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The Arsenale Academy of Drama, directed by Marina Spreafico and Kuniaki Ida. 
TEACHINGThe ‘Arsenale Academy of Drama’, directed by Marina Spreafico, and linked to the ‘Scuola Internazionale di Teatro’, directed by Kuniaki Ida, opened in 1978. The curriculum aims at developing the student’s imagination in order to lay the foundations for theatre creation and the specific training methods pursued at the Academy. Jacques Lecoq’s teaching stands central to our activities. The academy caters for people who have had a certain amount of training or previous experience, interested in finding out more about another approach. Independently of a student’s individual aspirations – to work as an actor, director, playwriter, singer, designer, choreographer, etc - the curriculum offers everybody the same practical, creative track. The school's intend is that of directing the students through a search for the basic references and the rules of the theatrical game, in the hope of creating a dramatic art sensitive to present day needs, rather than something merely trendy or fleeting. We wish to develop the imagination so as to help students observe reality which in turn allows for poetic transformation. The study of movement stands fundamental to our method. It is through this that an individual may understand the deeper dynamics of human nature, human situations and words. Words, in fact, are treated as an integral part of the individual’s expressive body. The observation of everyday life, and life in general, stand central to our teaching. Masks lift the process from a psychological onto a stylised plane. Different theatre styles are explored for their referential value, purposely leaving out any reconstruction. The academy’s teaching method wishes to invite students to discover what is permanent in drama, a necessary step if they are to partake in the creative process. Courses are geared to develop students’ individual skills but also to train them to work effectively in small groups. In this way the individual learns how to make her\his contribution to the group and to come to a better understanding of what is necessarily a collective process. We do not impose a definite style, but guide students to make their own personal choice according to their particular talents. Classes run for 4 and half hours daily; 3 hours are taught by
teachers while the remaining time is devoted to individual and group work.
A diploma is given at the end of the two years course.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION BEGINNING OF THE COURSES 13 november 2006 END OF THE COURSES june 2007
Evening One Year-Course
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