The Performing Arts Club - In Berkhamsted
| Venue |
All Saints Church, Shrublands Road, BERKHAMSTED |
| Date |
2nd – 4th April 2012 (3 day workshop) |
| Times |
0930-1500 Mon-Wed |
| Price |
£75 per child (10% sibling discount) |
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Creative Director - Janine Bennett
BA Hons & M.Phil - Drama, Dance, Music and Choreography
Janine studied Drama, Dance and Music at the University of Birmingham graduating with BA Hons and later M.Phil (Choreography), following which she worked extensively in theatre, staging, directing and choreographing for theatre, musical theatre and opera as well as lecturing in Theatre and Creative Movement.
Janine spent 8 years working in Television Drama production and as a script editor, worked with writers and producers across a range of popular drama including Spooks, Hotel Babylon, Outlaws, The Old Curiosity Shop, Whitechapel and Midnight Man.
Following a break from television to have her two girls, Janine now owns and manages the Active Creative franchise across West Herts & The Chilterns, which includes teaching dance and creative movement to children from ages 2-12 through its Dinky Dancers, Boogaloo Boogie and Motion Commotion classes.
Dance - Charli Fletcher
IDTA Associate in Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop..
Charli started dancing at just three at Maggie Monks School of Dancing. There she was taught Ballet, Modern Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop and is now completing her IDTA Associate in Ballet.
Charli loves performing and has been lucky enough to dance in many different shows and pantomimes; her most recent was performing with the Ballet Russe in ‘Coppelia’ and ‘The Nutcracker.’
Charli now teaches dance at Maggie Monks School of Dancing, Creative Sparks Performing Art, Stagecoach and Active Creative. She became part of the Active Creative team last year and teaches Dinky Dancers, Boogaloo Boogie and Motion Commotion. She is very excited to be part of Active Creative’s first Performing Arts Club.
Charli is our appointed first aider.
Art - Dhrooti Mills
Dhrooti's background is in the fashion industry, having designed knitwear for some of the biggest names on the high street. Over the last few years, in between freelance work and having children, her creative streak was maintained by designing and making items for her own young daughters, and family and friends - inspired by her love of all things old and vintage and her belief in reusing materials.
MiniMills was created in the Spring of 2009, in order to take this concept further by showcasing to a wider audience. Later that year products for womenswear and the home were added under her label Mills&Bloom which previously had incorporated her garden design service.
Dhrooti has enjoyed working on school fundraisers like Santa’s grotto (the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) and a Hollywood inspired Auction of Promises; designing, decorating and putting together the themes for these events.
Music - TBC
Drama - Jason Montague-King
BA Performance, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Jason moved to the UK in 2007, after an exciting and varied career as a theatre actor in Australia. He has extensive experience in all genres, specifically classical, such as Shakespeare.
He also has many years experience in Theatre in Education (T.I.E), which saw him touring throughout Australia performing to children of all ages and leading them in discussions about the relevant themes. He performed in many different T.I.E productions including a one man show in which he was playing eight characters.
Since being in the UK Jason has been teaching Drama Dance and Singing to children within the age group 4-13. This has been on a term to term basis in which every term culminates in a show featuring the songs and dance they have been taught.
Jason is excited and looking forward to joining PAC for a summer time travel “AROUND THE WORLD....... IN A SCARF AND SLIPPERS”.