Art Smart 2011-2012

Be a Part of A Great Co-op Musical Theatre Experience

The Hamilton Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) in partnership with Theatre Ancaster is undertaking its fourth major musical theatre production from February to June 2012.  This project is part of the HWDSB's vision for a secondary school component of Art Smart - a focus on arts education in schools.

This program is open to all Hamilton area high school students.  For further information, e-mail artsmart@hwdsb.on.ca

This course is for singers, actors, dancers, instrumentalists and students interested in technical theatre (set, lights, sound, costume, etc.). In addition to the intense study of music, dance, and/or theatre, students work with Theatre Ancaster personnel as co-op education employers to produce a full Broadway Musical to be showcased to both student and general audiences in May and June.

ART SMART has three successful productions to its credit since the program was instituted by HWDSB in partnership with Theatre Ancaster:  Into the Woods in 2009, Seussical The Musical in 2010 and Once Upon A Mattress in 2011, which played to more than 7000 students from schools with in the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board.

Hill Park has a 40-year history of performing arts in HWDSB. After a comprehensive selection process, Hill Park became The Performing Arts Academy school for the entire Board and is open to all students across the district. The Program of Choice in the performing arts focuses on instrumental and vocal music, drama, and dance. It allows students, who wish to pursue a career in related fields, an opportunity to focus on the arts while getting a high school diploma.

For more information, call Hill Park Secondary School 905-385-3257 and talk with one of the originators of the program...Kelly George-Dalgleish, Dance and Drama Specialist,  or Mark or Janice Reese who head the wide ranging Vocal and Instrumental Music Programs.

• Applications can be picked up at Hill Park Secondary School office
• Applications may be faxed (905-385-3581) or emailed to artsmart@hwdsb.on.ca

You can also download applications for the Program on line at the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Website at hwdsb.on.ca/choice.