Theatre students Ariel, Raine and Cooper show us what their first two weeks at the Accademia have looked like through the photos and videos that they took. Keep on scrolling to see all of the beautiful moments that they captured! Ariel Noble, Muhlenberg College Semester Physical Theatre Program The first two weeks at the...
Read more →In this blog post (the first one of our fall 2021 semester!) theatre students Lillian, Joshua and Jonah talk about the experiences that shaped their first full week in Italy. Read on to hear all of their thoughts about their time here so far! Lillian Kline, Gustavus Adolphus College Semester Physical Theatre Program Take...
Read more →Finally being able to come back to the Accademia this summer was definitely a bit of a surprise to me. So many students who were here this summer said the same thing, as some of them waited for months for the opportunity to set foot on our campus, so getting to be here felt...
Read more →If you missed our most recent ADA Newsletter, A Call for Art in Difficult Times, you probably missed the announcement about changes here at the Accademia: curriculum changes, adjustments to the Spring 2021 program dates, new financial initiatives for Covid-19 relief and the introduction of new faculty. Alongside these big changes, and easily as...
Read more →Every alumnus of the Accademia dell’Arte has a favorite memory of life in Tuscany, whether it is found in a small corner of nature as uniquely wrapped in history, or a special moment with a new friend, a shared epiphany perhaps, or maybe an accomplishment or self discovery achieved through hard work and encouragement...
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In this ADAlife blog, dance student, Emi Giuseffi and physical theatre student, Jamin Garcia tell us about their time in Ljubljana! Emi Giuseffi, Muhlenberg College Semester Dance Program This past week the dance and physical theatre students were lucky enough to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia to work with en-knap. After seeing their incredible show,...
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Physical theatre students, Julia and Siena, and Dance student, Lilianne, give us a peek at what their recent adventures were like, from mask-making to traveling for the long weekend! Julia Way, Muhlenberg College Semester Physical Theatre Program Some haikus from my weekend travels! Prague The people are kind Castle, cold walks, and hot wine...
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The first few weeks of the semester have come and gone, and a lot has happened! Now all of the students have left for the week, with the semester students spending the week in Ljubljana, Slovenia and the One Year students doing a clowning intensive in Castel Fiorentino. But before they left, the villa...
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Here, physical theatre students, Lee and Joseph and dance student, Francesca, share pieces of advice and lessons they have already learned in their first two weeks at the Accademia. Lee Diamond, Wheaton College Semester Physical Theatre Program I think the coolest part about being here is the connections I find. There’s a line...
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Aliza Saper, Coastal Carolina University One Year Physical Theatre Program The start of the spring semester has been a joyous and busy one. As a year long student it has felt rather special to come back to something that feels familiar rather than foreign. The villa is filled with new, lovely faces and energies,...
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For me, having a new group of students arrive at the villa was like Christmas morning. Seeing the villa go from empty and lifeless to full of students ready to jump into a new semester is so exciting to me, mainly because my job revolves around the students. Well, everyone’s job does in one...
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Finding an Ending… Or a New Beginning: An ADA Newsletter The end of a semester is always a strange mixture of emotions for faculty, staff and students. It is simultaneously the excitement, stress and exhaustion of preparing final projects, followed in quick succession by the euphoria of a performance then the inevitable realization of...
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