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CAMP LOHIKAN - ARTS PROGRAM

Features: Professional Instruction in Performing Arts (Drama, Dance, Music), Creative Arts, Rock Band Program, Circus Arts, and Media Arts plus Sports & Adventure Activities, Weekly Special Events, Camp Trips, Inter-Camp Games and an awesome Evening Activity every night of the summer!

Let the FUN begin!

For 51 summers Camp Lohikan has provided campers with a safe, supportive environment to make friends, professional instruction to learn new skills and sharpen old ones, and a friendly camp atmosphere where FUN happens all the time.

We have a great summer planned for 2008 and we hope you decide to join in the FUN!

Location:  Camp Lohikan is situated on 1200 acres and located high in the northeast Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.   The campgrounds are surrounded by preserved forested landscape and overlook picturesque streams, a private lake and miles of mountain vistas.  The mountain air at a quarter mile above sea level is clean and dry.  Summer days are typically warm and the nights are cool.  It’s the ideal location for a summer camp!

Performing Arts Program

Lohikan's Theatre, Dance and Music Departments offer campers a rich and varied Performing Arts Program. Three professional directors head each of the departments and are supported by a talented staff of experienced specialty instructors who have worked with children and have special training in the area of their expertise.

Theatre Program

The Theatre Program provides campers with professional training in acting techniques with the use of monologues, pantomime, improvisation, scenes and plays. The Musical Theater Program concentrates on song delivery, movement, music, dancing and acting skills.  Tech Theatre classes cover costuming, make-up, set design and construction, lighting design and sound engineering.

Campers who elect to participate in one of the camp’s theatrical performances receive instruction on a daily basis.  Four quality theatrical performances are produced every summer and every camper with desire and dedication are guaranteed a chance to perform.

In addition to our theatrical performances, campers with acting, singing and musical interests are given the opportunity to perform on stage in front of the entire camp every week of the summer during Lohikan’s “Campfire Showcase Series”.

Dance Program

Lohikan’s Dance Program features daily instructional classes in: Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern Dance, Hip Hop, Choreography, and Aerobics.   Each camper is personally evaluated and placed in a group with other dancers of similar age and ability.   Beginner through advanced instruction is available in all dance styles.  Classes focus upon teaching and practicing technique, movement, improvisation and choreography and are conducted in our fully equipped dance studio, e.g. floor  to ceiling mirrors, bars, lights, Rosco dance floor.

Dance Recitals are scheduled in July and August and every dancer is given an opportunity to perform.  In addition to our dance recitals campers are encouraged to perform on stage during our weekly “Campfire Showcase” evening activities. 

Music Program

Music is in the air all summer long at Camp Lohikan!  Our Music Program operates on a daily basis and includes beginner to advanced instruction in guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, and vocals.  Specialty instructors teach the fundamentals to beginners and work on technique and perfecting the skills of our more advanced campers.  Camper musicians and singers have numerous opportunities to perform throughout the summer including our weekly “Campfire Showcase Series”, July & August Talent Shows, Skit Nights... and let's not forget the Camp-A-Palooza Concerts! 

ROCK BAND CLINIC

A very popular workshop offered within Lohikan's Music Program is our July and August Rock Band Clinic.  Whether you’re a beginner or accomplished musician we’ve got a band for you!  Campers participating in the Rock Band Clinic are grouped with other campers based upon age, ability and musical interest.  Individualized instruction in guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals is provided by specialty instructors.

During the week-long clinic campers work with specialty instructors on original music as well as classic rock tunes.  Each band is assigned a producer who prepares the band for its debut performance.  After a week of instruction, rehearsals and teamwork, the band takes the stage and performs a set in one of Lohikan’s July or August Camp-A-Palooza concerts.  They're awesome!

The entire camp is in attendance for the concerts.  As curtain time approaches the excitement builds and the camper audience can be heard yelling out encouraging cheers for their bunkmates!  Then the bands hit the stage, one by one playing their favorite tunes and rockin' the camp!  It's a lot of fun to watch but it's even more fun to be on stage and perform in front of a live audience.  The applause is unforgettable

MORE ARTS…

In addition to the Performing Arts Program and special Performing Arts Workshops, there’s even more arts activities available for our camper artists and performers…

CIRCUS ARTS

Circus is a huge program that’s extremely popular with our campers.  Campers receive instruction from circus professionals in real live circus acts!  Favorites include:  Flying Trapeze, Rolling Globe, Lyra, Spanish Web, Acrobatics, Unicycle, Rolla Bolla, Devils Stick, Circus Bike, Hand-Balancing, Juggling, Clowning, Tight Wire, and Single/Double/Triple Trapeze.  Two circus performances are scheduled on each of our Visiting Days to showcase the skills of our camper performers.  The parents and kids love it!  

VIDEO PRODUCTION

The popularity of this program has exploded with the advent of digital camcorders, digital editing software, powerful computers and the availability of talented staff.   Now, campers write, shoot, edit and produce their own video shows in camp!  And they’re really good!!!  Campers have produced music videos, comedy acts, broadcast news shows, and more.  What’s great is that our dining hall is equipped with a high powered video projector which is used during meal times so everyone gets to screen the latest camper video work of art!  A star is born every meal at Camp Lohikan!

RADIO BROADCASTING

Camper Dee-Jays broadcast 6 hours a day over the FM band every summer at Camp Lohikan!  It’s a real radio station!  Campers and our Radio Activity Instructors write shows, conduct interviews, broadcast camp news… and even play music!  “E” (everyone) rated music of course. 

COMPUTER ACTIVITY

Specialty Instructors conduct classes in desktop publishing, graphics, web design, digital art, digital photography software, digital video editing and more.  Campers can also play computer games in the computer lab – no instruction usually needed!  Campers can also compose e-mail in the computer activity.

NEWSPAPER ACTIVITY

A daily camp newspaper is published and distributed during the lunch meal at camp.  Campers write, type, proof, and publish their work with the help of specialty instructors.  All camper contributions are accepted.

CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAM

The Creative Arts Department is one of our most popular departments in camp.   Three professional artists direct the program with the assistance of 14 specialty instructors.  Workshops include:

CERAMICS & POTTERY – It’s all about sculpting, glazing, firing clay and throwing pots.  Seven wheels, 2 kilns and more than 6000 lbs of clay keeps our campers pretty busy!

PAPER-MAKING – Campers make their own special greeting cards, stationery, posters and pretty awesome art work!

LEATHER CRAFT - Punching, stamping, dyeing, stitching and leather design classes are featured in the Leather Craft Activity.  Belts, purses, and key chains are just a few of the projects campers create and personalize. 

T-SHIRT FACTORY – This is one of the most popular workshops in the Creative Arts Department.  Campers learn Silk Screening Techniques and sometimes create special t-shirts for their cabin group or special events like “Rock Band”.  Tie Dyeing is also popular and the t-shirts the campers produce would make Jerry Garcia proud!  Batiking and Fabric Painting are also part of the T-Shirt Factory curriculum and campers produce everything from fancy covered pillows to designer headwear.  It’s all good!

PAINTING & DRAWING – Staff artists teach campers a variety of painting techniques using acrylic paints and canvass.  Classes in water color painting and charcoal and pencil drawing are also conducted.  All artwork is put on display in the Creative Arts Center during our July and August Parent Visiting Days.  It’s a great art show!

STAINED GLASS – In this workshop campers design and solder their own stained glass projects with the help of our specialty instructors.

ARTS & CRAFTS – The activities featured in the Arts and Crafts Workshop change every week.  Classes include: Air Brush, Macrame, Fimo Jewelry, Basket Weaving, Lanyards, Braiding, Weaving, Papier Mache, Enameling, Nature Crafts, Block Printing, Puppetry, Needle Craft, Mask Making, Bead Craft, Plaster Projects, Decoupage, String Art, Nature Crafts, Cartooning, Calligraphy and lots more!

MODEL BUILDING ROCKETRY - Campers design, build and launch Estes brand and custom model rockets.

STAGE CRAFT – Interested campers can help design and construct sets for camp drama productions and evening activities in the Stage Craft Workshop.

WOODWORKING - Our Woodworking Studio is fully equipped and ready to undertake the wildest of projects!  Campers have made everything from mail boxes and clocks to napkin holders and leather-seated chairs with the help of our instructors!  Campers are only limited by their imagination and our supply of wood!

PHOTOGRAPHY – Campers are provided 35mm cameras and black & white film and taught the basics of photography by specialty instructors.  After the film is  shot it’s developed by the campers and black & white prints are produced and later put on display for our Parent’s Visiting Days Shows.

 We LOVE the ARTS!

When it comes to ART whether it be performing, media related or visual, we think you’ll agree, you won’t find a more comprehensive program than you’ll find right here!

We thank you for your interest in Camp Lohikan and look forward to hearing from you.  Feel free to call us with you questions.

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