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NEW Week long Courses in June 2012

• Movie Magic: Talent and Technique
• Bard on the Beach Bound: Shakespeare’s history, tragedy and two comedies
• Musical Theatre History

Movie Magic: Talent and Technique

Movies are magical, but they’re also an uneasy combination of art, technology, business and a unique collaboration of creative individuals. Using a combination of lecture, film clips and group discussion, this tightly focused but freewheeling course will investigate and celebrate the talent and technique of moviemakers. What they do and how they do it—from the unsung designers of opening credits to the famous directors who always get the closing one.

• Day One: Titles and Opening Scenes. Start the week with a history of title design and meet the people responsible for engaging audiences when a movie begins
• Day Two: Cinematography and Editing. Explore the aesthetic and technical contributions of movie-making’s dynamic duo: the cinematographer and editor.
• Day Three: Actors and Acting. Discover the differences between acting for stage and screen and what makes a supporting actor, star and superstar.
• Day Four: Directors and the Auteur Theory. Learn what directors do, why they are often considered the “author” of their films and how their personal style and vision influences movies.
• Day Five: Screening, Lunch and Discussion. Enjoy and then analyze over a light lunch a full length feature film, paying particular attention to the areas covered in the first four days of the course.

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Bard on the Beach Bound: Shakespeare’s history, tragedy and two comedies

Enjoy an engaging, accessible introduction to Shakespeare’s range and reach through a look at the four plays in the 2012 season at Bard on the Beach. Bard’s Director of Education Mary Hartman combines careful research with lively enthusiasm to deliver lectures and lead discussions with a focus on the text in performance.

• Day One: Shakespeare at Work and at Play. This introductory day will focus on Shakespeare in the context of the early modern playing company. Although the plays are revered throughout the world as literary works, they reveal much more to us when we look at them as scripts for a dynamic new art form: playing.
• Day Two: The Taming of the Shrew. Shakespeare transcends the traditions of Italian comedy to create two compelling, inspiring characters that continue to challenge our ideas about gender politics.
• Day Three: Macbeth. In his most frightening and bloody play, Shakespeare explores the human capacity for violence as well as powers that may be beyond our understanding.
• Day Four: The Merry Wives of Windsor. Abandoning the exotic locales of his other comedies, Shakespeare set this delightful romp in a recognizable landscape with familiar characters in everyday circumstances leading to a whole new level of fun.
• Day Five: King John. Although the events in this history play pre-date those of the Wars of the Roses by several hundred years, it has all of the familiar elements: disputed royal succession, trouble with France, memorable characters and stirring language.

Tuition includes tickets to the June 9 evening production of The Taming of the Shrew at Bard on the Beach. To reserve your seat, please register before May 15, 2012.

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Musical Theatre History

“There’s no business like show business”, or so said Irving Berlin. Discover why that’s the case in this intensive look at the history of musical theatre. Seasoned actor and director Peter Jorgenson will take you on a musical adventure from the early influences of musical theatre right through to contemporary trends. Theatre lovers, this one is for you. This toe-tapping week unfolds as follows:

• Day One: A focus on the early influences of musical theatre through the American musicals of the 1920s. Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Rodgers & Hart and the Gershwins!
• Day Two: Will take you into the 1930s with an examination of the Great Depression and Hollywood on Broadway before discussing how Oklahoma! changed everything.
• Day Three: The Golden Age of Broadway: Carousel, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Guys and Dolls. In the afternoon you will attend the matinee of High Society at The Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage on South Granville.
• Day Four: Will take you beyond the Golden age focusing on the works of Stephen Sondheim and how rock and roll altered the musical landscape.
• Day Five: You will look at the mega musicals of the 1980s and 90s, and finally have a look at today’s trend and what to expect in the future.

Tuition includes tickets to the June 20 matinee performance of High Society at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. To reserve your seat, you must register by May 1, 2012.

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