Creative Drama
Recognize Your Inner Strength and Unleash Your Hidden Talents
Are you ready to discover your hidden talents and reach your full potential? Summer@AUC's Creative Drama bootcamp is just what you need to unleash your creativity and showcase your talent! In collaboration with Sereira Creative Academy for non-traditional education, this bootcamp will nurture your self-confidence and inner strength, helping you believe in yourself. You will engage in creative drama activities, go on a journey of personal development and change how you see yourself and the world around you. You will learn how to express your experiences in theatrical pieces.
Learning Outcomes
- Master expressive theatre techniques and build confidence performing in front of a group.
- Utilize effective narration and storytelling to engage and move an audience.
- Reconnect with inner self-confidence to enhance authentic self-expression.
- Enhance interpersonal communication skills through collaborative performance.
- Cultivate self-awareness and self-mastery as foundational life skills.
- Discover and refine innate talents through artistic exploration.
Duration and Location
- Dates:
- January 2 - 6: Sessions run daily from 9 am to 3 pm.
- January 9: Final performance runs from 9 am to 3 pm.
- Location: The American University in Cairo New Cairo campus
- Fridays: No sessions
- Holidays: Any holidays falling within the schedule are already accommodated through additional hours.
Who Can Apply?
- Age Requirement: Students aged 15 to 18 years old.
- Language Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in the English language.
- Interests: A strong passion for acting and creative writing.
Certification
All participants will receive a certificate of participation from The American University in Cairo (AUC), provided they attend more than three out of five days for five-day bootcamps or more than three out of four days for four-day bootcamps.
Transportation
The AUC Bus Service is available for an extra fees. For more information, visit the Bus Service website.
About the Instructor
Nahla Anwar
Nahla Anwar is an Egyptian visual and performing artist, humanitarian and certified creative facilitator. With accreditation in visual arts from the Accademia d’Arte in Florence, Italy, she has been working with different communities in Egypt and the Middle East.
Anwar developed the first curriculum for nontraditional education in Egypt to take people on a transformative journey from the inside out through arts and provide them with the tools necessary to heal and find their inner value.
Refund and Bootcamp Switching Policy
A 100 percent refund of the program fees will be granted if the request is submitted at least two weeks before the course start date, or if the request is due to one of the following reasons:
- Course cancellation
- Medical withdrawal
- Visa denial
A 75 percent refund will be granted if the request is submitted within the last two weeks before the course start date.
No refund will be issued if the request is submitted after Wednesday (4 pm), the day before the end of the last working day, and before classes begin, including the weekend prior to the course start date, or after the course has begun.
Bootcamp transfers or switching between bootcamps are not permitted once a bootcamp has commenced.
Learning Environment
To ensure a positive experience for everyone, all participants should help us maintain a safe, respectful and inclusive learning environment.
Any form of physical or verbal aggression, including fighting, hitting, biting, bullying, threatening behavior, verbal abuse, the use of offensive or inappropriate language, or any conduct that disrupts the learning environment, will not be tolerated.
Participants who engage in such behavior may be immediately withdrawn from the bootcamp at the sole discretion of Summer@AUC and will not be permitted to attend the remaining bootcamp days. In such cases, no refund of the program fees will be provided.