuring our youngest triple threat campers—acting , singing, and dancing!

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December 4, 2024

Meet the Instruments will develop your child’s first instrument…themselves! Through their voices and bodies, campers will explore song, dance, rhythm, art, stories, and dramatic musical play. Each day, your child will learn about a different family of instruments: Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Piano, and Percussion.

December 4, 2024

This two-week camp is designed to unleash the artist within with classes in movement, acting, and improvisation. From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. campers learn about theater while preparing for a one-act play from start to finish. On the final day of camp, students will present their production of Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz.

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Early Drop Off Registration – Week 2

December 4, 2024

Come and hone your skills in acting, singing, and dancing in this intensive camp! Campers audition, rehearse, and perform a production of Into the Woods JR in just two weeks. Focus on developing triple threat skills and putting them on display in two showstopping performances at the end of camp. Jazz shoes required.

Additional Information:
Performance: 7/17 at 5pm, 7/18 at 12pm

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August 23, 2024

Make a joyful noise! Wharton Arts announces the return of its CAFÉ (Creative Aging for Everyone) Choir. Wharton Arts faculty will work with participants for eight weeks, during which the choir will learn several songs with piano accompaniment in preparation for a final concert at the Wharton Black Box Theater in Berkeley Heights on April 29th at 12:30pm. Join us and discover camaraderie, learn new skills or refine old ones, and simply have fun!

No experience necessary and free to join.

Questions? Call (908) 790-0700.

June 26, 2024

Pathways to Piano is a developmentally appropriate class for young children to learn about music and develop basic keyboard skills. It is a full year curriculum including both Fall and Spring sessions.

Thursdays, 5:00 PM – 6:10 PM
Saturdays, 10:30 AM – 11:40 AM

June 26, 2024

Pathways is a developmentally appropriate class for young children to learn about music and develop basic keyboard skills.

Thursdays, 4:00 – 4:50 PM
Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:20 AM

June 25, 2024

All theater incorporates movement, whether it’s a play or a musical! This class teaches students fundamentals in various theater dance styles as well as tools and techniques for auditioning and building choreography. Over the course of 10 weeks, the class will learn techniques from different genres, learn choreography built especially for the students, and build their own number with the help of the instructor. The class will culminate in a final showcase where the students will perform the new choreography they have learned and their own original piece!

Instructor: Mariella Klinger

Additional Information:

No class on 3/12

Final performance on 5/7

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Wharton Arts

Wharton Arts is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is committed to being accessible to all patrons, students, parents and visitors. All programs, classes, events and concerts are accessible ensuring that everyone can participate in a diverse range of arts programming and classes.

Email info@whartonarts.org
Phone 908.790.0700
Address 60 Locust Avenue,
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
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