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Arts Education
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The Bell Center for Music and the Arts is committed to bringing high-quality instruction and performance opportunities in music, art, and drama to people of all ages. The Center's faculty are trained professionals, who practice their craft as well as teach it. The Center has over 600 students from 25 communities, who study voice, piano, guitar, drums, flute, opera and theater as well as visual arts. More than 2,000 patrons attended Bell Center events in 2004. Debra Wiley, The Bell Center for Music and the Arts, Post Office Box 726, 47 Fourth Street, Dover, NH 03820. 603-742-2355. info@bellcenter.org, http://www.bellcenter.org
Exeter Center for Creative Arts is a non-profit school dedicated to providing fine arts education to all ages and abilities, as well as to promoting arts in the area. Exeter Center for Creative Arts offers open figure-drawing studios among other programs. Artists are also welcome to offer their own classes at the ECCA facility. Karen Desrosiers, Exeter Center for Creative Arts, 52 Lincoln Street, Exeter, NH 03833. 603-778-8441. ecca@rcn.com, http://www.exeterarts.com
Leddy School for the Performing Arts offers classes in everything from musical theater and voice to piano and percussion to ages 5 and up all year long. Musical plays, plays and concerts are also offered year 'round in Leddy Theater. 131-133 Main Street, Epping, NH 03042. Phone: 603-679-ART-1 (2781), E-Mail: info@leddycenter.org, Website: http://www.leddycenter.org.
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Dance
Barefoot Boogie Portsmouth at the Portsmouth Ballroom Dance Studio is a non-profit, freeform dance event for all ages. We are building a supportive, community based-environment that encourages every body to move in your own unique way. There are no steps to learn; we all teach each other. We dance twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, 6:30-9:00pm at the Portsmouth Ballroom Dance Studio. Admission is $5 and free for 12 and under as well as 65 and over. Brian Gregg 207-337-1885, brian@greggmedia.net.
Ballet New England, founded in 1980, is dedicated to providing the finest in dance education with an emphasis in classical ballet and to develop poise, self-awareness and confidence through technical achievement. The organization is committed to producing the highest standard of technical excellence in professional dance performance, to the education of dancers of all ages, levels, abilities and economic backgrounds, and to provide outreach programs to the greater Portsmouth area and beyond. Ballet New England, PO Box 4501, the Connie Bean Center, Portsmouth, NH, 03802-4501 & 50 Newmarket Road, Mill Pond Center for the Arts, Durham, NH, 03824, 603-430-9309. Email: info@balletnewengland.org,
Firedance Studios explore the many world traditions where dance is a sacred practice and a celebration. The Studios derive their name from the simple and ancient act of dancing around the fire, both an individual and community event, an act of pure inspiration and improvisation. The roots of flamenco and belly dance are here, in the fire's light. Heléna Melone, PO Box 823, Portsmouth, NH, 03802, 603-978-1313, helena@firedancestudios.com.
Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA), Seacoast Repertory Theater, dedicated to the pursuit of theater, dance and music arts for children of all ages.
105 Bow Street. 603-433-4793 ext. 117.
The Portsmouth School of Ballet was founded in 1993 by the school's Director Kristen Samson. The faculty are professionally trained degree teachers and offer classes in Classical Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Lyrical, Hip-hop, Jazz, Tap and Modern. The school has two large studios with marley sprung floors, a large waiting area with a viewing window for parents, air conditioning, and plenty of parking. It also has two Competition Companies that perform and compete throughout New England. Portsmouth School of Ballet, 603-436-5993, kristensamson@verizon.net.
The Space, events, workshops and classes as well as performances. 2 Government Street, Kittery, ME. 207-439-6611.
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Music
Founded in 2002, the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC), offers community members education, performance, exhibition, and outreach opportunities in music and other art forms. With a faculty of 19 professional musicians and educators, PMAC offers private and class instruction in piano, voice, guitar, drums, bass, woodwinds, brass, and many other instruments. PMAC has a variety of music ensembles for beginner through advanced musicians of all ages and has an art gallery devoted to exhibiting the work of local artists. Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, 75 Albany Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, 603-431-4278, Russ Grazier, Jr., Executive Director, rgrazier@msn.com. http://www.pmaconline.org
Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA), Seacoast Repertory Theater, dedicated to the pursuit of theater, dance and music arts for children of all ages.
105 Bow Street. 603-433-4793 ext. 117.
The Space, events, workshops and classes as well as performances. 2 Government Street, Kittery, ME. 207-439-6611.
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Pottery
The Voice of Clay is an expressive clay company, committed to encouraging conscious living. The nature and energy of clay have inspired the creation of our pots. We offer functional pieces using vibrant glazes evocative of water, air, and a seaside palette. Pottery classes are available to adults and children. Wendy Walter, 44 Cliff Road, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, 603-559-9775, info@voiceofclay.com, wwalter@gis.net.
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Theater
New Hampshire Theatre Project offers theatre classes for all ages September to June at West End Studio Theatre, and summer theatre camps for children and teens at WEST and The Music Hall. The NHTP Youth Repertory program is designed for students ages 10-17 who have a serious commitment to the theatre arts and are interested in a pre-professional training experience. Auditions are held in September and participation is from September-May, with mandatory rehearsals, and opportunities to attend master classes with national and international artists. Spring performances are professionally produced at WEST. Financial assistance and work scholarships in production and design are available. For information, contact: Genevieve Aichele, Artistic Director, New Hampshire Theatre Project. 959 Islington St, PO Box 6507, Portsmouth NH 03802. (603) 431-6644.
Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA), Seacoast Repertory Theater, dedicated to the pursuit of theater, dance and music arts for children of all ages.
105 Bow Street. 603-433-4793 ext. 117.
UNH Theatre Resources for You (TRY) is a division of UNH Department of Theatre and Dance. TRY provides Arts Reach tours, Little Red Wagon tours, theatre summer camp, Drama to promote theatre and enhance education and culture in New England communities. TRY provides theatre programs to all ages--pre-K to senior adults. TRY's programs are frequently used by schools, libraries, town halls, recreation centers, churches, hospitals, state parks, festivals, and fairs throughout New England. TRY's most well-known program is the Little Red Wagon; it is the longest running non-profit theatre tour for children in the United States. Theatre Resources for You (TRY), Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 College Road, Durham, NH 03824. 603-862-2150. kay.staten@unh.edu. http://www.unh.edu/theatre-dance/artsreach.html.
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Visual Arts
The Coolidge Center for the Arts Studio Art School offers an average of ten classes each autumn and winter. Media include oil, watercolor, drawing, and mixed media in areas such as landscape, portraiture, the figure, and abstract expressionism. Faculty include eight distinguished local artists and classes are offered for beginner and intermediate adults and youth. Scholarship funds are sometimes available. Contact Mark Sammons, Executive Director, Wentworth-Coolidge Commission, 375 Little Harbor Road, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, 603-436-6607.
New Hampshire Art Association, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery various classes and open studios. 136 State Street, Portsmouth. Check schedule.
Sanctuary Arts is a traditional skill-based community arts school. The school was established in 1999 by Christopher R. Gowell to provide an emotionally safe place for students to explore their own creativity and gain art making skills and techniques. Classes are offered in drawing, painting, sculpting, anatomy, jewelry, and ceramics and are taught by artist/instructors actively involved in the mediums they teach. 5 Bolt Hill Road, Eliot, ME, 03903 207-438-9826, info@sanctuaryarts.org.
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