Sweet Summertime: an MFA Newsletter Summer is still here! The members of MFA Cohorts IV and V have been in residence with European companies this summer. Cohort V recently completed their residency at FLIC Scuola di Circo in Torino, Italy, and Cohort IV has begun their time with Family Flöz in Berlin, Germany. Read...
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Louise Mellor is originally from Manchester, England and was a part of the first MFA in Physical Theatre Cohort. Since her time in the MFA, she has performed with several companies doing all types of theatre, from children’s to devised works. She recently toured “The Jungle Book” throughout China. Louise took the time to...
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Year One Complete: Congratulations MFA Cohort IV! After a 5-week residency at FLIC Circus School in Torino, Italy, Cohort IV has a well-deserved summer break before Year Two begins in August. Scroll down for the students’ perspective on their residency in Torino. Circus and CHAMBOULE The first year of the MFA in Physical Theatre...
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High flying! High spinning! High climbing! These cohort members took to the sky for their specialization and studied aerial silks, the lyra or the trapeze. With the aid of FLIC teachers, in a short amount of time, they were taught everything from the basics like getting on the apparatus to the more challenging techniques...
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Curiosity, exploration and discovery: three themes that encompassed the first of five weeks of circus training at FLIC Scuola di Circo. Our schedule for the first week consists of 3 classes: acrobatics, dance class, and a circus skills class. Acrobatics examines how the body moves through space – whether that is doing a somersault,...
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