2018 Summer Intensives: An Accademia dell’Arte Newsletter It is an exciting time here at the Accademia dell’Arte! The Villa is full of young artists soaking up every ounce of knowledge from visiting faculty and from the other students in the cohort. Summer Intensive Programs at the ADA are an opportunity for the students in...
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For their second week of Intensives, the dancers worked with Dragana Alfirevic, Dejan Srhoj, and Rok Vevar from the Nomad Dance Academy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dragana Alfirevic is a cultural worker in the field of dance. She is curator, teacher, performer and writer. She is co-founder of Nomad Dance Academy and curator and producer of...
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For the first week of our Summer Dance Intensive Wagner Moreira and Helena Fernandino lead an intensive called C.O.R.E. (Creating Opportunities for Research and Exploration). Wagner Moreira was born in Brazil and has been living in Germany since 2003. As a teacher, freelance performer and choreographer, he has worked in various theatres, universities and international...
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For the first week of the Physical Theatre Intensive, students worked with guest faculty Leigh Fondakowski in a course called The Devising Grid. Leigh Fondakowski is a playwright, screenwriter, author, and director. She was the head writer of The Laramie Project, co-writer of Laramie: Ten Years Later, and an Emmy Nominated co-screenwriter for the film adaptation...
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One week of our Summer Physical Theatre and Dance Intensives is complete! Below Rebekah Dawn shares her thoughts and reflections in her time at the ADA so far. Upon arriving at the Villa Godiola to attend Accademia dell’Arte’s Summer Physical Theatre Intensive, I was enchanted. From the look and feel of the rustic villa,...
Read more →GradLabs: Two Years of Training, Study, Performance and Reflection Brought to Life in One Performance Piece. The GradLabs are a fundamental component of the MFA program pedagogy, the realization of a personal project for each student. They are an opportunity to mix the material and concepts learned and experienced during their previous work in the...
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In the throws of their final week, we hear from Theatre students Chloe, Julia, and Tim about the end of the ADA journeys. Chloe Siegman, Boston University In the 6 minutes before I meet with this group of 20 theatre students to work on our final project, all I can say is that collaboration...
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With one last week living here in Arezzo, Undergrad Physical Theatre students Connor, Bethany, and Ellie, Dance student Makenna, and One Year student Zach give some final thoughts and words about their feelings at the end of the semester. Connor Paradis, Boston University Advice to Future Accademia Students, and valuable regular reminders for myself: -Italy will likely...
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A Send-off for Kevin Crawford At the end of this spring term, Kevin will be retiring. Anyone who has ever set foot through the doors of the Accademia dell’Arte knows Kevin Crawford. Even if you have never worked with him personally, the ADA is what it is today because of his impact. Kevin is...
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This week’s bloggers physical theatre students Livia and Jem, dance student Nadia, and One Year Program student Dara, talk about some breakthrough moments for them this semester! Livia Chesley, Bennington College I have to describe two break-through experiences at ADA if I am to describe any. Both occurred in the same week. It was...
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Reflections, Memories and What Comes Next: A Spring 2018 Newsletter There are only three weeks left in our Spring 2018 semester. The students have never been busier, putting together performances and working on projects from dusk ’til dawn. The finish line is in sight for the dancer students and physical theatre students but there’s no time...
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