Ballibay for the Fine and Performing Arts
| Camp Address 1 Ballibay Road Camptown, Pennsylvania 18815 USA (877) 746-2667 |
Camp Ballibay for the Fine & Performing Arts is a summer camp for boys and girls ages 6 through 16. We offer a wide range of non-competitive fine and performing arts activities in a fun, friendly traditional camp setting. We are located on a beautiful Pennsylvania mountaintop.
Major activity areas include: theatre; rock, pop, country, classical & Broadway music; ballet, modern, jazz & tap dance; video & radio; two- & three-dimensional visual arts; photography & technical theater. We also offer gardening, horseback riding, swimming, and tennis. Sessions range from 2 to 7 weeks in length. Camp meals emphasize health, seasonality, whole local ingredients and sustainability. An on-site garden provides some produce and opportunities for camper participation.
Ballibay was established in 1964, and is American Camping Association accredited.
Camp Season: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010
Multiple camper discounts available
- SessionSession DatesCapacityTuition
- 4 week First Session
(Click for more information)6/27/2010 to 7/7/2010150 Campers$4,980.00- Our summer starts with a four week session, attended by about 150 campers and run by a staff of 50. The session begins with a two-and-a-half day orientation in which each camper gets to meet with each instructor and discuss his or her interests. Theatre and voice auditions also occur during this orientation. The four weeks is a fun and busy session, with talent shows, musicals, one act plays, readers' theatre productions, full-length theatrical productions, a rock-n-roll band night, a music and dance revue, movie nights, art exhibitions, daily radio shows and much more!
- 2 week Dance Intensive
(Click for more information)7/11/2010 to 7/24/201020 Campers$2,490.00- In Ballibay's 2-week Dance Intensive Program campers spend most of their day in dance classes and rehearsals, while still having time each day to try other activity areas including art, music, video, radio, Capoeira, Tai Chi, and tennis. The two weeks include two performances designed for dance intensive campers: a Dance Concert consisting of new jazz, tap, ballet, modern, and hip-hop choreography, and a Showcase in which work from campers' ongoing classes is exhibited. Intensive campers also can participate in a Camper Cabaret of song, dance, instrumental performance, and skits; and a Monologue and Dialogue Night of monologues, short scenes, and poetry. During the intensive there is also a Bonfire with performances and sing-alongs, a Movie Night, a DJ Dance, a Rock and Roll Band Night, and three nights of theatre productions performed by the 4-week campers.
- 3 week Second Session
(Click for more information)7/25/2010 to 8/14/2010150 Campers$3,775.00- Our second session of the summer is three weeks long, attended by about 130 campers and run by a staff of 45. About half of the campers in the second session have already been at camp for four weeks. The session begins with a day-and-a-half day orientation in which each camper gets to meet with each instructor and discuss his or her interests. Theatre and voice auditions also occur during this orientation. The three week session is as activity-packed as our first session, with talent shows, musicals, one act plays, readers' theatre productions, full-length theatrical productions, a rock-n-roll band night, a music and dance revue, movie nights, art exhibitions, daily radio shows and much more!
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