Vanna Tsiknias, Furman University Semester Music Program We have been in Italy for about a month now and it is everything plus more than I could’ve imagined. I’ve been out of the country a couple of times, but actually living here is a whole different experience. I’m living and getting to explore this beautiful...
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This week music students Quentin, Elliott, Abbie, and Katie talk about their trip to Venice, struggles, and discoveries they’ve made so far. Quentin Prewitt, Furman University At the Accademia dell’Arte, I am privileged to work with two Italian instructors. One is Sylvia, who is my Italian teacher, and the other is Marta, who...
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A week ago, our undergraduate Physical Theatre and Dance students, along with our year-long Physical Theatre students, took Venice by storm! We asked them to take a few moments to reflect on this experience, and tell us how it may have influenced their personal and artistic lives. Annie, Maddie, Gabriel, and Lexi have plenty...
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During our time in Venice we had the opportunity to experience several new things that could influence the work we do in Arezzo. Not only did we visit different sites with a rich musical history, such as St. Mark’s Basilica, but we were also able to attend a few musical performances. Juny Kim was...
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As I get older, the line between teacher and student has been fading out gradually. Here at the ADA we take classes with working theatre professionals, true artists making a living from their art, and luckily for us students from the classes they teach. The teachers here at the ADA are so much more...
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The simple change of space had the greatest impact on my work in Venice. The floor, the curtains over the walls, the shape of the space, and the giant pole in the middle of the room were aspects that I wasn’t used to from working in the teatrino. I learned that my comfort with the space has...
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