Writing for the Performing Arts in London
Writing II in London
Instructor: Michael Frizell
Program purpose: This section will use a series of everyday life performance strategies including role-play, improvisation techniques, storytelling, and performance of personal narratives to explore the related themes of community health, social well-being, and effective communication in order to affect positive change in people's attitudes and behaviors. Faculty and students define the issues to be addressed through readings, discussion, in-class exercises, and projects. This course will use the so-called “In-Yer-Face” theatre movement, a moniker coined by Aleks Sierz, a British theatre critic from Boston University’s London Graduate in Journalism program, as a lens for discussion. Additionally, the plays of British authors' writing in this sub-genre will be read and discussed. No formal performance training is necessary - only a willingness to experiment and explore new techniques, and a desire to help society in creative ways.
Program cost per student: $4,174
Dates of program: May 18-June 11
Application deadline: TBA
Deposit: TBA
Class: THE 210 (3 credits)
What is included? Arrival program orientation, arrival reception, accommodation in shared flats (apartments) in London, half-day sightseeing tour of London, guided tour of Westminster Abbey, visit to Shakespeare’s Globe (includes a performance), tuition and course fees (3 credits), CAPA International Program Services Support, and World Student health insurance
What is not included? Tuition