For the final week of the semester physical theatre students Kat, Jake, and Colin and One Year Program student Erika share what they’re thinking as the fall semester comes to a close. Kat Mcguire, Muhlenberg College Priceless memories Friendships I would never trade I now know who I am Jake Botelho, Muhlenberg...
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Winter is Coming and so are the Holidays: an Accademia dell’Arte Newsletter Everyone here at the Accademia dell’Arte wishes you and yours a very happy holidays. We are humbled and grateful to everyone who has supported us over the past 14 years. In this time we have received support in so many ways. From...
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This week music students Katie, Quentin, Elliott, and Abbie talk about their fall break travels and looking ahead to the rest of the semester. Katie Jennison, Furman University For Fall Break, I went to Ireland and it was one of the best trips I’ve ever taken. I went with two close friends and met...
Read more →MFA Cohort V: 2 Years in the Making… On behalf of the entire Accademia dell’Arte family we’d like to congratulate the students of MFA Cohort V on completing the practical portion of the MFA in Physical Theatre program and on a successful run (and tour) of their final performance, What’s Left Behind. This also marked...
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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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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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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