Children and teenagers benefit from drama classes in numerous ways. Here’s just ten reasons why your child or teen should take drama classes and explore acting with Centauri Arts this year: 1. Acting classes promote self-confidence! Drama skills such as improvisation present young people with the unexpected, encouraging them to think on their feet and showing them just what they can do. 2. Acting classes encourage creativity. This is a vital life and career skill in today’s ever-changing world. 3. Acting classes help young people to develop communication skills. In drama classes, young actors interact with one another, learning to become more proficient as communicators. 4. In a drama class, teenagers develops social skills. As they play characters, young people discover how to interact [...]

Weekly after-school and weekend classes for kids and teens in Creative Writing, Acting, Film-Making and Fine Art. Registration now open! Film Classes in Bloor West Village Film Production and Performance: Starting September! Ages 12-17, In our Bloor West Village Studio: Thursdays, 5pm – 6.30pm AND 7.30pm-9.00pm Discover the art of film-making – and act in front of the camera, too, if you wish! Learn – or review – the basics of film making: 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 the instructor and critiquing the results, students further the skills they need to create their own short film. Discover how to tell a story [...]

Centauri Arts has TWO Fine Art programs available this coming academic year – an in-person studio art program on Wednesday evenings and a virtual Digital Art class on Mondays. Fine Art Classes for ages 11-16 in our Bloor West Studio, Toronto Our Fine Art classes take place in our Bloor West Village Studio, which is an easy 5-minute walk from Runnymede subway station. Young artists attend from Swansea, High Park, The Junction and Bloor West neighbourhoods, and from all over Toronto. Our fine art classes include projects in sketching, cartoon creation, acrylics, watercolour, sculpture and more, all led by a professional artist. Why take a fine art class? It’s a great way for young people to explore their creativity at a time when cut-backs to [...]

We are thrilled to announce that our Semester 2 Senior Acting Workshop received a  DISTINCTION from Trinity College for their production of a self-devised show entitled, The Clouds. Congratulations to all our actors, and a special thank you to Marina Gomes, our wonderful Acting Instructor, who guided them through this process. Our Senior Acting Workshop was entered for the Performance Arts category at the Grade 4 level. The certification required them to demonstrate 4 distinct acting skills and they chose: Shakespeare Text, Mask, Creative Movement and Devised Theatre. They created and rehearsed the performance throughout the 15 weeks of semester 2, filming the final show for submission to the examination board, and also performing it for their family and friends. The Trinity College Drama certifications [...]

Summer Intensives for Teens: Creative Writing Camps, Fine Art Camps, Film Camps, Acting Camps and More! Summer is a special time at Centauri Arts –  young writers, artists, actors and filmmakers from all over the city come together to build community around a shared interest, as they take part in Acting Camps, Creative Writing Camps, Fine Art Camps, Film Camps and more. If you have a child aged 11-18 who loves creative writing, painting, drawing, cartoon creation, acting, web comics or film, there is something for them at our Toronto studio – or virtually – this summer. You can read about our summer programs here: https://www.centauriarts.com/summer Our Creative Writing Camps in Bloor West Village, Toronto – and Virtually Our creative writing campers explore poetry, short [...]