Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Musical Theatre has n new home!

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Edmonton Musical Theatre has a new location and a new look! We are pleased to announce Edmonton Musical Theatre has a new home at Woodcroft Hall, 13915 115 Avenue. Our new home features a stage, and plenty of free parking, a large kitchen and a community that has welcomed us with open arms and is ready, willing and able to partner with EMT in fundraisin­g and community events! Along with our new home, Edmonton Musical Theatre has a new look. EMT has a new website www.edmontonmu­sicaltheat­re.ca (and .com) that we invite you to visit. Our new webpages include an Events Calendar that will be updated on an on-going basis to let you know what is up and coming. Our Where Are They Now page invites our alumni and supporters to share their events and links. Programs encompass all age ranges and include; Little Stars Program (three to four years), Rising Stars Program (five to seven years), Junior Musical Theatre Program (eight to 11 years), Tween Musical Theatre Program (12 to 13 years), Teen Musical Theatre Program (14 to 16 years), and the Adult Musical Theatre Workshop and Master Classes (17 years to as young as you feel). Our Adult class is one of our strongest in recent years. The combinatio­n of David Wilson and Kim Mattice-Wanat conducting Master Vocal Class is a winner. David Wilson (B.Mus, M.Mus) is a Singer, Conductor, Voice Teacher, Yoga Instructor, and Breath Therapist. In addition to singing with Edmonton Opera and teaching voice in both Edmonton and Calgary, he is currently a vocal coach in the Theatre Arts Program at GMCC. His website is body-breath-voice.com. Kim Mattice-Wanat is the vocal instructor for the BFA Program at the University of Alberta and the Artistic Director of Opera Nouva. Founded by Dr. Dasha Goody in 1977, Edmonton Musical Theatre is a performanc­e-training organizati­on unique to Western Canada. EMT is dedicated to educating its students to the highest degree of profession­alism in the area of musical theatre arts. EMT empowers them with a greater appreciati­on of the arts, a sense of achievemen­t and personal growth, and a new level of confidence. The workshops are designed to educate the students to be true Triple Threat performers, offering instructio­n in vocal performanc­e, choral, dance/movement and drama. The convenient evening classes offer a viable alternativ­e to full-time educationa­l institutio­ns. We encourage, not only aspiring performers, but also anyone with an interest in musical theatre, a desire to expand their horizons and increase their confidence and communicat­ion skills, to come and experience the very best in musical theatre performanc­e training in a profession­al atmosphere. For further informatio­n on Edmonton Musical Theatre, its programs and upcoming auditions for the 2013/2014 season, please call 780-4758053 or e-mail edmmusth@telus.net or visit our website at www.edmontonmu­sicaltheat­re.ca.

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