UCLA - Shakespeare & Classical Performance
An excellent workshop for any serious actor who is in need of further training in performing classical and Shakespearean theater for a college or high school audition.
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July 19 - July 24, 2009 |
Spaces Remaining:
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| Grades: |
10 - College Freshman
(Entering in Fall 2009)
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| Tuition: |
$1200
(Includes room and meals) |
Details
This week-long workshop focuses on performance of the classics. Whether it be Shakespeare, Moliere, or the Ancient Greeks, this workshop trains the young actor in the basics of classical rhetoric, period thinking, and theater history. Students will learn to understand the nuances of the language and the character that they are portraying. They will discover character development from the informed intensions of the language and its motivations. Your focus will be with the monologue and its performance as well as two person scenes which will focus on the language, movement, motivation and character. An excellent workshop for any serious actor who is in need of further training in performing classical and Shakespearean theater for a college or high school audition or just to improve their stage performance skills and develop the dramatic excitement of the language through performance. Taught by one of the premier Shakespearean and classical coaches in Los Angeles, the final result of this workshop is showing the young artist a classical technique that will be invaluable for the language of the old and modern playwrights alike.
* Additional Information
Students check-in between 1pm and 2:30pm on the first day of camp.
Flights should arrive into Los Angeles International (LAX) on the first day of camp between 10am and 12pm.
Flights should depart from Los Angeles International (LAX) on the day after camp ends (Saturday) between 9am and 12pm. There will be an additional $100 fee for the overnight stay.
Airport transportation is available to and from Los Angeles International (LAX) for $30 each way.
College Credit Information
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Program Directors
Armin Shimmerman, Program Co-Director The Shakespearean portion of Spectrum Theater is led by Armin Shimmerman, one of the leading proponents of bringing Shakespeare to Los Angeles youth. He has performed countless Shakespearean roles. He is well known to viewing audiences from the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Trek: The Next Generation. With his passion and excitement as a coach, an educator, and an artist, he is an exciting addition to the UCLA Arts Camps Faculty.
Faculty (Faculty subject to availability)
Location Information
UCLA is one of America's most prestigious universities, and their theater department is rated number one in North America. Bordered on the north by protected wilderness and on the south by Westwood Village, UCLA has long been known as an entertainment magnet for the entire Los Angeles area. Selected for their artistic and professional achievements, UCLA 's exceptional faculty from the School of Theater, Film and Television lead these inspiring workshops.
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) is the only university in the country where the study of theater, film, television and digital media is integrated within a single professional school.
The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media offers a wide range of courses for undergraduates in the study of three areas of moving images: Critical Studies, including the history, theory and aesthetics of both film and television; Production/Directing, including film, television (studio and field), digital, experimental and animation; and the film and television disciplines, including writing, producing, cinematography, sound recording and editing.
At the graduate level, there are five areas of concentration: Critical Studies, which offers film and television history and theory; aesthetics and popular culture, films from diverse genres and extensive national cinemas; Production/Directing, which trains students in all aspects of directing narrative fiction, documentaries and/or experimental film, emphasizing the aesthetic components; Screenwriting, in which the elements of character, dialogue, story and tone are explored; Animation, in which students are trained to create an individual style and voice; and the Producers Program, in which students learn the business and art of making films and television programs.
At UCLA's Department of Theater, we believe that great theater programs must prepare and train students for careers in all contemporary and emerging entertainment forms -- including live theater, film, television, video, themed entertainment, interactive gaming, and more. Our students live in a world that is interactive, collaborative, and fueled by their passion for our art form -- one that encompasses the many forms of professional practice as well as the theoretical exploration of current and emerging entertainment forms.
Igniting our students' talent and passion to achieve success is our goal. That is why students work with a distinguished faculty composed of professional and creative artists who have excelled in their fields. UCLA Theater has some of the most distinguished faculty and visiting artists in the world, among them Mel Shapiro, Annette Bening, Anthony Hopkins, Larry Moss, Neil Jampolis, Deborah Scott and Jerry Katzman. With this professional training, students are following in the footsteps of such illustrious alumni as Francis Ford Coppola, Tim Robbins, James Dean, Carol Burnett, Susan Egan, Jack Black, Ben Stiller and many others.
TFT's extraordinary undergraduate and graduate students are drawn from an admissions pool of the finest students from around the world, and enjoy participation in small classes with faculty members who themselves are accomplished artists and industry leaders.
We invite you to explore our US Performing Arts Camps web site further where you can register online for any of the ucla summer programs offered to high school students.
Students attending a UCLA Arts Camp, in association with US Performing Arts, have the option of enrolling for college credit. Please ask our staff for more details.
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Dates, Directors, and Faculty subject to change without notice.
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