RuminariLive Arts
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!
We're expecting a great year of summer fun, with our camp programs in Beaumont.
Our goal is to build skills and confidence, create special camp memories, and ensure that each of our campers has an inspiring and enriching camp week.
We're expecting a great year of summer fun, with our camp programs in Beaumont.
Our goal is to build skills and confidence, create special camp memories, and ensure that each of our campers has an inspiring and enriching camp week.
SCI-FI SCENES &
MONSTER DREAMS
HALF DAY 9-12:00 - JULY 6-10th
Ages: 6-18
$135.00
These highly creative and imaginative scenes will produce out-of-this-world laughs for both actors and audience! The scenes will includes original stories as well as spoofs of popular movies, books, and television shows. Get ready for a laugh-out-loud Camp! Our focus is on important acting skills such as comedic timing, pantomime, using accents, and physical characterization.
Scripts Written by Jan Peterson
COMIC BOOK CREATION
HALF DAY 1-3:30 - JULY 6-10th
Ages: 8-15
$135.00
Campers will create a storyboard and develop a black and white or color comic book based on an original characters in incredible situations! They will learn how to tell fantastic stories with pictures,
while learning about form, perspective, and proportion. Each camper will produce their own comic! Families and friends will enjoy an exhibition of student work on the last day.
JUST A MOMENT
FULL DAY 9-3:30 - JULY 13-17th
Ages: 12-18
$245.00
In the Theatre, Moment Work is a method of writing performance, where small pieces of theatrical moments are discovered and then sequenced together to create a play. The goal is not to think about what should be performed, but what could be performed. By the end of the week, campers will create and rehearse their devised works inspired by a piece of text, and present these for family and friends.
PUPPET PLAYGROUND
FULL DAY 9-3:30 - JULY 20-24th
Ages: 8-15
$245.00
Create your very own puppet world! This camp is specially designed to foster your child’s growing imagination while developing crucial abilities such as language development and fine motor skills. It’s a week filled with so much fun, they won’t even know they’re learning!
It’s a great way for your child to foster their creativity and vital skills!
CREATIVE WRITING
FULL DAY 9-3:30 - JULY 27-31st
Ages: 13-18
$245.00
Our Creative Writing camp will have
immersive workshops in fiction,
creative nonfiction and poetry!
You will learn how to piece together rich literary works by working on important aspects of storytelling. Included are workshops and engaging literary outings. Guided by an experienced instructor, hone your craft in a collaborative environment. This creative writing camp lets young writers form friendships that can last a lifetime.
MAKEUP FOR TV & FILM
FULL DAY 9-3:30 - AUG 3-7th
Ages: 13-18
$245.00
This is a beginner/intermediate makeup camp no previous experience necessary! Find out how to create realistic and believable trauma makeup for TV and film, including cuts and bruises, black eyes and burns, as well as how to maintain special effects make-up on set for the duration of filming. We will look at an overview of the human facial muscle structure and skull and how that lends to realism in this art form. Discover wax prosthetics, aging makeup, and more! We will be doing a photo gallery at the end of the week!
SET THE SCENE
FULL DAY 9-3:30 - AUG 10-14th
Ages: 8-15
$245.00
Campers combine the afternoon "Set Creation" camp with a morning "Storytellers got Game!"camp. During this week you will use a variety of art forms and materials. You will be encouraged to develop new skills and building confidence in creative expression. We will be making back drops, creating props and putting it all together in a way that amazes our audience! Come for the acting, stay for the art!
ICEBREAKERS & IMPROV
HALF DAY 9-12 - AUG 17-21st
Ages: 6-12
$135.00
Play goofy improv games that safely develop stage presence and discover how to find your own theatrical voice. We will be doing exercises that can help illustrate new ways to solve problems through teamwork, through support and acceptance. On the last day we will be showing off to family and friends what we learned in a cool event that we created ourselves!!
Our Amazing Summer Camp Staff
Our Amazing Summer Camp Staff
Hunter Gates, Director
Hunter Gates, Director
Program Director:
Icebreakers to Improv
Sci-Fi & Monster Dreams
Hunter began her theatrical career at The Just for Laughs festival in Montreal. Her intensive study in physical theatre with a focus on Commedia dell'arte, masks, stage combat and theatrical movement, brought her to get her PHD in Theatre Philosophy. After opening her Toronto school, she came West to teach at the Faculte St. Jean in Edmonton in 2001. She has been a program director at Centauri Summer Arts Camp for 17 years. Hunter works internationally on Indie film, as a stunt coordinator, with a group of humanitarian clowns, and is so very happy to call Beaumont home.
James Tarrant
James Tarrant
Program Director:
Puppetry Playground
Comic Book Creation
James holds a BA in Painting with a minor in Drawing from Alberta University of Arts. James has worked in the Physical Theatre world for over two decades and brings a true eye to original works presentation. Through his puppetry camp, kids
learn to overcome stage fright and develop confidence with a new sense of vocal skill. Players will learn to express their character and style through our Live and In Color puppet group, He is really excited to be teaching these programs and is looking forward to an amazing summer.
Jennifer Townsend
Jennifer Townsend
Program Director:
Just a Moment
Set & Scene
Born and bred in Fort McMurray, Jennifer graduated from Keyano College with a diploma in performance. She received a BFA in Performance Creation from Concordia University in Montreal. There, she worked as an educator of young artists with Geordie Theatre. In the past, she has worked as a Program Coordinator and Assistant Director for Theatre; Just Because in Fort McMurray, and her directorial debut landed her the outstanding director award in the ADFA Regional One-Act Festival. She is happy to be back on Alberta soil, and excited and honoured to be part of RuminariLive!
EMILY WILLIAMS
EMILY WILLIAMS
Program Director:
Creative Writing
TV & Film Make-up
Emily is a writer and editor based in Montreal, Canada. A graduate from Concordia University with a degree in English Literature, they have a deep love for prose, poetry, and drama. Emily also has 4 years' experience in working with and teaching young people aged 8-18. Emily has also completed the Advanced makeup Artistry & Special Effect program at Ryerson and has worked as a key make up artist for several short films as well as a feature film with Quebecois director, Jimmy Larouche. They are currently taking a publishing program at Ryerson University in order to edit fiction full-time in the future. There are so many incredible stories to be told and it's Emily's personal goal in life to aid others in telling them.
Sarah Munchrath
Sarah Munchrath
Theatre Assistant
Sarah is from Beaumont and is in her first year of University at Augustana Campus,
UofA. It is through her University experience that Sarah has fallen deeper in love with theatre performance. She is focussing her studies toward the dramatic arts and has had several opportunities to develop her craft. Recently, she partook in the winder production, the Wind and the Willows, at the Peter Lougheed Arts Centre. Sarah is a competitive highland dancer and has been dancing for close to a decade. Sarah has been working at the Camrose Women’s Shelter with the youth who attend school there, and is looking forward to camp starting.
We
Can't
Wait
for
Summer!
We
Can't
Wait
for
Summer!
Limited Spaces
(6 campers per session)
Sign up Today!!!
The Money Stuff
The Money Stuff
Weeklong Half-Day Camps - 135$
125$ Early Bird discount until June 4.
TAXES NOT INCLUDED
Weeklong Half-Day Camps - 135$
125$ Early Bird discount until June 4.
TAXES NOT INCLUDED
Weeklong Full-Day Camps - 245$
220$ Early Bird discount until June 4.
TAXES NOT INCLUDED
Weeklong Full-Day Camps - 245$
220$ Early Bird discount until June 4.
TAXES NOT INCLUDED
Multiple sessions, sibling discounts, early-bird discounts available.
To Register go to: https://www.ruminarilive.com/contact-us
To Register go to: https://www.ruminarilive.com/contact-us
Frequently Asked Questions For Summer Camp
Frequently Asked Questions For Summer Camp
What Will my child do at camp?
Each day of camp is jam-packed!
Campers and staff will spend time on their
feet engaging in theatre games and
explorations. Our half-day and full-day
week-long camps feature program
directors that are professional
actors, artists, and designers!
There is a final day show
for family and friends at
the end of every week.
What should I pack for my child?
Half-Day campers: A nut-free snack
Full-Day campers: Two snacks and a nut-free lunch
Are there refunds on camp?
We do not offer refunds on summer camp.
How many campers are allowed to attend?
We have a 6 camper limit during Covid-19 phase one. Each camper will have two quilt-cotton masks provided by the studio. Distribution and Information on care will be forwarded to parents before the start of camp.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.