• Faculty & Staff

    Some Things Never Change: Reflecting on Our First Summer Back

    by  • August 4, 2021 • Faculty & Staff, Student Life, Summer Dance Intensive, Summer Intensives, Summer Physical Theatre Intensive, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    Finally being able to come back to the Accademia this summer was definitely a bit of a surprise to me. So many students who were here this summer said the same thing, as some of them waited for months for the opportunity to set foot on our campus, so getting to be here felt...

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    C.O.R.E With Wagner Moreira and Helena Fernandino

    by  • July 5, 2018 • Dance Program, Faculty & Staff, Summer Arts Program, Uncategorized, Workshops • 0 Comments

    For the first week of our Summer Dance Intensive Wagner Moreira and Helena Fernandino lead an intensive called C.O.R.E. (Creating Opportunities for Research and Exploration). Wagner Moreira was born in Brazil and has been living in Germany since 2003. As a teacher, freelance performer and choreographer, he has worked in various theatres, universities and international...

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    The Devising Grid with Leigh Fondakowski

    by  • July 4, 2018 • Faculty & Staff, Summer Arts Program, Uncategorized, Workshops • 0 Comments

    For the first week of the Physical Theatre Intensive, students worked with guest faculty Leigh Fondakowski in a course called The Devising Grid. Leigh Fondakowski is a playwright, screenwriter, author, and director. She was the head writer of The Laramie Project, co-writer of Laramie: Ten Years Later, and an Emmy Nominated co-screenwriter for the film adaptation...

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    A Send-off for Kevin Crawford

    by  • April 4, 2018 • Alumni, Faculty & Staff, MFA in Physical Theatre Program, Support the Accademia, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Physical Theatre, Undergraduate Programs • 0 Comments

    A Send-off for Kevin Crawford At the end of this spring term, Kevin will be retiring. Anyone who has ever set foot through the doors of the Accademia dell’Arte knows Kevin Crawford. Even if you have never worked with him personally, the ADA is what it is today because of his impact. Kevin is...

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    Reflections, Memories and What Comes Next: A Spring 2018 Newsletter

    by  • April 4, 2018 • Dance Program, Faculty & Staff, MFA in Physical Theatre Program, Student Life, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Physical Theatre • 0 Comments

     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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    Student Interview with Dory Sibley

    by  • December 22, 2016 • Faculty & Staff • 0 Comments

    We are starting a brand new series of fun getting-to-know-you interviews between students and faculty, and the first one features ADA queen of all things voice, alumni, marketing, and more: Dory Ford Sibley! Check out her full interview with Fall 2016 physical theatre students Yipei Shao (Emory University) and September McCarthy (Muhlenberg College) below!

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    Faculty Spotlight: Giangiacomo Colli

    by  • December 14, 2016 • Faculty & Staff, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    Earlier in the semester, undergraduate theatre students Ziggy Schulting (Skidmore College) and Izabel Dorst (Coastal Carolina University) came up with some interview questions for our resident Commedia dell’Arte expert Giangiacomo Colli! Get to know Giangiacomo a little better by reading about his experiences below: Who is your favorite commedia character and why? I think...

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    Alumni Spotlight: Tut’Zanni Edition – Dory Sibley, ADA Core Faculty & Co-Founder of Tut’Zanni Theatre Company

    by  • August 26, 2016 • Alumni, Faculty & Staff, Uncategorized • 0 Comments

    To continue our series of spotlights on Tut’Zanni, a Commedia dell’Arte theatre company comprised entirely of ADA alumni, we are delighted to present this interview with Voice teacher, ADA Alumni Association president, Undergraduate Programs Associate and co-founder of Tut’Zanni and Women From Mars Theatre Dory Sibley! Read on to see what Dory has to...

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