Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard

For the first time ever, Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard is offering students the opportunity to spend 4 weeks with us in our 2 Summer Sessions.

All of our 2023 programming will take place in Orlando, Florida, giving students the opportunity to participate in 2 back-to-back performing arts programs. Each of our programs are led by Juilliard Artist Faculty and give students the opportunity to dive deeply into their chosen major, while developing their technical skills and artistic capacities. The program welcomes and celebrates students from around the world to join together in our global community of artists.

Session 1: 25 June to 8 July 2023

Drama Major:

The Drama major is an opportunity for students to have a small but potent taste of the first two years of Juilliard acting training. Your teachers will be Juilliard professors and Juilliard graduates with a deep knowledge of Juilliard’s approach.

Working and playing individually and in groups, students will become immersed in the experience of heightened language, physical expression, and a uniquely rewarding process of acting. Come join us as we bring the page to life and explore the joys of living vividly and creatively in a variety of theatrical circumstances.

Students will experience workshops that focus on creative physical expression, vocal exploration with text and music, ensemble acting, and a variety of fun techniques aimed toward liberating the theatrical imagination. 

Sample Courses 

Drama classes will offer experiences in the following:

• Theatre Games

• Physical Characterization

• Audition Techniques

• Voice and Speech

• Warm up Techniques

• Shakespeare

• Enhanced Theatrical Movement

• Page to stage, bringing text to life

• Kinetic Impulse Work

• Mask Improvisation

Piano Major:

Explore the core values of performing as a concert pianist of both solo and chamber music repertoire. Pianists perform daily in master class style lessons, develop strong relationships with peers in Ensemble Piano, and delve deeply into Artist Seminars. This program is designed for pianists who aim to develop their artistry, build confidence in performing, and engage artistically with other young musicians. Final performances of solo pieces and chamber music conclude an immersive two weeks of study. 

Sample Courses  

• Piano Lessons in Master Class style

• Chamber Music or Piano Ensemble rehearsals

• Ensemble Coachings

• Individual Practice and One-on-One Practice Help with Faculty

• Studio Performance Classes

• Private Lessons

• Artist Seminar Classes such as:

  • Managing Performance Anxiety

  • Great Pianists: A Multimedia Presentation

  • Changing Role of the Pianist

  • Memorization

  • Music Theory and Ear Training

Voice Major:

This program will challenge students to grow as a complete singer in both solo and ensemble opportunities. Through singing in a small chorale and a large festival choir, students will enhance their vocal technique and musical expression. The program also features private voice lessons and masterclass opportunities for all singers to develop their solo voices in the classical and musical theater cannon. Students will work on skills such as healthy tone production, dramatic expression, sight-singing, musicianship, vocal technique and leadership skills. The program builds towards a final solo and chamber performance.

 

Sample Courses

• Morning Warm Up

• Chorale

• Musicianship

• Voice Masterclass

• Festival Choir

• Private Lessons

• Chamber Music & Scene Study

• College & Audition Prep

• Awakening your Inner Artist

Session 2: 9 July to 22 July 2023

Dance Major:

Dance at Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard provides a supportive and inspiring environment for students to study a wide range of styles and expand their understanding of dance. Daily technique classes develop a functional understanding of anatomy and hone spatial and sensory awareness. Students are encouraged to investigate their creative potential through an exploration of dance composition and improvisation. Performance opportunities develop confidence, and working in an ensemble cultivates community and a place of belonging. Through moving and sharing with faculty and peers from around the globe, students will explore dance as a means of self-expression, collaboration and self-development.

Sample Courses

• Ballet and Ballet Lab

• Modern

• Tap 

• Jazz 

• Improvisation

• Creative Composition 

• Dancing Together Ensemble

• Partnering 

• Anatomical Awareness 

• Artistic Seminars such as: 

  • Acting for Dancers 

  • Music Appreciation

  • Dance History 

  • Professional Skill Building

 

Musical Theatre Major:

The Musical Theatre program is an intensive workshop for talented high school singers looking to take their craft to the next level. With a deep knowledge of both the industry and the college process, our faculty offer students unique insight into the professional world of singing and the guiding principles for healthy training. In a mix of group classes and private instruction, students will learn the skills necessary to deliver honest and dynamic performances. Students will explore the foundations of singing, acting, and dancing for musical theatre at the professional level while developing their highest caliber of performance in musical theatre.

• Sample Courses:Private Voice Lesson

• Private Acting Lesson

• Group Master Classes

• Alexander Technique

• Movement & Dance Technique

• Acting the Song

• Acting the Monologue

• Diction

• Broadway Dance Repertoire

• Artistic Seminars such as: 

  • Posture and breath for singing

  • Authentic storytelling in song and movement

  • Audition techniques

  • How to calm your nerves and be “grounded”

What is Included:

• Accommodation

• Meals

• Lessons

• Excursions