Teatromania of New York, together with the Municipalities of Ugento and Mola
di Bari, as well as the Provinces of Lecce and Bari, announces the
institution of a study abroad program in Ugento (LE) and Mola di Bari (BA.)
To mark the third year of this program, designed to provide university
students around the world with Italian linguistic and cultural immersion
through theatrical performance, the organizers are offering up to 20
fellowships that cover the full tuition for all selected participants.
Please find further information below:
Duration of summer program: May 28 - July 7, 2011 (around five-six weeks)
Program Faculty: The program founder and director is Vittorio Capotorto.
Before moving to New York City in 1997 from his native Italy, Capotorto
staged more than a hundred plays over the course of forty years. He was
inspired by the celebrated Italian Maestro Eduardo De Filippo, with whom he
worked for a number of years as an assistant and actor. His theatrical
experience, which began in the 1950s, includes the founding and directing of
theater companies in Italy, Sudan, Argentina, and Austria. Upon arriving in
New York City, he created the "Italian Theater Practicum" course which he
taught at ColumbiaUniversity (1998 to 2001) and BrooklynCollege (2005). In
addition to the plays associated with the Practicum both in NYC and Italy,
Capotorto staged twenty productions in NYC. He founded the non-profit
association Teatromania in 1999, and he was the creator and Artistic
Director of the International Festival "Orlando Innamorato" held in Italy in
2001.
Course: Italian Theater Practicum
Prerequisite: two years of college-level Italian or the equivalent,
completed with a minimum grade of B.
Students devote in-depth study to an Italian play which they will perform
for an Italian audience at the conclusion of the program.
Attention will be given to grammar, stylistics, and oral skills, combined
with textual analysis, character exploration, and acting techniques.
The end-of-course performance of the play, i.e. the debut, will be part of
the Festival Internazionale "Orlando Innamorato" which will take place in
June 2011. Shortly afterwards, there will be several additional performances
in surrounding towns.
Credits: 3
Credits are contingent upon approval of the student's home institution. Upon
the student's request, Teatromania will send a letter of participation and
evaluation.
Deadline for applying: March 1, 2011.
See below for full application information.
Notification of fellowship winners: March 15, 2011.
All students accepted to the program this year will receive a fellowship in
the form of a full tuition waiver.
Student's acceptance deadline: March 25, 2011.
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Financial responsibility of students: There are no application or program
fees. There is a total fee of US$1,000 to cover lodging and breakfast, due
by March 25, 2011. Students will be responsible for their airfare, all
transportation to Ugento (beginning of the program) and from Bari (end of
the program) as well as their meals and personal expenses.
Features:
On-site orientation: Upon arrival in Ugento, students take part in a
comprehensive orientation session. Discussion topics include practical
advice about Italian life and customs. The orientation concludes with a
walking tour of Ugento.
Total immersion in Italian culture and lifestyle in a small town of the
Apulia region. Detailed information about Ugento and Province of Bari is
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Intensive language instruction through the Italian Theater Practicum.
Possible excursions and activities that extend students' experience of
Italian life and culture. In particular, the students may wish to visit at
their own expense: the Valle D'Itria with the famous Trulli from
Alberobello, Otranto and Gallipoli, le Grotte di Castellana, Polignano a
Mare, the sea caves of S. Maria di Leuca, the city of Lecce (home to many
Baroque buildings that are unique to Europe), archaeological sights in the
region, and more.
Application information:
Students must be at least 18 years of age.
Please submit the following application materials:
1. One essay in English describing your interest and experience in Italian
language, literature, culture, and/or theater (about 800 words.)
2. One official copy of your most recent transcript.
3. A one-page resume (indicate special artistic skills.)
4. One letter of recommendation from a current or previous Italian
instructor.
5. One recent photograph of yourself.
Application materials and letter of recommendation should be submitted
on-line to:
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AND mailed to:
Teatromania
Post Office Ansonia Station
P.O.BOX 230764
NEW YORK, NY10023
The organizers may follow up your application with a phone interview, so
please include your phone number on your resume.
More information about the non-profit organization Teatromania is available
at the following website:
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Questions may also be addressed to Vittorio Capotorto at
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