Ruri Saito

Ruri Saito is a native of Chiba Japan. She joined the Shiki Theater Company in Japan. She performed in musicals such as Mam Ma Mia! The Lion King . She graduated from The Ailey Shool in New York. Recent credits include EVITA,ANNIE,MY FAVORITE YEAR Off-Broadway Fobbiden City West.

Summer 2010 New Jersey

Broadway Kids is a summer course that is specially designed to teach the performing arts to children by actual professional performers. Our first performance, The Lion King, was very successful and well liked, so we are excited to introduce to you our current performance of Mary Poppins. We chose the piece because of its popularity as a beloved classic in the musical theater genre. The students have been preparing and working very hard over the last 2 weeks. We have been extremely busy rehearsing dancing, singing, and acting, as well as also studying many details about this show. An example of a typical day begins in the morning as soon as they come to the class room, where the children have to make some props for the show. Then they do some meditation, stretching and warm-up exercises and vocal exercises. Next they learn songs from the show, and memorize the choreography with the singing. After practicing all of that again, they have their lunch break. After the lunch break, they have to complete their hand- made props, jump into the pool for refreshment, and later perform a small preview of the show for the other class. Then they play theater games to improve their acting skill, and after that, they learn even more about the story of Mary Poppins by watching a Video or listening to the CD.

Even though they didn’t have much time to play like they normally do during the year, they told their parents how much fun they are having, and we are very pleased to hear that!

Some kids have only been participating in this program for less than a week, so please give them warm applause and welcome them. We hope you enjoy the show!

担当 服部愛生 斉藤るり

７月２７日より始まったブロードウェイ　　　　　

キッズは本格的なミュージカルのお稽古　　　　　

を通して自信、基本的な身体能力の向上　　　　　

芸術性を育むことを目的としたプログラム　　　　

です。今回はそんなブロードウェイキッズ　　　　

達の１日をご紹介いたします。　　　　　　　　　

午前９時３０分　瞑想、発声のクラスが始まり　　

ます。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

午前１０時　ソロ、コーラス、ダンス稽古　　　　

ソロ希望者のレッスンから金曜日のショーに　　　

向けてライオンキングのミュージカルナンバー　　

の稽古を行います。最初は英語の長い歌詞に　　　

戸惑っていた子供達も今では楽しむ余裕が出て　　

きて元気一杯にかっこよく踊っています。　　　　

午前１１時３０　ランチタイム！　　

このころにはお腹はペコペコです。　　　　　　　

午後１２時１０分　クラフト、メイク講座　　　　　

毎日、小道具の動物マスクや衣装、セット　　　　　

などを作ったり、ライオンキングのメイク

クラスを開いてボデイーペイントをしたり

と毎回違う事をする午後のクラスです。

クラフト講座の後はお楽しみのプール遊びです

みんな待ってましたとばかりに水着に着替え

ます！その速いこと速いこと！！

午後１時３０分　ショータイム

プール遊びの後はバイリンガル、ESLコースの

お友達をゲストにライオンキングのミニショー

を行います。

毎日その日に練習したナンバーを披露したり

シアターゲームをみんなで楽しみます。

最初は人前でのパフォーマンスに緊張していた

子供たちもパフォーマンス後に拍手喝采の中に

みせる笑顔はどの子もキラキラ輝いていました。

＊お知らせ＊

８月７日金曜日１０時４５分よりライオンキングのショー

をお行います。どなたでもお越しいただけます。

ぜひ遊びにいらしてください！

-Manami

BROADWAY PERFORMING ARTS CAMP 2010

LIGHT UP THE STAGE, CURTAIN'S UP....time to put on a SHOW!!!! Enjoy the excitement of live theater with the JHC FOUNDATION Summer Performing Arts Camps.

An incredibly fun and high energy way to spend your summer while learning. Find out about all elements of theater, regardless of skill level.....singing, dancing, building the set and creating the show from the ground up. Everyone performs and has the opportunity to express themselves in their own unique way. Our professional staff of Musical Directors and Choreographers will encourage you to be your best!!!

-Ms. Nancy

Nancy Owens - Singer/Actress/Teacher

Musical theater has been in Nancy's blood since childhood. Like the children she teaches now, she began taking youth classes and performed in summer musical productions from the age of 12 in her hometown of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Formally trained in Music Education and Theater at Arkansas State University, she went on to further her education in New York City at Manhattan School of Music and individual acting studies at HB studios, TVI and the Actor's Studio. Commercial work includes: Subway, Arrowhead Mall, and Wendy's jingles/voiceovers. Her almost ten years of working as a professional singer and actress led to long runs with the Broadway and National Tours of both "Music Man" and "Phantom". Her credits, too numerous to list, include regional theaters all across the United States. Favorite roles include: Carlotta in "Phantom", Charlotte in "Little Night Music", Frau Kost in "Cabaret", Ms. Hannigan in "Annie", and Sister Amnesia in "Nunsense".

In recent years, Nancy has returned to working in education and spends her days with the students of Greenwich Kokusai Gakuen. She also continues to perform as a solo cabaret artist.

Manami Hattori

Soprano Manami Hattori is originally from Kobe, Japan but she has been living and singing in the US for more than a decade. Most recently she has sung several leading roles in NYC, including the title role in Sour Angelica, Micaela in Carmen, and Musetta in La Boheme with DiCapo Opera Theater. She sang Musetta with National Lyric Opera in MA. She may also be seen on the recently-released DVD of The Thief of Love, available from Humming birds Films, singing the role of Hira, for which Opera News stated “Manami Hattori as Hira is particularly praise worthy…”

Ms. Hattori sang Berta in Barber of Seville with the Ashlawn Opera Festival in 2004, and Her singing did not go unnoticed, for she received high praise from Charlottesville, VA Daily Progress stating “…big voices come in small packages …you will get a jolt when Berta, played by M.Hattori, belts out her aria…” For this same performance the Richmond Times Dispatch said “…Hattori made Berta’s arietta one of the musical highlights of the evening…” She performed with TSP-a young artist program in NYC-, where she made her first soprano debut singing Adiana in Elixir of Love and Papagena in The Magic Flute.

As a young artist with Aspen Music Festival, she sang Annio from La clemenza di Tito, and sang in La Conversa and La Cesca (cover) from Il Trittico as well. She also performed at the Kurt Weil at 100 Concert, and was a part of the radio broadcast. She has chosen to sing at Mater Class at Carnegie Hall with Chirisa Ludwig and took her private voice sessions in France.

She has sung many concerts and recitals throughout Japan, the United States and Europe. She has also sung numerous oratorio performances such as Messiah, St Matthew Passion, The Creation, Elijah, Faure Requiem, Symphony 9 by Beethoven, Mass in C Minor by Mozart and various Bach Cantatas. She performed a concert in memory of the victims of Kobe Earthquake in 1995.The same year she was also the winner, out if more than 600 Japanese singers, of the International Auditions of San Francisco Opera Center. She performed in the Merola productions of Elixir of love, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and the Merola Grand Final Concert; as a result she received the Minton B Evans Memorial Award from it. While she was a full scholarship graduate student at Stony Brook, NY. She was seen as Angelica in La Cenerentola, the Neighbor on Mavra, Hira in the world Premiere performances of the Thief of Love, and Julius Caesar. In other operatic performances during that time, she sang Rosina form Barbiere di Siviglia and Lucille from La scalar di Seta with Opera Risotto.

A versertile performer, she is also familiar with musical theater. Her musical theater credits include Oklahoma!, Annie, Fidller on the roof, Westside Story, Nine and The Sound of Music.

Some of the awards and scholarships Ms. Hattori has received over years include the Faculty if Music Awards-the prize for graduating first in her class from Kyoto City University if the Arts, the Governor, of Osaka prefecture’s New Comer Awards, the Mayor if Osaka’s Award, the Young Performer’s Award, for which she has sang recital at the Naniwa Art Festival, Minton B.Evans Memorial Award from the Merola. She also took first prize in the 45th All Japan Music Competition, and was the semifinalist of the Concert Artist’s Guild International Competition. She also received full scholarships from Stony Brook in NY and Aspen Music Festival.

Manami Hattori received her Bachelors degree from KCUA, and continued her education at the KCUA graduate school of Music, as well as master degrees from SUNY at Stony Brook. She holds the highest license of teaching music from Japanese government.

She is very active musician in NY area; she has performed in Carnegie Hall as well as Lincoln Center with NY philharmonic.

She has been working as a music teacher, piano instructor, choir director, conductor and accompanist for over 15 years. She has been a music director and piano instructor at IAAC since 2007 and has directed numerous children’s shows, including The Sound of Music, The Lion King, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, and Annie.