Why bring young people into musical theatre? And where to find ideas and content for teaching work?
The Accademia Teatro alla Scala invites teachers of musical subjects, musicians, dancers, dance teachers and piano accompanists to take part in free meetings aimed at providing methods and tools for teaching.
A certificate of attendance is issued at the end of the meeting.
All meetings are held by Andrea Massimo Grassi, teacher and trainer of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala since 2002 (
download here his biography).
HOW TO ENROL
Enrolment, which is possible while places are available, is done exclusively online, by registering on the Academy's admissions portal at iscrizioni.accademialascala.it and then filling in the application form.
Given the limited number of places available, applicants are asked to notify the Students' Office (segreteria.didattica@accademialascala.it), within a reasonable time, of any absence: this will allow those on the waiting list to participate.
If the absence is not notified, the candidate will be excluded from possible registration for subsequent meetings.
PLEASE NOTE: Each meeting has its own characteristics (location, time, number of participants, held in one or two sessions...). Any details can be requested from the Student's Office.
CALENDAR 2024-25
December 6, 2024, from 10 am to 5 pm
Bibliographic tools for research, teaching and artistic activity in music and dance
CONTENTS
Objectives of the meeting
- to get to know the main bibliographical tools necessary for artistic research and for professional and didactic activity in the field of music and dance
- to facilitate the retrieval of reliable ideas and information for research projects, for the design of music workshops and for didactic and artistic planning
- provide a working method of bibliographic research applicable to artistic activity and research
Summary of the meeting contents
- Bibliographic tools: what they are, how to consult them
- Paper resources:
- dictionaries and biographies
- collections of letters
- bibliographies
- diaries, memoirs, critical writings, interviews, reflections, reviews
- bibliographic directories
- musical facsimiles
- glossaries and lexicons
- listening guides, libretti di sala
- texts and material for educational activities
- resources offered by the web:
- general bibliographic research
- research and purchase of books, manuscripts, facsimiles, first editions
- sites on composers
- Formulation of a customised study plan and bibliographic updating
February 10 & 19, 2025, from 3 to 7 pm
Musical theatre as a tool for education
CONTENTS
- Why bring young people into musical theatre
- The role and importance of performance in society
- The educational value of music and dance
- Musical theatre as a tool for reflection and for enhancing cultural identity and diversity, expressing dissent, developing critical thinking
- Where to find ideas and content for teaching: bibliographic tools for musical theatre, music and dance
- Formulating a personalised study and updating plan
March 7, 2025, from 2 to 5 pm
Dancing to Bach, Schubert and Brahms: how music can inspire choreography
with the participation of Inessa Filistovich, piano
CONTENTS
- The elements of music not written for dance that may have inspired the choreography of Balanchine, Béjart, Neumeier, Kilián, Preljocaj, Platel, de Keersmaeker
- The elements of music that have a relationship with dance:
- content of the poetic or literary text
- the contrast and difference in expressive character, dynamics (forte and piano) and between major and minor modes
- rhythmic regularity and irregularity
- dialogue between voices
- crescendo and diminuendo / rallentando and accelerando / slow and fast
- the value of pause and silence
April 22, 2025, from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm
The social and political value of performance. Bibliographic tools for research and artistic activity.
CONTENTS
Part One
- The role and importance of performance in society
- Musical theater as a tool for reflection, enhancement of cultural identity and diversity, manifestation of dissent, development of critical thinking, and a tool for democracy
Part Two
- The bibliographic tools for research and artistic activity in music and dance
- Formulation of a personalized plan of study and updating
Realized within the Project "Educ.ARTI" supported by
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