Below physical theatre students Bridget, Caden, Thomas, Sofia, and Tucket talk about some of their travels and upcoming collaborations they’re working on outside of class. Bridget Smith, Muhlenberg College As I returned from a long week dancing in Slovenia followed by beer, beer, and more beer in Munich for Octoberfest, I found myself very...
Read more →MFA Cohort V: Preparing for the Final Performance For the past several weeks, the eight graduate students in MFA Cohort V have been in residence with Divadlo Continuo Theatre at Plum Yard Theatre outside of Prague, Czech Republic. The students have been working under the guidance and direction of Continuo company members to devise...
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This week our theatre students Erika, Jake, Katherine, Elizabeth, and Colin talk about their excursion to Ljubljana, Slovenia last week! Erika Davis, Coastal Carolina University I am a firm believer in the perfect souvenir—there is nothing like finding the most spectacular material good to purchase to remind me of the places I’ve been. Last...
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Accademia Autumn: A Fall 2018 Newsletter We are gearing up for another exciting semester at the Accademia dell’Arte! In the spirit of collaboration, creation and community, the ADA is offering as many opportunities as possible for our 44 Music and Physical Theatre students to share practical studio work facilitated by various faculty to...
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This week music students Quentin, Elliott, Abbie, and Katie talk about their trip to Venice, struggles, and discoveries they’ve made so far. Quentin Prewitt, Furman University At the Accademia dell’Arte, I am privileged to work with two Italian instructors. One is Sylvia, who is my Italian teacher, and the other is Marta, who...
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Music students Tyrese, Savannah, Mary Pauline, Chrissy, and Alan share some of their weekend adventures and discoveries they’ve made in their time here so far. Tyrese Byrd, Furman University Hi! My name is Tyrese and I am a Music student from Furman University. This weekend a group of the music students decided...
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For our first ADALife Blog of the semester theatre students, Itai, Posie, Ivan, Hanah, and Jacob talk about their first week at the Accademia, some things that took them by surprise, and some goals they have while they’re here. Itai Rembaum, Muhlenberg College Something that surprised me were the collaborative opportunities offered to...
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Below theatre student, Rebekah Dawn shares some reflections and insight about what it’s like to wake up with the Arezzo Sunrise. One of the most beautiful things about my time at ADA was awakening with the sunrise. The body memory class rose with the sun each day to prepare their bodies, minds, and...
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One of the final intensives in our Summer Physical Theatre Program was the Cirque and Clown Performance intensive co-taught by Stefan Haves and Jon Kellam. Stefan Haves is an acclaimed director, creator and producer of Circus, theater and film whose creations have appeared on stages, festivals, and screens across the globe. His work has...
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For the final intensive of our month long summer dance program our students worked with Mark Sieczkarek on Tanztheater. Mark Sieczkarek was born in 1962 in Inverness, Scotland and studied from 1973 until 1981 at the Royal Ballet School in London. Following his studies, he received an engagement as a dancer with Scapino Ballet...
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For their final intensive some of our theatre students have been working with Dénes Döbrei in Body Memory. Dénes Döbrei is a lecturer at the University of Novi Sad Theatre Academy (Serbia) and an instructor at the LEDA Theatre School (Toulouse, France) and Theatre de l’Acte (Toulouse, France). He has served as Artistic Director for...
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Below Rebekah Dawn shares her thoughts on the second site-specific performance we’ve seen this summer: The Devising Grid. Picking up from the post, the amazing thing about having site specific performances at the Villa Godiola is the potential they have to speak more deeply to the students. Living and training on site with...
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