Theatre Summer School in Bath (England)

Name: Theatre Summer School in Bath (England)
Brand: Advanced Studies in England
SKU: 71015
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

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Location

England

Term

Summer

Subject Areas

Theater

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Program Details

Program Type

Provider

Degree Level

Associates

Housing

Apartment

Language

English

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Starting Price

5000

Price Details

Program fees include:
All tuition
Accommodation (but not food)
All study trips and program-led excursions

Last Updated: Oct 13, 2018

Last Reviewed: Jun 18, 2015

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Students with a passionate interest in theatre and performance can enroll for ASE's Theatre Summer School, where they learn, rehearse and perform alongside both British and American students over five-weeks in the beautiful World Heritage City of Bath.

Students take two classes. "Acting British Style" is a practical performance school. The class includes a Masterclass with a top-flight British actor or director. Students also take "Not Just Shakespeare: British Theatre History". The classes are led by experienced UK and US faculty.

Aside from attending theatres in Bath and Bristol, students will spend a weekend in Stratford-on-Avon the town of Shakespeare's birth, and overnight in London attending selected plays in each location. Participants are housed in historic townhouses throughout the city centre, within easy walking distance of the Roman Baths, the Abbey, galleries, museums, and an array of pubs and restaurants.

The deadline to apply is February 15th, 2017

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The Theatre School visits the RSC in Stratford and top London productions.

The Acting classes take place in a dedictaed performance space

Students live in Georgian and Victorian townhouses in the centre of the city.

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As a technical theatre student, I never really got on stage. The tutors were fantastic in helping my stage fright and get up on stage and be in the spotlight for once. I was the least skilled in acting, but the group of students never let me feel left out when I didn't know what I was doing. The tutors and the students all worked with me on any questions I had.
At Advanced Studies, they take their academics very seriously. There is always attendance being taken and you have reading every night along with papers, shows, and projects to work on in the evening. Mash that in with the built in 10 or so Theatrical Productions you go to see as part of the programme, you don't have a ton of time to relax. Don't go to this expecting a vacation or a summer camp. I'm not saying that you don't get any time to have fun. We spent a weekend in Stratford on Avon and London and had day trips to Stonehendge, Glastonbury, and Oxford. And you get 2 weekends off to do whatever you want!
In class, you have a ton of fun. We learned Shakespearean acting, Restoration Acting, Contemporary British Acting, and we made our own devised piece. We got to learn how to do a real British accent from a real British Tutor. We got the chance to dress up in period restoration costumes. With the small class size we were able to go on group field trips around Bath and experience it as an actor. We learned British Theatre History from a real British Theatre Historian who played games with us to get down the time periods and told us amazing stories.
Let's see, I think that's it. If you're seriously considering this, go, it will change your life and impact you in ways you wouldn't even imagine. You'll learn about theatre and see theatre and meet amazing people.

What would you improve about this program?

Make the Summer School longer, 6 weeks isn't enough to fully immerse yourself into Bath. There are so many things I didn't get the chance to do.

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Rob Jones

Program

Theatre Summer School in Bath (England)

Job Title

Academic Administrator

Rob Jones joined ASE in January 2013. As academic administrator Rob supports the Director of Studies in the running of the academic program, but he also supports the marketing and recruitment effort, coordinates the alumni association and teaches tutorials. He graduated from Cardiff University in 2006, completing a PhD in medieval military display. He has published two books - Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield and The Knight: Warrior and World of Chivalry - and has just started work on two more. Outside of work, Rob enjoys cooking and baking, and is a keen western martial artist, training with long-sword and rapier and dagger.

What was your favorite traveling experience?

I’ve been very lucky in my opportunities to travel; I’ve been on safari in Kenya, traveled down the Nile from Aswan to Luxor on a sail barge (which was very Agatha Christie, but without the ‘Death’!) I’ve also been to Russia, and regularly visit France and Germany.

I’m a historian and so I love places with history. I guess that’s why Florence and Siena stick in my mind. The latter in particular, with its huge cathedral, narrow medieval alleyways and the city hall – the Palazzo Pubblico – was just wonderful.

But, to be honest, my favorite travel experience is that of coming home. I’m very lucky to live among the rolling hills of south Wales, and to work in a beautiful and historic city; I still love to come back to its honey-colored streets.

What language have you always wanted to learn and why?

I’d love to improve my language skills overall – I can manage basic conversations in French and German, but would definitely like to be more fluent in both. If was to learn a new language, I think Swahili.

In part because I’d love to go back to Africa, but also (the academic talking again) it’s such a differently-constructed language from those of Western Europe, but built up of a mix of African dialects, Arabic, Portuguese and English – fascinating.

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What changes would you make to the study abroad industry?

Apart from making more students come and study with us at ASE? I think I’d like to see Universities provide better support for directly-enrolled international students, both academically and culturally.

Being dropped into the midst of a foreign university and taking classes with students from another country is often a real sink-or-swim experience. It can be great – a real opportunity for personal growth and exploration, but it can also be quite tough – particularly if the learning and teaching styles are very different from what the student is used to.

It can also be isolating; it doesn’t always result in the international students mixing with native students, either. Without institutional support, international students can find themselves every bit as cut off from the culture they are visiting as those on a so-called ‘island program’, if not more so.

Location

Location:

England

Currency:

English Pound

Weather:

Jan-Mar

52 F / 36 F

Apr-Jun

70 F / 41 F

Jul-Sep

73 F / 52 F

Oct-Dec

61 F / 37 F

Airports:

London-Heathrow

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Manchester

( MAN )

Birmingham

( BHX )

From Buzzing London to tranquil Grasmere, England is accommodating to all different travelers. If you are here to see the tourist destinations, London will gladly keep you busy; however, if you want get off the beaten path, rent a car and drive around to get a true look at England -- don't forget to stay on the left side of the road!

About Advanced Studies in England

Advanced Studies in England is a small study abroad program based in the World Heritage city of Bath, in southwest England (an hour-and-a-half's train ride from London). We offer single semester, full year and a five-week Summer School to a cohort of up to fifty-five US undergraduate students. We specialise in small seminar classes and one-on-one...