Study Abroad: Professional Residency & Conservatory Training Program

The Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory

3625 Duval Road, unit #1725 Austin, TX 78759 United States

Description

A professional residency & conservatory training program, the RITL consists of theatre artists from around the world who are willing to share their culture, knowledge, and experience. Primarily based each summer in Smolyan, Bulgaria (located just north of the border with Greece), participants live and work in the center of the breathtaking Rhodopi Mountains the mythological birthplace of Orpheus & Eurydice and an original terrain of the cult of Dionysus, i.e., a significant origin of Western drama, music, and performance. Assembling at a geographical root of storytelling and their art form, theater-makers internationalize their imaginations, broaden the scope of their creative vocabularies, and collectively discover how diverse conventions, narratives, and philosophies may be merged into uniquely cohesive theatrical events. Each RITL session includes travel throughout this historically rich region, and concludes with performances of numerous works-in-progress at the Rhodopi Dramatichen Theatre in Smolyan and the Dramatichen Theatre in Plovdiv, a major cultural and historical center at the foot of the Rhodopi Mountains. The 2012 schedule will explore its impetuses at sites throughout Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

Highlights

Members of the RITL take part in trips to significant points of interest throughout the region. Each summer, these excursions vary, depending on the general subject, schedule of workshops, and the calendars of nearby festivals. (The 2012 schedule will explore its impetuses at sites throughout Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria.)

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Cost in US$:

4,100

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

* Tuition
* Accommodations (hotels)
* All production-, workshop-, and class-related expenses, program- and excursion-related travel
* All admission fees and activities, and some group meals.

Credit Available

no

Experience Required

yes

The application process is open to all individuals who: * Have strong educational and/or professional interests within the theater (in the disciplines of Acting/Performance, Directing, Playwriting, Critical Studies, Design, Choreography, Puppetry, or Multi Media/Live Performance); * Will be 18 years of age or older by the start of the program; and * Have a strong working knowledge of English and/or Bulgarian.

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African, Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements

Other

Participants Travel to Bulgaria

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

Phone/Video Interview
Resume
Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 month

The Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory's Mission Statement

To foster international education within the theater.

Year Founded

2004-2005

Professional Residency & Conservatory Training Program