For their final intensive some of our theatre students have been working with Dénes Döbrei in Body Memory. Dénes Döbrei is a lecturer at the University of Novi Sad Theatre Academy (Serbia) and an instructor at the LEDA Theatre School (Toulouse, France) and Theatre de l’Acte (Toulouse, France). He has served as Artistic Director for...
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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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Both the dancer’s C.OR.E working demonstration and the theatre students, Devising Grid working demonstration lead the audience through a traveling performance that took place all over the villa! Below theatre student, Rebekah Dawn, shares her thoughts on the dancer’s C.O.R.E performance. Check back in later this week to read about the devising performance. Secrets Revealed in Site...
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For their second week of Intensives, the dancers worked with Dragana Alfirevic, Dejan Srhoj, and Rok Vevar from the Nomad Dance Academy in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dragana Alfirevic is a cultural worker in the field of dance. She is curator, teacher, performer and writer. She is co-founder of Nomad Dance Academy and curator and producer of...
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With one last week living here in Arezzo, Undergrad Physical Theatre students Connor, Bethany, and Ellie, Dance student Makenna, and One Year student Zach give some final thoughts and words about their feelings at the end of the semester. Connor Paradis, Boston University Advice to Future Accademia Students, and valuable regular reminders for myself: -Italy will likely...
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This week’s bloggers physical theatre students Livia and Jem, dance student Nadia, and One Year Program student Dara, talk about some breakthrough moments for them this semester! Livia Chesley, Bennington College I have to describe two break-through experiences at ADA if I am to describe any. Both occurred in the same week. It was...
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Reflections, Memories and What Comes Next: A Spring 2018 Newsletter There are only three weeks left in our Spring 2018 semester. The students have never been busier, putting together performances and working on projects from dusk ’til dawn. The finish line is in sight for the dancer students and physical theatre students but there’s no time...
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This week’s bloggers Ryan, Theresa, Michela, and Madison have written some poetry to reflect on their experiences in and outside of class at the ADA. Ryan Huemmer, Boston University L: Living in all three planes A: Action Drives B: Bound and Unbound Flow A: Accessing the totality of the Kinosphere N: Never stop moving in new...
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This week Kiarra, Maggie, Jess, and Abigail talk about some exciting courses like mask making and training in Ljubljana, as well as reflecting on what their time here so far has taught them about themselves. Kiarra Donnelly, Coastal Caronlina University This week we arrived at our highly anticipated mask making unit. In Commedia class, we...
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This week we hear from Undergrad Physical Theatre Students Tim, Chloe, and Julia and One Year Program Student Dalton! They are back from their long weekend, and share some reflections and excitement. Tim Janovsky, Muhlenberg College What’s surprised me most about living at the Accademia and in Italy is that anything is possible when you throw...
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