THEATRE & MUSIC

FALL 2010
SEPTEMBER 4 – DECEMBER 2
Fall Break October 16 - 24  

Students choose either Theatre or Music and will not be able to enroll across tracks

THEATRE

This program is an introduction to the world of physical theatre and offers participants the opportunity to learn from world-renowned masters of their craft.

In the spirit of the actor-creator, this semester provides ensemble-based physical theatre training with an intense focus on movement/body work, vocal techniques and Italian language. Students will learn new approaches to performance through their encounter with Commedia dell’Arte, interwoven with mask-making and other related performance topics.

Students will be guest artists in residence during a working excursion to either Venice or Naples, participating in a professional-level workshop with Accademia faculty. Students will have the opportunity to see professional performances, as well as present their own work generated during the semester both in-house and locally, as assessed by the faculty.

Throughout the semester students will reflect on the nature of their class work through a philosophical lens in the academic seminar the Philosophy of Art and Performance.

courses
commedia dell’arte                                                 3 credits
voice + performance                                              3 credits
extended performance topics                               3 credits
the philosophy of art + performance                  3 credits
italian language I or II                                            3 credits

 See full course description under theatre


MUSIC

in cooperation with furman university

fall 2010

september 4 – december 2

Each fall Accademia dell’Arte offers an intensive, conservatory-style music program designed in cooperation with Furman University. In addition to the Italian language component offered at the Accademia, students will study applied music (voice or instrument) in weekly lessons with Italian music teachers.  Furman faculty members will teach a music history survey course and a basic conducting class, and Italian musicologist Dr. Cecilia Luzzi will direct a seminar on the Italian Madrigal.

A bonus for the students in the program is a week-long series of excursions and lectures led by Furman art professor Robert Chance that reveal the richness of Tuscany’s incomparable visual art and architecture.

Students will also take part in numerous performances of chamber music and solo recitals both at the Accademia and in local venues. Regular concert attendance in Florence and multiple-night excursions to Rome and Venice give students further appreciation for the marvels of Italian life and culture.

Application procedure requires submission of supplemental materials by July 1. For further information on the fall music program student application process, contact info@dell-arte.org.

courses - the following credits apply to non-furman students

music history                                                3 credits 
introduction to conducting                        3 credits
applied music lessons                                 3 credits
italian language I or II                                3 credits 
music history seminar                                  subject to approval

See full course description under music

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