Courses
We offer three options for international students:
The Irish Theatre Summer School
The Original Theatre Project
The Irish Theatre January Term
IRISH THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOL
Special Offer: Book before May 30th and receive a €500 discount!
WEEK ONE: The focus of this week will initially concentrate on providing a clear overview/context for the work that follows. Lectures will focus on the Irish literary tradition and on contemporary Irish theatre. Five acting classes will focus on developing a good working dynamic which will be followed by a practical exploration of acting techniques and short scene studies with an emphasis on the work of Samuel Beckett.
To help familiarise participants with the nations' capital, there will be theatre visits and cultural visits to places such as Dublin Castle, the Chester Beatty Library and Trinity College.
WEEK TWO: The emphasis throughout this week will be on the exploration of the work of John Millington Synge, William Butler Yeats and George Bernard Shaw. Lectures will focus on the work of the above with a seminar discussing the contemporary relevance of the aforementioned writers. Cultural visits will include the Irish Writers Museum, Hugh Lane Gallery and the National Gallery as well as evening theatre performances.
WEEK THREE: Practical acting classes and lectures will focus on the work of Sean O'Casey and will concentrate on preparing short scenes for presentation in the final week. As with the previous 2 weeks, there will be a number of cultural visits eg. James Joyce Tower in Sandycove, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and shaking hands with a Viking at St. Michan's church!
WEEK FOUR: The focus throughout this final week will be on practical acting classes exploring the work of contemporary Irish playwrights including Brian Friel, Marina Carr, Conor McPherson, and Martin McDonagh. Participants will also explore Irish film with various screening which include ‘Michael Collins', ‘The Field', ‘The Snapper', ‘The Commitments' and ‘Playboy of the Western World'. Rehearsals for the Irish theatre scene study showcase on the final day will be more concentrated this week.
Participants will also benefit from meeting students from other countries at the popular student accommodation situated in the heart of Dublin's cultural quarter, Temple Bar.
DATES : June 30th - July 25th 2008
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THE ORIGINAL THEATRE PROJECT
STAGE ONE: Developing the starting points
A week long intensive workshop in a black box studio space at your theater department in which a gaiety school of acting theater director and a writer will work with twelve (negotiable) participants on the development of a very broad range of starting points.The objective is to fire the imaginations of the participants to discover different ways of starting to develop an original theater piece. A wide range of objects and images will be explored and the week long process can also include the use of a departmental choreographer and a musician / composer.
STAGE TWO: The writing begins
All the images and ideas and starting points are brought back to Ireland and the writer and director begin the process of drawing from the starting points with a view to creating and original piece of theater sourced in the experience of the intensive week long exploration.
STAGE THREE: Rehearsals and Performance in Dublin
The twelve participants will travel to Dublin for an intensive three week rehearsal process followed by a series of performances in a Dublin theater of the final one hour original theater piece. The Dublin visit will also include regular theatre visits, a series of lectures on the Irish literary tradition, regular voice classes and a series of visits to see significant Dublin cultural landmarks. Accommodation for the duration of the Dublin visit will be at Temple Bar House, a bright and friendly hostel in Dublin's Cultural Quarter. Accommodation is included in the cost.
STAGE FOUR: Performances at your Theater Department
Following the Dublin experience, the original theater project will return to your campus and will be performed there for a home audience.
TIME LINE:
After the week long intensive experience in your department, the writer will require three months to create the original theatre piece. Rehearsals will take place for three weeks.
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IRISH THEATRE ACTOR TRAINING JANUARY TERM
The Irish Theater January Term is a course designed for students who have previously taken drama courses, and now want to focus their craft through the intensive study of Irish drama.
This intensive program takes place five days a week over a three week period at our premises in the heart of Dublin's Cultural Quarter, Temple Bar. The course explores a unique approach to learning that combines the development of literary understanding with an exploration of the craft of acting. On the final evening of the program students will present a showcase of selected scenes from the various plays studied. Weekends are free for travel.
An extensive cultural program includes regular theater visits, visits to the Book of Kells, The Irish Museum of Modern Art, The National Gallery, The Irish Writer's Museum, The James Joyce Centre, and regular traditional music sessions
WEEK ONE: The initial work will focus, through improvisation and breath control, on locating and developing the presence of the actor. This work will be followed by an intensive exploration of the work of Samuel Beckett and Brian Friel. Lectures will focus on Ireland's literary tradition and on the work of both Beckett and Friel in that tradition.
WEEK TWO: Practical acting classes and lectures will focus on the work of John Millington Synge and Sean O'Casey.
WEEK THREE: The focus throughout this final week will be on lectures and practical acting classes exploring the work of contemporary Irish playwrights including Marina Carr, Conor McPherson, Frank McGuinness, Billy Roche and Martin McDonagh. This week students will also rehearse work for the Irish theatre scene study showcase which takes place on the final day of the course. A strong cultural studies component runs through the course with participants visiting a wide range of places including regular evening theatre and music visits, The Irish Writers Museum, the National Gallery and the Book of Kells. Participants will also benefit from meeting students from other countries with the popular student accommodation situated in the heart of Dublin's cultural quarter, Temple Bar.
DATES : Jan 5th - 23rd 2009
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