Auditions Jan. 14-15 for summer Performing Arts Intensive in Colorado Springs and Central City

Auditions will be held in January for student singers, actors and dancers, ages 14-19, for the ninth annual Performing Arts Intensive Singers, July 14-28, 2012.

Students who love to perform will dig deep to develop skills in acting, dance/movement, vocal technique and composition in this two-week summer workshop in residence in Colorado Springs and Central City, Colo. Master teaching artists assembled by the Colorado Springs Conservatory and Central City Opera provide instruction as students team-create a short opera, learn and perform scenes from opera and musical theater, attend performances and classes, and perform their own work at the Central City Opera Festival.

AUDITIONS

• Saturday, January 14, 2-4 pm – Colorado Springs

• Sunday, January 15, 12-4 pm – Denver

• YouTube auditions through January 30

• Audition requirements: 2 contrasting songs, 1 monologue

• Students will be notified of participation by February 3, 2012. A $500 non-refundable fee is due upon notification of participation. Students selected for the program pay $2,500 in tuition, which includes all room, board and tickets for festival productions. Scholarships are available.

• Call (719) 577-4556 for more information and to schedule your audition.

Additional details and blog posts on past Intensive activities are available online at

centralcityopera.org/highschoolintensive or coloradospringsconservatory.org.