Summer Camps and Summer Programs at New York Institute of Technology - New York (New York City / Manhattan), NY

Description:
Are you a high school junior or senior? A professional considering a career change? Would you like to earn three college credits while learning about architecture and design? Our four-week summer program takes place in studios overlooking Central Park and Columbus Circle, in the heart of one of the world’s most famous urban environments. This challenging program includes design projects, focused workshops, reading seminars, invited guest lectures, walking tours, office visits, and exhibitions, all emphasizing experimentation and exploration through practice, theory, and history. No prerequisites are necessary for this hands-on experience in architecture and design. NYIT’s School of Architecture and Design offers accredited professional degrees in architecture and interior design. Credits earned in the Exploring Architecture Program may be applied toward an NYIT degree. NYIT’s Manhattan campus is easy to get to from New York City’s Penn Station and Grand Central Station. Nearby discount parking is also available. The Manhattan campus offers the cultural enrichment and excitement of the world’s greatest metropolis - an international center for all design professions.

Program Information:
Dates: July 07 - August 02, 2010. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuition and Fees: $1,835 total
Limited scholarship funds are available based on merit and need
Credits: Three college credits
Location: 1855 Broadway, 61st Street / Columbus Circle, 11th floor, New York, NY 10023 For program information, contact Prof. Farzana Gandhi at fgandhi@nyit.edu

Description:
Acting Shakespeare Teen Summer Intensive (for 15-18 year olds) combines Physical Theater, Movement Training and Character Development acting methods with Classical Shakespearian Language to provide young actors with the fundamentals required in the professional acting arena.

Classes will be held at the long-established and prominent Actors Movement Studio in Midtown Manhattan, NY in the heart of the Theater District.
July 12 - July 29, 2010 from 10 AM – 5:30 PM daily. Early Registration Discount.
For registration, application, fees and further details, visit website link below in the Contact section. Dorm housing available upon request (additional charge)

Studio faculty, as well as master teachers and guest teaching artists, will participate in the training over the 3-week intensive period.

Participants will have the opportunity to: Study with Master Teachers and Guest Artists. Learn acting techniques used by NYC acting professionals. Train in the heart of New York City’s legendary and historic theatre district

Train with Master Teachers:
• Williamson Physical Technique
• Elizabethan Period Style Character
• Shakespearean Text
• Shakespeare Monologues and Scene Work
• Linklater Voice Technique
• Michael Chekhov Technique
• Viewpoints & Composition
• RasaBoxes

Guest Artist Master Classes
• Mask-Neutral and Character
• Mime and Pantomime
• Elizabethan Dance
• Stage Combat
• Puppetry

Additional Information:
The Faculty consists of Master Teachers and Guest Artists:
Janice Orlandi- Artistic Director of Actors Movement Studio NYC, Certified teacher of Williamson Physical Technique and Period Style and Dance; Bill Bowers- renowned Mime artist who recently worked with John Turturro and Aida Turturro in the Soul of Naples on Broadway and in Italy; Shelley Wyant- Founding Artistic Director of internationally acclaimed mask & puppet performance company MaskWork Unlimited, Shelley has taught classes and workshops for NYU, Yale, Circle in the Square, Smith, Brown, Stella Adler Conservatory, The Actors Studio MFA Program, and Bard College, among many others; Paula Murray Cole- RASABOXES TRAINING, Co-Director of Education for East Coast Artists. Taught acting, voice and movement and directed productions at Ithaca College, the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Interlochen National Arts Camp, Trollwood Summer Performing Arts Camp, and the Governor's Magnet School for the Arts of Virginia.