Fusion Performing Arts Center opens at Voorhees Town Center
The Fusion Performing Arts Center (FPAC) is now opening in the renovated Voorhees Town Center at Somerdale and Burnt Mill Roads. The Fusion Performing Arts Center is a 501 © 3 charitable organization founded in 2010 and dedicated to providing education and instruction in the performing arts, being a cultural community resource and facilitating performance opportunities for those educated at the center as well as outside talent.
The Fusion Performing Arts Center will provide educational and instructional programs through a creative umbrella called the Creation Station. Programs are set to begin in September. Registrations are now being accepted for the following programs:
Fusion Youth Theater Company
This is a performance and instructional company that will focus on theater performance. Members will study drama, dance and voice and will be required to meet attendance and performance goals.
Fusion Adult Theater Workshop
This quarterly workshop offers instruction in character development, public speaking, improvisation, movement, voice and performance. It incorporates scene work, monologues and movement
The Choreography Collective
This is a function that focuses primarily on the development of choreography and teamwork. All of the members participate in each others’ choreographed pieces. Occasionally professional choreographers will be brought in to offer master classes and to create dance pieces for the members of the workshop.
Fusion Rock Show Series
This series will allow local bands and small touring bands to perform concerts in front of local teens. This will also allow several select bands the opportunity to use Fusion as a rehearsal space, and foster growth of the local music scene.
World Drums and Percussion Workshop
This workshop explores drums and percussion from around the world. Djembe, dumbek, congas, even a Japanese taiko drum are among the ethnic percussion that will be featured in this weekly workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums, but if needed, some percussion is provided.
The Fusion Performing Arts Center has recently co-produced a production of “The Breakfast Club” with the Katz JCC and The Spot, a teen center also located in the Voorhees Town Center.
“Anything having to do with the performing arts is welcomed and encouraged at the new Fusion Performing Arts Center” said FPAC’s Artistic Director, Ryk Lewis. “Come find and/or express your creative self in one of our workshops. And if there’s something creative you’d like to do, let us know and we’ll find a way to make it happen.”
To register for these programs or to learn more information about FPAC’s The Creation Station please contact the Fusion Performing Arts Center at [email protected], or visit www.fusion-pac.org.
