It’s hard to believe that Session 3 is coming to an end and that this tight-knit community of friends—who seem to have known each other their whole lives—were mostly strangers just 2 weeks ago. Today will be all about celebrating and reflecting on these past two weeks together: this afternoon and evening each of our [...]
It’s a special day at camp today, and everyone is abuzz with excitement. The monarchists have shockingly risen up against the president, and forced all the other citizens into hiding. What will happen next? We are midway through our second festival day of the session, The Democratic Republic of King. Unlike many of our other [...]
Twice per session (once in session 4) we have a festival day at Centauri. All regular programs are suspended, and instead, campers have the opportunity to do something different – to take part in a day of themed fun and festivities that builds community, solidifies friendships and often uses the arts in a whole new [...]
Two days ago, we ran an exciting festival at Centauri which will now become an annual tradition. In an afternoon of ridiculous games and merriment, we challenged ourselves to attempt various records taken either from the Guinness Book of Records itself, or websites which document record-breaking attempts the world over. In the first heat – [...]
Twice per session, our program directors take a day off, and we replace the regular schedule with something special. One festival each session is always arts-related, and that was the Classics Fest last week. The other festival is pure fun – and today that’s Westworld! Campers are spending the day in a wild-west themed amusement [...]
This morning, campers enjoyed a well-deserved sleep-in after an exciting Classics Fest yesterday. Today also marked the start of mini-sessions, where campers choose an afternoon arts elective that they will do for the next three days. Selections included creating a TV show pilot with Mandy, working on a Michael Jackson medley with Sarah-Jane, building marionettes [...]
Play-in-a-Day is an annual tradition at Centauri Arts Camp, going back 17 years. Campers are placed in theatre troupes and can choose whether to write, direct, act, design, write songs, dance, play music or choreograph. The writers create their one-act plays the night before, production meetings happen in the morning and by lunchtime everyone is [...]
This annual festival is one of the most-anticipated of our summer camp calendar, and this year it was held in session 3. Campers are arranged into theatre troupes, with everyone choosing whether they act, write, direct, design, dance, choreograph, sing, write music or play instruments. The entire day is led by our campers with staff [...]
Yesterday we held one of our big summer festivals! Normal activities were suspended for the day and after a sleep-in, campers chose from several 'classic' projects to join for the day. Here's a list of the projects we offered, with exhibitions and performances at the end of the day. Try to guess which project your [...]
Today, WE DEFEATED SMAUG!!! It's true. The day began in the Odyssey Theatre, where a mystical shadow puppet show told the background story to The Hobbit... then all the dorms went out to create their respective kingdoms in Middle Earth. Dorms were each given different creatures - Elves, Hobbits, Giants, Dwarves, Skin Changers, Giant Animals, [...]