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WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUCE THE OPENING OF
THE LAND OF VIRTUOSITY - THE
NEWEST, ALWAYS FAMILY APPROPRIATE,
NONPROFIT 501(c)(3), PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY, LIVE
THEATRE, FILM STUDIO AND COMMUNITY CENTER
IN SAN
ANTONIO!
May 3rd, 2010 – San Antonio, Texas
- The Land Of Virtuosity
located
at 6712 N. New Braunfels,
moments from the well known Alamo Quarry Market is Open and enrolling
students
ages 4 to 21 in group classes and private lessons - Beginner to
Advanced Levels
– in EVERY GENRE OF PERFORMING ARTS.
The Land Of
Virtuosity
or LOV is the brainchild of 25 year veteran professional performer,
writer,
director, producer Laralee List Wahrmund. Laralee returned to her
hometown San
Antonio
after 10 years in Los Angeles
and immediately began to consider a new concept in performing arts
training for
young people in our community. She
visualized a place where children, teens and young adults might gain an
exemplary education in ALL of the performing arts under one roof; a
haven for
students wishing to gather the training they would need to confidently
audition
and be cast in roles at a professional level in film and television
series like
those on the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon.
The LOV
encourages
and inspires young people to pursue excellence in their day to
day
life,
not because someone else is asking this of them, but because they
“want” this
for themselves. Each of our programs are
specifically designed with “the family” in mind to promote togetherness
outside
the home, create a new and welcoming environment to inspire and
motivate young
people through the joy of viewing and participating in the Magic of ALL
of the
Performing Arts.
The Performing
Arts
Academy - is inspired
by the multi-talented training of the Contract Players during the
Golden Age of
Hollywood and seeks to educate talented young people as professional
performing
artists then give them the opportunity for Professional On-Stage and
On-Camera
Experience. In the event these students
should choose to pursue their career in the Entertainment Industry,
they will
leave the Academy with complete References, Resume, Portfolio and
Reel; Educated,
Experienced, Prepared and Confident that they have learned the
attributes
necessary to audition in any academic or professional realm.
- We will seek and find
the best
instructor
available for lessons on ANY musical instrument that your child wishes
to
learn.
- We will never
have more than 8
students maximum
per group class.
- We will begin any
group class with
4 students.
- We offer classes after
school AND
during the day
for home school students.
- Our instructors
are always
encouraging and
positive, never negative.
- We offer classes
in theatre and
motion picture
technical instruction as well as performance.
- We offer classes
in round table
writing and
these classes will write our Summer Musicals beginning with the Summer
of 2011.
LOV Live
Theatre –
currently performs its productions in auditoriums on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word and
produces original adaptations of Children’s Classics, Cultural Folk
Tales and
Historical
productions for school children in the
mornings AND Classic
Broadway Musicals, Comedies, Shakespearian, Melodrama style and other
family
appropriate productions in the evenings.
Our Folktale Series will begin in the Fall
when school begins -
- Our 2010/2011
season
will produce 6 of the most
beloved folktales revealed to us by those associated with the Institute
of Texan Cultures. By asking these cultural groups to share their
favorite folktale we will
create a 45 minute theatrical production revealing the history,
geography,
costumes, music and culture of that land to the students who attend
each
Folktale performance.
- These students
will
return to their schools with
a comprehensive knowledge of that country and won’t even be aware they
have
just had a geography lesson.
This Spring the LOV
is thrilled
to announce its Premier Production Opening on June 4th, 2010.
The Land
Of Virtuosity’s
Premier Theatrical
Production of
Alice
in Wonderland
Directed
by Karla Clayton Pollock and starring the students in our
Spring Semester Theatre and Ballet classes. We will open with our
Gala on June 4th, 2010 beginning with
a 7:00 p.m. with a welcome reception prior to
the performance, including refreshments and a silent auction outside
the
Library
Auditorium on the Campus of the UIW
Performances
on Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June 5th,
2010 are at 7:30 p.m.
with
a matinee closing performance at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 6th,
2010
Many more
theatrical
productions are in the works for Summer of 2010 including our
- 2 week theatrical camp sessions
which will be held throughout the summer for young people interested in
theatre, dance and music.
- Each session will be 2
weeks long Monday through Friday with times in the mornings from 10:00
to 12:00 and afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
- At the end of each session
there will be a production in the Library Auditorium on the campus of
the UIW for parents and family. The
details for these sessions are in the works; please contact us for more
information and to add your child's name to the waiting lists for these
Summer Programs.
We will offer our regular Summer
Semester Group Classes in
Theatre, Dance, Music and Technical Training.
These classes will have separate
performances in August to
close out the Summer Semester.
We are also planning to present one Classic
Melodrama Performance over the Summer of 2010.
The LOV Motion
Picture Studio is driven to Promote Local Film Production and
contribute to
the Mainstream Motion Picture Industry, by utilizing Artists and
Technical
Staff from San Antonio
and Surrounding Areas. The Land Of Virtuosity
is dedicated to Produce Professional in house, all original, Cultural,
Educational and Historic Entertainment, appropriate for and enjoyed by
the
entire family. Here are just a few examples of productions in the works
–
- Molly
the
Marvelous and
Meranda the Magical – the
first Women’s History Series EVER - a wonderful Nanny and her
Magical
Charge take adventures through time to meet and learn about all the
influential
Women in History. Our goal with this project is to promote more
realistic
role models for young girls and introduce them to women who have helped
to mold
our planet with their determination, drive and nurturing influences.
This
series will be shot at LOV and on location in San Antonio.
- Cartwheels
and Composers – a
direct to DVD series
dedicated to introducing famous composers to school age children in the
form of
their peers. As we journey through this
series we take a look at composers in their youth. By presenting
these composers as children to
the students, they realize “anything” is attainable. The viewers
see that if the children in our
episides could grow up to be such incredible composers they too might
also
reach for greatness.
- Si San
Antonio
– is a tourist driven production
created
similar to the tourist productions currently shown in Orlando Florida,
Las Vegas and
other major cities with a huge tourist
industry. Hosted by the well loved Sonny Melendrez, join him as
he tours
with you around San Antonio and the surrounding areas to see all the
sites and
history in our beloved city.
A Community
Venue
the LOV makes its facilities available for the benefit of other
nonprofit
organizations. Some already utilizing
this venue are the German American Cultural Association, The Alamo
Mission
Chapter Children of the Republic of Texas, The Children of the
American Revolution - San
Antonio de Bexar Chapter,
The San Antonio Irish Dancers, Touché' at Trinity University,
and the San
Francisco Concerto Orchestra.
I welcome the opportunity to provide more information about
the LOV or to schedule an interview with you. We
would TRULY APPRECIATE the opportunity to
schedule our cast members on your radio or television show.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience. I look forward to
speaking with you.
I thank you in advance for helping us get the word out to our community
about this new, unique, family inspired performing arts organization
and community center.
Most
Sincerely,
Laralee :o )
Laralee
List Wahrmund – Founder, President, CEO
Land Of Virtuosity www.landofvirtuosity.org
210-844-4298 My
Cell Phone 210-422-8810 |
