Summer Study in Russia

[Achmed Valk]

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                        STUDY IN RUSSIA PROGRAM
                              SUMMER 1995
 
Interested in experiencing an ancient culture with a rich tradition in
on investigation of the basic principles of drama according to the
methods of Stanislavsky; the basic principles of Russian folkloric stage
dance and classical ballet; great Russian playwrights such as Chekhov,
Gogol, Tolstoi; stage combat/plastique/mime techniques; voice and breath
training; etiquette and mannerisms of the 19th Century; and Russian
language.
 
NOTE: A PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, THEATRE OR DANCE IS
NOT A PREREQUISITE! At all times the group will be accompanied by inter-
preters.
 
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. In the 17th Century Tsar Peter
         the Great established the Russian navy here.  The current
         population of Voronezh is about 1,000,000.
 
WHEN:                         July 6 - July 30, 1995
 
ORGANIZTION: Kansas State University, Division of Continuing Education/
             Achmed Valk, KSU Dance Program; Kate Anderson, Director of
             KSU theatre; John C.K. Daly, KSU Department of History;
             Irina Khramtsova, KSU Department of Educational Psychology
 
CREDIT:      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 credit)
 
COST:        $2,700.00 - $3,100.00 depending on number of credits
 
             Price includes airfare New York-Moscow-New York, all local
             Russian transportation, room & board, tuition, excursions,
             performances, and 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 $1,000. each for up to fifteen participants.
 
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:
 
Peg Wherry, KSU Division of Continuing Education, Foreign Summer Programs,
College Court, Manhattan, KS 66506, telephone 1 800 622-2KSU, fax (913)
532-5637
Achmed Valk, KSU Dance Program, 129 Nichols Hall, Manhattan,
KS 66506-2303, telephone (913) 532-6887, fax (913) 532-7004,
e-mail ahavalk at ksuvm.ksu.edu
John C.K. Daly, History, Eisenhower Hall, KSU, Manhattan, KS 66506,
telephone (913) 532-0366, FAX (913) 532-7004, e-mail bokcu at ksuvm.ksu.edu
 
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH ANYONE THAT YOU THINK
MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE!!!
 
SUMMER '95, VORONEZH, RUSSIA