Academy Courses

Programmi specifici dei singoli Corsi

  • ACADEMY OF ACTING Programme (3+1 years)

    3 years course + 1 year specialization

    In the first year students work on techniques concerning basic skills of acting, while in the second they work on building a character and in the third they join professional and artistic competence. They study under skilled and professional teachers which came from theatre and cinema, learning the basics of actor’s work. At the end of three years, students will be able to manage professionally by themselves the analysis of a dramatic text, to use various shapes of expression and to build a character by theirselves.

     



    Fundamental Disciplines:

    ACTING 1 – basic (I YEAR)
    ACTING 2 – advanced (II-III YEAR)
    POETRY SPEAKING (II-III YEAR)
    ACTING FOR CAMERA (III YEAR)
    ELOCUTION AND SPEECH COACHING (I YEAR)
    READING PRACTICE (II-III YEAR)
    VOICE AND MOVEMENT (METODO MIMICO) (II-III YEAR)
    HISTORY OF THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS (II-III YEAR)
    MIME AND MASQUERADER (III YEAR) (not active yet )

     



    Complementary Disciplines:

    DRAMATURGY, TEXTUAL INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS- Fundamental (II-III YEAR)
    MAKE-UP (II-III YEAR)
    COSTUME DESIGN (II-III YEAR)
    ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE (II-III YEAR)
    DANCING (I-II-III YEAR)
    MUSICOLOGY (I-II-III YEAR – It may also include the study of an instrument)
    SINGING (I-II-III YEAR)

  • ACADEMY OF DIRECTING Programme (1+2+1 years)

    1 year acting course + 2 years course + 1 year specialization

    Directing course: each student can attend this course only after the first year of academy of acting, or having a good knowledge of fundamental issues about actor’s work. The programme includes all the disciplines related to directing, concerning above all the techniques to make a performance, to co-ordinate the work on stage and to study the text by himself. The programme includes also vocational training with companies, theaters and directors, working directly on stage.

     



    Fundamental Disciplines:

    METODO MIMICO (II-III YEAR)
    DIRECTING (II-III YEAR)
    DIRECTION IN HISTORY (II III YEAR)
    FILM DIRECTION (III YEAR)
    SCENOGRAPHY (II-III YEAR)
    DRAMATURGY, TEXTUAL INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS (II-III YEAR)
    LIGHT DESIGNING (III YEAR)

     



    Complementary Disciplines:

    COSTUME DESIGN (III YEAR)
    PLAYWRITING (II-III YEAR)
    SCREENPLAY (II-III YEAR)
    MUSICALOGY (II-III YEAR – It may also include the study of an instrument)
    ACTING 2 (II-III YEAR)
    READING PRATICE (II-III YEAR)
    STAGE MANAGEMENT – Complementary (III YEAR) (on individual study plan)

  • ACADEMY OF DANCING Programme (3+1 years)

    3 years course + 1 year specialization course

    The Academy gives students the opportunity to study four different disciplines related to movement and dance: ballet, modern dance, choreutics and dance ability. These four disciplines are even open to people with disabilities, after an audition before the beginning of the course. Choreutics is applied according to the Laban Movement Analysis, created by Rudolph Laban. The programme is divided in two courses: classical and modern.

     



    Fundamental Disciplines – Classic Dance:

    ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MOVEMENT (I-II-III YEAR)
    PHYSIO-TECHNIQUE OF CLASSICAL DANCE (I-II-II YEAR)
    BASICS AND ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL DANCE (I-II-III YEAR)
    BASICS OF CLASSICAL CHOREOGRAPHY (II-III YEAR)
    HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF VISUAL ARTS LANGUAGE (III YEAR)
    DANCE (LABAN METHOD) (I-II-III YEAR)
    DANCE ABILITY (I-II-III YEAR)
    BASICS OF FOLK DANCES (III YEAR)
    HISTORY OF DANCE Fundamental (I-II-III YEAR)

    Fundamental Disciplines – Modern Dance:

    ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MOVEMENT (I-II-III YEAR)
    PHYSIO-TECHNIQUE OF MODERN DANCE, JAZZ-FUNK AND HIP-HOP (I-II-III YEAR)
    BASICS AND ANALYSIS OF MODERN DANCE, JAZZ-FUNK AND HIP-HOP (I-II-III YEAR)
    BASICS AND ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL DANCE (I-II-III YEAR)
    BASICS OF MODERN DANCE, JAZZ-FUNK AND HIP-HOP (II-III YEAR)
    HISTORY OF DANCE (I-II-III YEAR)
    DANCE ABILITY (I-II-III YEAR)
    DANCE (LABAN METHOD) (I-II-III YEAR)

     



    Complementary Disciplines (For both the courses):

    SINGIN (I-II-III YEAR)
    MUSIC THEORY AND PRACTICE (I-II-III YEAR)
    MUSICOLOGY (I-II-III YEAR)
    ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE (III YEAR)
    MIME AND MASQUERADER (III YEAR)
    ELOCUTION AND SPEECH COACHING (I YEAR)
    VOICE AND MOVEMENT (METODO MIMICO) (I-II YEAR)
    READING PRACTICE (II YEAR)
    ACTING 2 (II-III year)
    HISTORY OF THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS (III YEAR)
    DIRECTING (III YEAR)
    DIRECTION IN HISTORY (III YEAR)
    COSTUME DESIGN (III YEAR)
    MAKE-UP (III YEAR) 

  • ACADEMY OF SINGING AND MUSIC Programme (3+1 years)
    3 years course + 1 year specialization

    The primary purpose of this course is to join the students in the music experience through a communicative and expressive point of view. The programme is divided into several areas: theory and solfeggio, singing, musicology. In order to grow musical conscience of each student, it will be required a team work during the class. The programme includes piano, guitar and percussion classes, designed for learning even by people with disabilities.


    Fundamental Disciplines:

    SINGING (I-II-III YEAR)
    MUSIC THEORY AND PRACTICE (I-II-III YEAR)
    PIANO (I-II-III YEAR, for the piano class; Complementary to the other)
    PERCUSSION (I-II-III YEAR, for the class of percussion; Complementary to the other)
    GUITAR (I-II-III YEAR, for the class of guitar Complementary to the other)
    MUSICOLOGY – Fundamental (I-II-III YEAR)


    Complementary Disciplines:

    PIANO (I-II-III YEAR, as a second instrument when not chosen as a fundamental)
    PERCUSSION (I-II-III YEAR, as a second instrument when not chosen as a fundamental)
    DRUMS (I-II-III YEAR, as a second instrument when not chosen as a fundamental)
    GUITAR (I-II-III YEAR, as a second instrument when not chosen as a fundamental)
    METODO MIMICO (I-II YEAR)
    ELOCUTION AND SPEECH COACHING – (I YEAR)
    ACTING 1 (II YEAR)
    ACTING 2 (III YEAR)
    ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE (III YEAR)
    DIRECTING (II-III YEAR)
    OPERA AND MUSICAL DIRECTING (III YEAR)
    HISTORY OF THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS (II-III YEAR)
    STAGE MANAGEMENT (II-III YEAR)


  • ACADEMY OF PLAYWRITING Programme (3+1 years)
    3 years course + 1 year specialization

    The purpose of this course is to train students to the author’s job, playwright and screenwriter, learning basics and techniques concerning entertainment, also providing elements of directing in theater, television and cinema. During the year, work sessions are planned in contact with professional writers, readings and open classes on the texts produced during the lessons and the specific laboratories.


    Fundamental Disciplines:

    DRAMATURGY, TEXTUAL INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS (I-II-III YEAR)
    GENERAL LINGUISTICS (II-III YEAR)
    PLAYWRITING (I-II-III YEAR)
    SCREENPLAY AND SCRIPT FOR TELEVISION (I-II-III YEAR)
    CREATIVE WRITING LABORATORY – Fundamental (I-II-III YEAR)
    HISTORY OF THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS (I-II-III YEAR)


    Complementary Disciplines:

    ELOCUTION AND SPEECH COACHING (I YEAR)
    READING PRACTICE (II-III YEAR)
    ACTING 1 (I YEAR)
    ACTING 2 (II-III YEAR)
    DIRECTING – Complementary (II-III YEAR)
    DIRECTION IN HISTORY – Complementary (I-II-III YEAR)

  • ACADEMY OF FIGURATIVE ARTS Programme (3+1 years)

    3 years course + 1 year specialization

    The Academy is divided into different courses according to the attitudes and demands of students, that is:
    Scenography, Hairstyling and make-up, Photography, Costume Design

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    • Scenography:
      the first lessons will be about the basics of geometry, perspective, axonometric drawing, projection of solids and architectural elements to get to the theatrical perspective and its working. History of scenography and theater history, from the Greek theater to the contemporary one, fundamental issues of costume history and set design elements. Each student will be able to study in innovative way, developing his creativity not strictly keeping to theoretical rules but giving free rein to his imagination through individual and common pathways provided the teacher’s guidance. The course includes even practical work sessions on stage about performances that will be represented by the students of the Academy. The educational materials are made available by the Academy.
    • Hairstyling and Make-up:
      there are two specific courses, which the student can choose according to his aptitudes and orientations.
      a)Make-up:  This course is designed to make students able to practice all typologies of make-up, from everyday make-up to body-painting. During the first year students will learn basics and techniques useful for stage make-up, and proper use of brushes and tools, which are very important skills for make-up artist who must be able to use correctly. In the second year, students learn “Glamour fashion show” make-up and wedding make-up. Finally the third year will be dedicated to stage make-up (from artificial aging to artificial wounds) and basics of body-painting. The educational materials are made available by the Academy.
      b)Hairstyling:  the first year course includes studying of hairstyling techniques beginning from the structure of hair, coloring, drying and perm, coming to the second year course concerning cutting, draft and hair bleaching. The third year course, instead, is about an advanced programme including the theater hairstyles. The educational materials are made available by the Academy.
    • Photography:
      this course give students the knowledge of the main techniques of photography from reflex camera, exposure, basics of image composition, etc. … to digital processing of image by using software. The studying of major authors and masters of photography, history of photography and reportage photography are instead the subject of third year. Each student needs to hold a personal camera.
    • Costume Design:
      the programme provides an opportunity for students to study historical analysis of clothing and fabric in depth, researching and testing settings of graphic design and practical laboratories where made projects.
      In addition to the historical costumes, students will be able to design personal creations related to their own imagination. The educational materials are made available by the Academy.

    Fundamental Disciplines:

    SCENOGRAPHY – Fundamental (I-II-III YEAR, to course 1)
    MAKE-UP – Basic (I-II-III YEAR, to course 2)
    HAIRSTYLING – Fundamental (I-II-III YEAR, to course 2 )
    COSTUME DESIGN – Basic (I-II-III YEAR, to course 4)
    THEORY AND TECHNIQUES OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Basic (I-II-III YEAR, to course 3)
    TECHNIQUES AND DIGITAL PROCESSING OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE – Basic (I-II-III YEAR, to course 3)
    HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF VISUAL ARTS LANGUAGE (III YEAR, to course 1)
    METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF HISTORICAL AND SCENIC SPACE – Fundamental (II-III YEAR, to course 1; Complementary for the others)
    HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY – Basic (I-II-III YEAR, to course 3)
    COSTUME AND FASHION HISTORY (I-II-III YEAR, to course 4)


    Complementary Disciplines:

    SCENOGRAPHY (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    MAKE-UP (I-II-III YEAR; where it’s not fundamental)
    HAIRSTYLING (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    COSTUME DESIGN (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    PHOTOGRAPHY THEORY AND PRACTICE (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    BASICS AND DIGITAL PROCESSING OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF VISUAL ARTS LANGUAGE (III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF HISTORICAL AND SCENIC SPACE (II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    COSTUME AND FASHION HISTORY (I-II-III YEAR, where it’s not fundamental)
    LIGHT DESIGNING – Complementary (II-III YEAR)
    DIRECTING (II-III YEAR)
    DIRECTION IN HISTORY – Complementary (II-III YEAR)
    OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATER DIRECTING (III YEAR)
    FILM, TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA DIRECTING (II-III YEAR)