Looking for More?
Looking for more this fall? Life is still recovering and many of the usual activities your family has enjoyed are just not available. That’s shouldn’t stop you from having some fun, though!
Encore is a small group, short term program for children 5+. Small groups meet in person just once per week while following the highest safety protocols. There’s something for everyone from dance to strings, and stage combat to band. Encore gives your family the flexibility of a six week program, on top of Faith Center’s trademark convenience, affordable cost, and incomparable instruction.
Encore will consist of 60 to 90-minute classes and rehearsals organized into 6-week sessions. Classes and rehearsals will take place at various Faith Center locations. New courses will be offered every 6 weeks. Come check out the exciting offerings this fall, because sometimes you are just looking for more. That’s what Encore is all about!
Stage Combat is a fast-paced, six-week class that focuses on familiarizing students with the essential requirements for performing safe, effective stage combat.
The emphasis is on the development of technique, focusing on accuracy, safety, and the fundamental techniques needed to protect the actor when engaged in dramatic physical encounters. Activities are appropriate for students ages 10-12.
Stage Combat is a fast-paced, six-week class that focuses on familiarizing students with the essential requirements for performing safe, effective stage combat.
The emphasis is on the development of technique, focusing on accuracy, safety, and the fundamental techniques needed to protect the actor when engaged in dramatic physical encounters. Activities are appropriate for students ages 13 and older.
Students will explore basic acting techniques including expression of the body, voice, imagination. Students will explore improvisation and the use of external stimuli. At the end of six weeks students will perform an original script either live or via video.
Develop the ability to think and respond in the moment to every situation, using professional style improv games. The end result of the games produces better communications skills, increased concentration and the ability to think quickly on and off stage. The class will also enhance the students’ creative thinking, public speaking, and listening skills and promote eye contact and teamwork. At the end of six weeks students will demonstrate what they have learned either live or via video.
Develop the ability to think and respond in the moment to every situation, using professional style improv games. The end result of the games produces better communications skills, increased concentration and the ability to think quickly on and off stage. You will develop the ability to perform improv live in real time. The class will also enhance the students’ creative thinking, public speaking, and listening skills and promote eye contact and teamwork. At the end of six weeks students will demonstrate what they have learned either live or via video.
Storytelling through Dance (ages 5-9): students will be able to re-create their favorite stories through dance with use of music, props, and dance steps taught throughout the 6-week workshop. Students will perform their finish work either live or in video format.
Students will create a music video using skills and techniques developed in the class. Students will be given a song, learn and rehearse choreography, and have their performance filmed in a “music video” style.
This jazz dance class provides basic skills for the performer who is interested in musical theater. Students will learn fundamental dance steps and combinations that are seen and done at musical theater auditions and workshops. This class provides the foundation for a student to feel more confident when attending a dance audition for community theater productions.
Students are required to wear black jazz shoes in class. In order for students to learn the techniques of dance through specific, individualized instruction, the instructor must be able to see every muscle working.
Female dancers are to wear jazz pants and a closely fitted top to dance class. Male dancers should wear a T-shirt and black pants they can move in comfortably. No street clothes or jeans are allowed. If a student does not come appropriately dressed for class, the instructor has the option to ask that student to observe and not participate in class.
Students are expected to spend 15 minutes per day, four-five days per week reviewing the exercise combinations in order to memorize the pattern of the combinations so class time can be focused on the correct execution of the steps. Once the dance to be performed is learned, students are then expected to practice the dance four-five days per week for 15-30 minutes per day.
Students will participate in a live performance at the conclusion of the six-week class either live or via video
This 6-week class is designed for students of all levels who are looking to learn and strengthen their tap skills. From basics to time steps, students will partake in a weekly class that will emphasize tap vocabulary, proper technique, and an introduction to both Broadway and rhythm tap styles. At the end of the course, students will give a short presentation of what they have learned. If a live performance is restricted the class will perform via video
Inspire your young performer’s musical theater interests at our Elementary Musical Theater presentation of Aristocat’s Kids specifically designed for children ages 6 to 11. While enjoying the fellowship of other actors, your child will develop performance skills in theater, singing, and musical theater dance.
This 6-week class meets twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) concluding with a performance of Disney’s Aristocats Kids. If a live performance is restricted the cast will perform via video.
Inspire your performer’s musical theater interests at our Musical Theater presentation of Godspell specifically designed for junior high and high school aged students (ages 12+). While enjoying the fellowship of other actors, your actor will develop performance skills in theater, singing, and musical theater dance.
This 6-week class meets twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) concluding with a performance of Godspell. If a live performance is restricted the cast will perform via video.
Through the use of monologues, you will learn how to incorporate Confidence, Personality, Character, Connection, and your love for the theater to perform an exemplary audition. The second half of this class is “Audition Prep: Tips and Tricks of the Trade Section 2 – Acting through a Song.”
You will develop your ability to sing and to incorporate Confidence, Personality, Character, Connection, and your love for the theater to perform an exemplary audition. This class is followed by an online class, “How to Record a Quality Video Audition.”
For musicians looking to continue their instrumental instruction in a live setting. Lesson groups will be established based on age, and ability of each musician. Social Distancing requirements will be taken into consideration when establishing lesson groups. Each lesson group will be 30 minutes long. The instructor will establish lesson groups prior to the first-class meeting.
For the more advanced student who has a serious interest in learning the music of the jazz idiom. Jazz techniques and Jazz theory will be introduced and put into practice through Jazz Combo groups. The techniques of “soloing” and “improvisation” will be implemented and students will have the opportunity to use their skills in the performance setting. Encore Jazz Combos will present a concert at the end of the class. If a live performance is restricted the musicians will perform via video.
For students with 2 – 4-years playing experience on their instrument. Students will meet in person each week for 90-minute rehearsals. Students will learn Band literature at an accelerated pace that is appropriate for their skill level. At the end of the six-week class students will present a finished ensemble work via live performance or video.
For the more advanced player. The Wind Ensemble is for students with 5 or more years playing experience on their instrument. In the Encore Wind Ensemble, students will meet in person each week for 90-minute rehearsals. Students will learn more advanced ensemble literature at an accelerated pace. At the end of the six-week class students will present a finished ensemble work via live performance or video
Students will be placed in a chamber group of about 4 students. They will study traditional and non-traditional string literature. Literature will be determined by the ability and interests of the chamber players. At the end of the six-week class students will present a finished ensemble work via live performance or video.
Students will learn and perform standard ensemble literature. Students develop their overall musicality including balance, phrasing, style, and independence of parts. Students are expected to practice and learn their ensemble music during their regular, daily practice time. At the end of the six-week class students will present a finished ensemble work via live performance or video.
Open to students 13 years of age or older; no prior singing experience is necessary. Students will be introduced to proper breathing, vocal placement, and diction as they learn and perform standard 4-part choral literature. At the end of the six-week class students will present a finished ensemble work via live performance or video.
Faith Center for the Arts is a non-profit organization providing high-quality, affordable arts instruction and performance opportunities in music, theater, dance, and visual arts.
We have been serving families in New Jersey for 3O years.