Centauri Arts Academy Blog
“I need more from my English course!”
Last year, one of our creative writing students – let’s call her Lily - burst into our arts studio shouting these words. She was a Grade 10 student in a local high school – smart, creative, articulate and high-flying. She proceeded to rant about her experiences in school: how she longed for an opportunity to explore Shakespeare in depth, discuss contemporary literature, write literary essays and be inspired to read more widely, think more [...]
Film School for Teens in Toronto
Centauri Arts School in Bloor West Village, Toronto, offers weekly film classes for teens. The "Film Production" classes runs each week in our film and acting school in Toronto's west end. Discover the art of film-making. Learn the basics of film making as you try your hand at storyboarding, directing, camera operation, audio, lighting and production design. Each hands-on film course begins with a sequence of short film projects; by rising to challenges set by [...]
Writing School for Teens in Toronto
Centauri Arts Academy in Bloor West Village, Toronto, offers weekly writing classes for teens. The "Creative Writing Salon" runs each week in our writing school in Toronto's west end. Designed for young writers with an interest in any genre and style, this informal writing school provides creative stimuli and the encouragement of other writers, to keep you writing all year long. Classes consist of readings, lively discussions, and a wide variety of writing prompts – [...]
Acting School for Teens in Toronto
Centauri Arts Academy in Bloor West Village, Toronto, offers weekly acting classes for teens. The "Actor’s Workshop" runs each week in our acting school in Toronto's west end. -Senior Ensemble (ages 12-18) and Junior Ensemble (ages 9-14). In this intensive acting program, participants develop a wealth of performance skills, aided by a qualified acting coach with professional directing and acting experience. Development essential acting tools: voice, clown, mask, mime, comedy, improvisation, and character. We’ll also [...]
Starting to Write
Recently, a parent called to book their child on one of our summer writing camps. At the end of our conversation she said, rather hesitantly, “I’ve always wanted to write, too. It’s just than I don’t know where to begin.” This blog is for her. Anyone can write. You don’t need terrific literacy skills, or a degree. You don’t need to be a keen reader, nor do you need excessive amounts of free time. Talent [...]
New Classes begin Sept 21 for fall semester 2019
Join us for evening and weekend arts workshops this Fall in Toronto! Our first semester at the Centauri Arts Academy begins on Saturday 21 September, and most of our classes have space – so there’s still time to join our arts community and flex your creative muscles! We have expanded our creative writing programs, so there’s spots available in all three classes, and we also have space in our Tuesday Acting course. Film on Thursdays [...]
Getting to Know Bloor West Village, Toronto!
Welcome to our new blog – a place we can celebrate the achievements of our academy students, and provide information that will be of use to our families. We recognise that young people attend our arts programs from all over the city, and further afield. Now that registration is open for our film classes, creative writing workshops and acting courses in the second semester, here are some useful resources for parent-drivers who find themselves in [...]
12 Writing Prompts for the Holidays!
Scheduled holidays provide us with a rare opportunity for extended periods of uninterrupted writing time. With this in mind, here are 12 prompts you could use to inspire 12 days of writing over the winter holiday. But first, a spoiler alert! If you take creative writing classes with us at the Centauri Arts Academy, you will be receiving your own, gift-wrapped writing prompts similar to the ones below, so we'd advise you not to read [...]
