Though there have been a lot of fantastic things about studying abroad, one of the things I think I will miss the most about this experience is the incredible and supportive community that exists here at the ADA. From the very first open mike night back in September, it was so cool to see...
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This summer, teachers and graduate students in education will be able to experience a new program at Accademia dell’Arte. From August 3-15, Western New York’s Canisius College and Southtown Teacher’s Center are hosting a Tuscan Retreat centered around professional development, personal rejuvenation, self-discovery, and social interaction. Entitled “Expanding Teaching an Learning Through the...
Read more →Ma Ai training with Franziska Dietrich.
Based on the success of her previous visits to our school, the Accademia dell’Arte invited Berlin-based actor, martial artist, and physical therapist Franziska Dieterich to give another workshop in Ma-ai and “Body weather training” to our undergraduate theater students as part of their movement program. Check out their work!
Franziska Dieterich is an actress, singer and physical therapist based in Berlin.
Franziska studied acting in Berlin in the late eighties and was employed by, as well as developed her own work in many theatres in Germany such as the Hebbel Theater and Sophiensäle, Berlin, Stadttheater Zittau, Leipzig and Weimar, amongst others.
She has also worked for several television and radio stations, including Channel One Russia, ARD, SWR and Deutschlandfunk in Germany, and more.
Franziska has studied Shiatsu and Cranio Sacral therapy since 2002 and opened her own practice in 2006. She is a passionate practitioner of the Japanese martial art Aikido, and earned her black belt in 2010.
Most recently she has been touring her one woman show Edith Piaf mich rettete ein Traum.
We’ve just added a new photo gallery on Facebook! Check out some great images of the Fall 2012 music and theatre students and see what they’ve been up to so far this semester in and out of the classroom.
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The notion of straining the entirety of my academic experience at the Accademia down to a mere blog post is not one that I’d care to entertain. Generalizing a curriculum to such an extent is an absolute disservice to this program, not to mention tremendously difficult, considering the breadth of material covered these...
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Roughing it in Versailles I had the opportunity to go to Paris for the entire Fall Break. Our group of 8 was loving Paris and had spent the past 3 days soaking up as much of the City of Lights as possible. We adopted the “no monument left behind” policy and by Wednesday,...
Read more →We are very happy to announce a new workshop and audition date in NYC for the MFA In Physical Theatre at the Accademia dell’Arte. New York, NY DANY Studios – 305 West 38th st Tuesday, November 20 6-9pm MFA program director Kevin Crawford will be leading a Roy Hart base voice and movement workshop....
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Some of my absolute favorite things that happen at the Accademia are the open mics/cabarets. They are awesome events where the any of the students/professors can gather together and perform acts of their design which are then all strung into one big plot. It’s so much fun to see what people come up with...
Read more →Undergraduate students in the Fall Theatre Program work with Italian mask-maker Lino Spadaro to create and perform in their own Commedia inspired masks.
The 2013 J-Term Application is now available online and can be accessed on the Application/Downloadssection of the website. Held from January 6 – 18, 2013 it is the perfect opportunity to spend time abroad between semesters. While attending the J-Term students live and work at the Villa Godiola located in the Tuscan hills overlooking...
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