Encore Kids Camp in Hesperia will present Pixar Playhouse, a weekly performing and visual arts program based on the Pixar film Inside Out.
Organizers said the emotions from the Pixar movie Inside Out will control the show and are the transitions between the performance numbers based on the movie.
Encore Junior and Senior High School for the Arts will host the free kids camp, for children in grades 3 to 6, every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, from Jan. 9 through March 7. Students can take one or two classes per week, with a course-end performance planned for March 10 at the Encore Theater.
Mentor program
Encore leaders said the course plan is to have high-level students in each arts conservatory work as student mentors for the camp kids.
The mentors will help students learn the craft, which will allow the mentors to gain lifelong experience and leadership skills that will benefit them in job and college applications.
Each performance piece will be created by the teacher and mentor students and taught to the camp kids each week at the classes.
Non-performing classes will learn through interactive projects centered around Pixar movie themes to be used as a part of the final performance.
The script for this show will be written by Media/Film Lead Joshua Barkdull.
Inside Out
Pixar’s summary of the movie is as followed:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco.
Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life.
As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters.
Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
For more information, call the Encore school at (760) 956-2632 Ext. 2, or email Ashlin Barkdull at abarkdull@encorehighschool.com or Sandi Del Sole at sdelsole@encorehighschool.com.
The Encore school is located at 16955 Lemon Street in Hesperia.
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