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RECENT MASTER CLASSES

WICKED  These two classes filled in advance. Early registration for all master classes is strongly encouraged.

 INSTRUCTOR: Chris Peluso, Fiyero  

 Hosted by STAGES Performing Arts Academy on July 9, this class enrolled 28 students of all ages interested in learning about singing audition technique for musical theatre.  8 students prepared a song.  Instructor Chris Peluso gave constructive feedback and instruction on strong audition technique.   An additional 20 participants registered to observe and participate in the Q&A session during the last 15 min. of class.

 Class photos (above) by Cathy Lander-Goldberg

 WICKED

Hosted by COCA on June 18, this 90-minute dance class had 37 participants of all ages!  Casey Quinn, a member of the WICKED touring cast taught choreography from the show and held a Q&A session during the last 10 minutes of class. Casey shared that she has been dancing "since I was born," because grandma and mom were both dancers and ran their own studio. After heading off to New York and getting an assortment of dance jobs, she was cast in the Chicago production of WICKED and now tours in the 2nd National Touring Company.  She shared that the good thing about touring is getting to see so many cities she might not ever get to otherwise.  The bad thing about touring is "You live out of a suitcase!  You go shopping and you want to buy something  but it might not fit in the suitcase."

Class Photos by Lori Otta

GREASE

 Friday, January 15, 2010 

Hosted by COCA,  27 student and professional dancers participated in a class  taught by Kelly Felthous (Marty) of the GREASE touring company. Class included choreography from the high school dance scene from GREASE (hand-jive and all!)   Kelly, a veteran of Broadway auditions, also ran the class through a typical professional dance audition session. Ms. Felthous has toured professionally since the age of 8 and offered some excellent advice on preparing for and sustaining a career in musical theatre. 

                                             Photos by Kevin Lowder

In The Heights

Friday, November 13, 2009

Company members Christina Black (at left) and Jose-Luis Lopez (below) travelled to the STAGES Performing Arts Academy in Chesterfield to lead dance classes using choreography from the show.   This class filled quickly through advance registration and was a huge hit with the 30 dancers who participated. Anyone interested in future Master Classes are encouraged to sign up for the Foundation's e-mail list to receive advance notices and information about upcoming activities.

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Photos: Cathy Lander-Goldberg

Phantom of the Opera

High School students from STAGES Performing Arts Academy and COCA enjoyed a three day class learning more about The Phantom of the Opera production playing the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Many thanks go to the touring production's Make-Up Supervisor Rudy Guerrero (pictured at left) and his assistants Jenn Chin and Jennifer Light for a make-up demonstration/class as well as a backstage tour to see the costumes, wigs and other technical elements of the show.  Students also recieved a personalized tour of the Fabulous Fox Theatre with Fox Theatre house staff and a Q&A session with Assistant Stage Manager Anne Michelson while watching the show's many technicians prepare the stage for an evening's performance.

Special thanks to our "model" for the make-up demonstration,  Michael Dorn (pictured above, seated) who came to us via the Gateway Mens' Chorus.

Photos by Kevin Lowder	"Fop" make up	"Carlotta" make up

Mary Poppins On Friday, August 14, 2009, St. Louis' own Brandon Bieber taught a Broadway-style Jazz class at COCA (Center of Creative Arts)  from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. A Q&A with Brandon followed class. Brandon is a former member of COCADance and a MUNY veteran.  He is currently touring with "Mary Poppins" and  appeared at the Fabulous Fox Theatre August 13 - 30, 2009.
photos by Kevin Lowder

 In May, 2009, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation partnered with STAGES ST. LOUIS to present two Master Classes with members of the cast of "A Chorus Line", Deanna Aguinaga (below left) and Venny Carranza (below right).

In March 2009, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation partnered with COCA to present a master dance class taught by Lauren DeBlasi (below, in black), a member of the "Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy" cast.

In January 2009, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation partnered with COCA to present a master dance class taught by Sarah Jenkins (below, front), Dance Captain and member of the "Legally Blonde" cast.