At some point in college, pretty much everybody has a moment where they wonder, am I over this? Some switch their major, some stick it out and hope that feeling passes, and I'm here in the middle of all of it to admit: I'm burned out. My acting class is a struggle, I'm unable to focus, and there have been days when my alarm goes off for my 8am class and I truly contemplate dropping Drama and just sticking with Literary Journalism.... (more...)
Central School of Ballet, the world-leading professional dance training organisation and part of the renowned Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, today announces the appointment of its new Executive Director Mark Osterfield. Mark will join Central mid-March to lead the organisation in its much-anticipated new home in the South Bank arts community in the London Borough of Southwark.... (more...)
Northwestern University dedicated a blackbox theater at the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts in the name of three trailblazing alumnae. The Clara, Lu a??n' Em Theater was named in recognition of a gift to the School of Communication, which will be used to create a dean's discretionary fund supporting areas of greatest need. David Berolzheimer made the gift in memory of his mother, Northwestern alumna Isobel Carothers Berolzheimer, and two of her classmates - the trio co-cr... (more...)
The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced a new faculty member in performance. According to School Director, Christina Kirk, 'We are thrilled that Rafael Untalan has accepted the position as Assistant Professor of Practice in performance in the Johnny Carson School.' Untalan will begin teaching in the Fall 2020 semester.... (more...)
This season, the RCM Opera Studio presents a triple bill of French-language operas from three of the world's most celebrated composers: Britten, Debussy and Ravel. This trio of Gallic-inspired one-act works celebrates the French language through elegant libretti and showcases the versatility of the Royal College of Music's talented young singers. All three pieces are given a contemporary setting by director Olivia Fuchs, who draws on the shared theme of searching for one's identity to create a c... (more...)
DACAMERA's 2019a?'20 season of chamber music continues with a performance by pianist Richard Goode on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. World-renowned for his performances and recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's works, Goode will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the classical giant's birth with a selection of Beethoven's sonatas and bagatelles.... (more...)
Keeping with Madison Theatre tradition, Swingtime returns for its eight annual Valentine's Day celebration of classics from the Great American Songbook!... (more...)
Husson University welcomes celebrated classical pianist Fei-Fei (pronounced fā-fā) Dong to the stage of the Gracie Theatre on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at 2 p.m. Support from the Husson Recital Fund, created by John E. Kilgore, Jr., is helping to make this concert and other classical music performances possible at the Gracie Theatre.... (more...)
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University will stage Virginia Grise's 'blu' Feb. 6-9 in the PSH Foundation Studio Theatre.... (more...)
Lynn University and Jan McArt, producer and director of theatre arts program development, today announced that next month's production of Jan McArt's New Play Readings will feature That's My Time, written by Carbonell Award-winning local actor Clay Cartland.... (more...)
What you consider to be the turning point of the 1960s may depend on where you were standing. If you lived on the west side of Detroit it may have been July 1967, when five days of rioting left 42 dead. In Detroit '67, Dominique Morriseau creates a story just a short distance from the epicenter of that moment in history, one that puts a face to the volatile social dynamics that we tend to view with an almost abstract perspective 50 years later.... (more...)
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre are proud to present Winter Footholds: Kaleidoscope, a dance concert featuring undergraduate and graduate student choreography and performance, directed by Assistant Professor of Dance Peiling Kao. Kaleidoscope is a collection of eleven dances, among them a thesis work choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Sophia Carter. Performances will take place February 26, 27, 28, 29, at 7:30 p.m., an... (more...)
Last night at the Old Royal Naval College, British national treasures Hugh Bonneville, Robert Bathurst and Jane Asher came together in support of this UNESCO heritage site in Greenwich.... (more...)
The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, part of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, and the Department of English, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, host the twentieth anniversary of the Louis Heck-Rabi Dramatic Playwriting One-Act Festival.... (more...)
Acclaimed pianist David Korevaar will perform at the University of Colorado's Grusin Hall, 1020 18th Street, Boulder, Colorado on January 28, 2020 at 7:30 P.M. Korevaar celebrates Beethoven's 250th birthday in a program including his Grand Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 and Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 arranged by Franz Liszt. This is a free concert. More information can be found at www.CUPresents.org.... (more...)
The Broadway Education Alliance and Gotham Writers Workshop announced today that submissions are now open for the 2nd annual 'You Will Be Found' College Essay Writing Challenge, inspired by the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen.... (more...)
The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will present Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl's critically acclaimed, modern retelling of a classic Greek myth, February 7-22 at Longstreet Theatre.... (more...)
Wright State University Theatre continues its 45th season in the Herbst Theatre with the classic Ibsen play, An Enemy of the People, running from February 21st a?' March 1st. This drama shocked the world when it premiered nearly a century and half ago, but its story still resonates today with its themes of majority rule vs minority rights, freedom of the press, and a?' for the first time in Western drama a?' the subject of pollution and the environment. Henrik Ibsen, one of the world's most po... (more...)
Dr Selina Busby is a Principal Lecturer in Community Performance and Applied Theatre, and Course Leader for the MA Applied Theatre at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is an applied theatre practitioner who works in prison settings, youth theatres, and with young people living in adverse conditions, both in the UK and internationally.... (more...)
Martin Wylde is an acting teacher, theatre director and active advocate of both new writing and new work, commissioning and developing plays within the conservatoire and for industry. As Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader for MA Acting at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, he teaches Stanislavsky derived acting methodologies and scene study and directs public productions and showcases on both the Classical and Contemporary Acting courses... (more...)
Amanda Brennan is an acting coach, film director, producer, and the Principal Lecturer and Course Leader in MA Acting for Screen at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her recent coaching credits include Collette, Sex Education and His Dark Materials. She is currently writing her second book on Acting for Screen which will be published in 2021. The Energetic Performer was published in 2016.... (more...)
Applied theatre at Central is highly regarded internationally as a world leader with the largest number of specialist teaching staff in the field. Students undertake undergraduate study on the Drama, Applied Theatre and Education or the Writing for Performance courses, as well as postgraduate study on the MA Applied Theatre course where they focus either on Drama in the Community and Drama Education or Drama and the Criminal Justice System.... (more...)
Dr Joel Anderson is an author, reviewer, researcher and a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in MA Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Through his academic work, Joel has given doctoral seminars, lectures and talks around the world including in Australia, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Korea and the United States of America. He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of London Institute in Paris and is curre... (more...)
Dr Farokh Soltani is a writer, researcher, sound-maker, and teacher. His career began in his native Iran, where he worked as a writer and sound designer. His output included everything from sitcom scripts for national television networks, to award-winning short films such as The Project and Mr M at the Centre of the World, to music for theatre, film, and a particularly annoying mobile phone tariff ad.... (more...)
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BWW Blog: What to do When You're Simply Burning Out - Part 1
BWW Previews: Wanda L Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University Presents A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Central School of Ballet Has Appointed New Executive Director to Lead the Organisation in its New Southwark Home
Northwestern University Has Dedicated Their Black Box Theater to Alumnae Who Created First Radio Soap Opera
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film Has Announced a New Performance Faculty Member
Royal College Of Music Opera Studio Presents Triple-bill Of One-act French Operatic Masterpieces
DACAMERA Presents Pianist Richard Goode In An All-Beethoven Program On March 24 At Rice University
Madison Theatre at Molloy College Presents Swingtime in Big Band Presents TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE
Accomplished Classical Pianist Coming To Husson University's Gracie Theatre
Texas State University Department of Theatre and Dance Will Stage Virginia Grise's BLU
Jan McArt's New Play Readings At Lynn University Presents Clay Cartland's THAT'S MY TIME
BWW Review: DETROIT '67 at the University Of Louisville
Rose Bruford College Launches MA Light In Performance
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's and Kennedy Theatre Present KALEIDOSCOPE/WINTER FOOTHOLDS
Hugh Bonneville, Robert Bathurst, and Jane Asher Come Together in Support of Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College
Wayne State University Presents Three New Plays During 2020 Louis Heck-Rabi Dramatic Playwritng One-Act Festival
David Korevaar Will Perform at the University of Colorado's Grusin Hall in Celebration of Beethoven's 250th Birthday
Submissions Are Now Open for 2nd Annual YOU WILL BE FOUND College Essay Writing Challenge
The University of South Carolina Department of Theatre and Dance will Present EURYDICE
Wright State University Theatre Presents ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Dr. Selina Busby on Applied Theatre
BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Martin Wylde on Commissioning New Work for Central Students
BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Amanda Brennan on Acting for the Screen
BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Sylvan Baker on Applied Theatre and The Verbatim Formula
BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Joel Anderson on What Dramaturgy Is and How it is Taught
BWW Blog: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's Farokh Soltani on Discovering Your Unique Writer's Voice
