The aim of this programme is to bring first-time participants closer to acting and enable students who already have acting experience in their own language to perform in Italian. According to accredited research only about 35% of communication is expressed through words. The remainder is transmitted through movement, the position of the body in space, facial expressions and gestures. Every foreigner knows just how much Italians use gestures and body language but perhaps few really understand the meaning and use of this “vocabulary.”
A stay at the Dante Alighieri school in Siena combines language study with drama to give participants an opportunity to better understand Italian culture and the Italians themselves. It is not necessary to speak Italian well in order to participate in this course.
In fact, our experience has shown that absolute beginners can be brilliant actors and often learn the language much quicker. Nor is there any need to be a professional actor in order to act well. This is a skill that can be discovered and developed as participants learn to let go and give vent to their own emotions and passions. We need only add that learning a language while having fun is by far the best way to fix in mind linguistic structures, learn new vocabulary and get to know the other participants and their different cultural backgrounds.
The drama lessons are under the expert guidance of Eduardo Cocciardo, an Italian language and culture teacher and a renowned actor and playwright. Rather than adopt a text written by others, one of the main features of this theater course is to stage a play based on ideas proposed by the students themselves. The contributions and suggestions from all the participants will help shape the end result, using the “canovaccio” (improvising) method, which dates back to the ancient Italian tradition of the “Commedia dell'Arte.” At the end of the programme the actors will perform in front of other students and an Italian audience, who will be receptive, kind and ready to applaud.
Faculty Information:
The programme lasts three weeks and consists of:
Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 12:30pm – 3 hours a day of Italian language study in class (maximum 12 participants) according to the initial level of knowledge of Italian for a total of 15 hours a week and 45 hours over the course of 3 weeks.
Monday to Friday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm – 2 hours a day of theater workshop (minimum 5 participants – maximum 15 participants) for a total of 10 hours a week and 30 hours over the course of 3 weeks.
Other Activities:
Every month the Committee organizes social and cultural activities, such as Italian film-shows, lectures and talks on various aspects of Sienese and Italian culture (for example, the history of Siena and the Palio, Italian Opera, music, politics, fashion etc.), excursions to places of relevant cultural interest and guided tours of Siena.
Facility Information:
Starting dates: 12 May - 30 May, 23rd June-11th July , 18 Aug - 5 Sep, 15 Sep - 3 Oct.
Duration: 3 weeks.
Lesson in group: 45 full hours of Italian language lessons (1 hours = 60 minutes) + 30 full hours of theater workshop.
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