STUDY IN RUSSIA PROGRAM SUMMER 1995

A survey of Russian culture through investigating the basic principles of Russian classical ballet and folkloric stage dance; basic principles of drama according to the Stanislavsky method; great Russian playwrights, such as Chekhov, Gogol, Tolstoi; stage combat, plastique/mime; voice and breath training; etiquette and mannerisms of 19th Century; and Russian language.

NOTE: A PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IS NOT A PREREQUISITE! The group will at all times be accompanied by interpreters.

WHERE:

ALEXEI KOLTSOV ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE, VORONEZH, RUSSIA
Voronezh is a strong cultural and trade center, home of seven professional theatres, including drama, dance, opera, and a world famous puppet theatre. This city, only recently opened to foreigners, was founded in the 16th Century at the confluence of the rivers Don and Voronezh; Peter the Great established the Russian navy here in the 17th Century. The current population of Voronezh is about 1,000,000.

WHEN:

JULY 6 - JULY 30, 1995

ORGANIZATION:

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, PEG WHERRY, DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION/ACHMED VALK, KSU DANCE PROGRAM, KATE ANDERSON, KSU THEATER PROGRAM, JOHN C.K. DALY, KSU DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, IRINA KHRAMTSOVA, KSU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

CREDITS:

UP TO 4 UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE CREDITS AVAILABLE OR AUDIT PARTICIPATION
KSU Theater 710--Practicum in Theater: Russian Methods in Theater Arts (3 UG or G credits)
Dance 599--Independent Study in Dance and Movement (1 UG or G cr.)

COST:

$2,500.00 -- $3,000.00 depending on number of credits
Price includes airfare roundtrip New York-Moscow, all local transportation, room & board, tuition, excursions, performances, two days in Moscow
Financial aid for individual participants through Federal Grant has been applied for, which will be applied against the travel costs should the grant be approved. The applied for amount is $1000 each for up to fifteen students.

Minimal enrollment is 15 participants. No prior experience in the performing arts is necessary, only an interest in crosscultural communication through a survey of the rich Russian theater tradition.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR TO RECEIVE A MORE DETAILED BROCHURE PLEASE CONTACT:

ACHMED VALK, KSU DANCE PROGRAM, 129 NICHOLS HALL, MANHATTAN, KS 66506-2303 PHONE (913) 532-6887, FAX (913) 532-7004. E-MAIL ahavalk@ksuvm.ksu.edu
JOHN C.K. DALY, HISTORY, EISENHOWER HALL, KSU, MANHATTAN, KS 66506, PHONE (913) 532-0366, FAX (913) 532-7004, E-MAIL bokcu@ksuvm.ksu.edu
PEG WHERRY, CON ED, COLLEGE COURT, KSU, MANHATTAN, KS 66506-2303 PHONE (913) 532-5637

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