Frances Rippy We just got back from a long weekend in Roma, which was even more beautiful than I could have imagined. All the physical theatre students took a contemporary dance workshop together while we were there which was amazing. The day was a comprehensive introduction to the aspects of contemporary dance and culminated with...
Read more →Mia Jurkunas Wow! I never thought that I would find myself in such a beautiful place getting to do the thing I love most, with such an amazing and dedicated group of people. This week we are preparing a cabaret for the faculty and each other. I will be performing a movement piece that...
Read more →I’m writing this entry on the train ride to Rome. We’re headed there as a class this weekend to take a movement workshop. I’ve come to really enjoy taking the train in Italy. The views are breathtaking — rolling hills, old buildings, and lots of tall cypress trees. Life here has been intense and wonderful...
Read more →On a Friday, after my first class of the day, I am sitting an writing on the roof of the Accademia’s Teatrino, looking out over the medieval town of Arrezzo and off into the Tuscan hills. What a day in the life here entails, this far in the semester, is a walk in the...
Read more →Katrina Binks In coming from a theatre and dance background, it is natural for me to move my body to express myself in a full way. However, I could have never expected the amazing intensity that this program brings. It is taught in such a way that even if you are completely exhausted and...
Read more →This week at Accademia dell’Arte, I went to Firenze and had the time of my life! It’s so awesome that for just under 10 dollars I can travel to Florence anytime I want! After an amazing historical tour of Florence led by Monica, we got to go to Antico Vinaio, a stalwart sandwich shop...
Read more →Keryn Math Hii!! My name is Keryn, and I am a Fall 2022 physical theater student at *the* Accademia Dell’Arte. My body has never been used this much, and I swim back in the USA, so: Today, we learned a lot about the movements of Commedia Dell’Arte characters. It was amazing, and it’s going to...
Read more →Abril Castillo-Costa Today is the 15th of September, which marks two weeks of being in Arezzo at the Accademia. Despite today marking the first two weeks, it feels like I have been here for months. I think that is perhaps because of how eventful the past weeks have been. As I write this I am...
Read more →Our students may have just left, but boy did the make the most out of their final moments here! Read on to hear from physical theatre students, Gina and Mary, how they spent those final two weeks. Gina Prince, Wagner University Semester Physical Theatre Student After a busy last week of classes and throwing...
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This past week, our students have been getting back into the swing of things after Spring Break. In this blog, physical theatre students Desire’, Tait and Cooper and dance student Ruthy look back on the semester thus far and talk about how things are going now. Desire’ Suarez, Muhlenberg College Semester Physical Theatre Program...
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