Are you interested in making movies? Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be a cinematographer, a video editor, or a director? Come join the next generation of Chico film makers. Learn video making techniques from accomplished film makers, teachers, and students. Students will be given a prompt and work in small groups to create a short film.

Join us for an amazing week of young artists gathering to grow their voice, acting, and dance skills and celebrate their unique selves. Students will study proper musical theatre voice technique from credentialed and certified vocal instructors, observe master classes led by musical theatre professionals, and explore musical theater styles! Solo and ensemble techniques will be learned.

Have you ever wanted to play in a rock band!? Pop and Rock Band Camp combines the interests and talents of student musicians who play guitar, drums, bass, keyboards, and/or sing. The camp, for intermediate to advanced, offers the opportunity for student musicians to learn how to play and perform classic and current pop and rock songs.

Escape the midday heat and uncover the magic of storytelling through movie screenings, discussions, and hands-on projects. Campers are encouraged to bring healthy snacks, water bottles, notebooks, and pens or markers for writing and drawing.

Our performing arts program is supported by a very rich technical theater department. Participants will be involved in every aspect of stagecraft, from costuming and make-up, to lighting, sound, props and set design and construction. We will learn beginning design-work on Inspire’s fall production the The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical and learn about hanging lights and lighting design for our summer dance intensive.