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Fifi WAI'thtK) CHRONICLE ' Wednesday, December 17, 2008 . 27 ‘f~~>l~fâ€"fâ€"H ~~~â€"7/))â€"~~â€" ”77 ll it til i it it llll()\l( ll t â€"~M . g . t ry’ ’ 'II b d ' le ' ‘ The Button Facto 3 arts programming wt em race a r erent sly in 2009 3 Bit h-INNIFER Oimsmn comes in, offering a range of pro- ‘ Chronicle stay] grams from ecoâ€"perfomting arts to ’ medieval-themed PA days. Gita Schuster's artistic roots (lita's planning several pro- i were planted as a young girl grams for the new year, Upcoming . taking lessons at Carousel dance PA day Courses run on Jan. 30, with school. , . , . _ a tropical getaway theme. and Feb. l Since then she‘s broadened her igwfi» g; ‘ 27 with wizards in training. horizons. learning about every- 312? . “They're a chance for kids to be thing from acting to expressive fit â€" 9?" out of a linear box environment,” arts. in" 3â€"1 2“ Gita said. “When the kids come to And now, the 37â€"year-old is f the program everything is imparting her decades of knowl- i" 5:5,“ g. ‘ ,_‘ extremely expressive." " edge on local kids through her arts ‘ "f- l ,5â€":~‘:1 .: 34," Kids can also participate in actâ€" programs at the Button Factory. ‘ " .â€""- f", F353 ‘ ing classes on Saturdays or stop- “I love my tab 4 l've never ; 55?” motion animation courses with worked a day in tiiy life," said (lita. Si 1, 7 ' “i ‘ ' lego. who goes by one name. "if": 553 And a March break sampler a “l have a home studio that is . .. $15 called All the World‘sa Stage â€"â€"will covered in sparkles. I go to bed ;. ‘" y. , allow participants to try different with foam pieces between my toes. - â€",7_ {fig 3, it; aspects of theatre. from miming lam the craft girl." ,’- 7 w“:"7", and movement to mask making Now the owner of (mining in , is _» 7- ,: Jeff-g 1 and Shakespeare. They'll also lugâ€" the Arts, (lita's evolved a lot since (53,255 P’,§'£§ , 4, gle and try their hands at puppetry her childhood dance classes. A «is; 1" £173 and Wig making. Looking back. it was the (mute - ‘ â€" _. ‘ Gas, Lauren Judge. the Button Facto- m the Square's summer school (or ‘ ry‘s new general manager, attribâ€" the performing arts that made the ' , utes much of this success to the greatest impression on her, There. ‘ ' â€" b. . . . â€" following that's developing around ' she was inspired by Peter Manse”. - 1 i , 0 ' l 0 , ' ‘ ”f 31 (Iita. who later taught her drama at «1» g - . ' ' a - . 5! . “She's got her own style. which Bltievale collegiate institute. fig .- ’ _ 7 u 2 P l "’;‘i . is different from what we‘ve had in "He coddled and nurtured me if ‘ ‘ ‘ . j the past â€"- and it's working," lodge through several summers." tutti “it; . 1? . '. ':- » ' I a} ‘ said. "So we’re running with what recalled. "lie cot ouraged me to ._; , " | . fi< ""' é» we know works." tap I’ll!” what 1 was really good at firi- ‘ 33 1- 4" a g f, ,. if: f? ‘3 One of the things that made ta mg." ‘ ,'a._ p. A ‘ ‘ - ' , “: Gila attractive to the Button Facto- ller lather also had a role to ‘ "f” 1 if; ' â€"' % .. ' if; ry is how she relatesto children. plan, suggesting she should too 4:7 . â€" ‘H ' \ f at" _» L 1. 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