This summer filmmaker Ian Issit will be joining us in Arezzo to begin work on a documentary film following the work of The Dario Fo Project. Over the course of the 3 year cycle Ian and his crew will follow the students, the faculty, and Fo himself as they work to explore the work...
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This fall we are thrilled to offer an exclusive Italian get-away for our cherished donors and supporters. Proceeds of the trip will go toward supporting scholarships offered to students of the Accademia dell’Arte. The trip dates are October 5-11, 2013. While staying in a private Tuscan Villa just outside of Arezzo, 80 KM south of Florence, participants will enjoy...
Read more →This spring, as long-time Managing Director Linda Brown prepares to retire, we welcome Correne Spero to the Accademia staff. Correne brings a background in the performing arts and education as well as years of management experience with her to the role. She brings a combination of business know-how and creative flair and we couldn’t...
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Since his historic open mic performance at the Villa Godiola, Daniel John Kelley has been living and writing in New York City. He talks about his adventures opera house jumping and his newest project “Wall, Ball, Summer and Fall (a Coney Island adventure). When did you attend the Accademia? 2005 What did you study...
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Mask Making: Over the past two weeks, we have been creating our own masks for Commedia dell’Arte. We start with molding clay into a shape that we want for our mask. We then use the clay mold to create a plaster cast of the shape of our mask, which we then place leather over...
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After many weeks of hard work and acclimating ourselves to our new Italian lifestyle, we shook things up a bit – SPRING BREAK! We all jet-setted off to different locations around Europe: Spain, France, the UK, Germany, and other parts of Italy (just to name a few!) Although for many of us it was...
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Since hearing her French Horn echo down the halls of the Villa Godiola, Kyra Sims has gone on to create her own musical community in NYC. Kyra is a Fall 2007 Alumna who went on to get her Masters at the Manhattan School of Music. We were able to catch up with her to...
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Julia, Drew, Annie, and I had the opportunity to visit Sienna a few Saturdays back. We left the Accademia that morning at 7 am and headed to the bus station for the 8:00 bus to Sienna. The train and bus system is very easy to use here in Arezzo, and you can get almost...
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The simple change of space had the greatest impact on my work in Venice. The floor, the curtains over the walls, the shape of the space, and the giant pole in the middle of the room were aspects that I wasn’t used to from working in the teatrino. I learned that my comfort with the space has...
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Being as big a foody as I am, coming to Italy has been one of the most marvelous experiences my taste buds have yet experienced. Not only is the food in the mensa always tasty but living in Arezzo provides us with some unequalled culinary experiences. One of my favorite restaurants I’ve gone to...
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Working with European teachers has been illuminating to my artistic development. Having been in training with only American teachers for the past three years, the training here in Arezzo has been illuminating to the universality of art. The dancers and the actors alike have discussed how despite sometimes having a language barrier in class,...
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