The Marriage of Shakespeare and Flamenco Performance Project in the Spring Term 2025

When & Where

10 January 2025 - 14 February 2025 ( 15 hours, 6 weeks )
Evening, Friday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Tutor Multiple
Course Code W24DNEC08A
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

The Marriage of Shakespeare and Flamenco Performance Project Spring Term 2025 will build on the successful experience of our summer term 2024 course. Working with course tutors Fenella Barker and Danielle Allan and supported by guitar accompanist Juan Giraldo, you will develop skills in acting. dancing and singing across six Friday evening sessions, exploring a creative interplay between Shakespearean text, flamenco dance and song. Integral to the course outcomes, students will present performance material generated as part of their study period at the Dance Department's Dance and Drama Marketplace event on Saturday, February 15th. For more information about the course, please contact fenella.barker@morleycollege.ac.uk and danielle.allan@morleycollege.ac.uk

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Have developed acting skills, working with Shakespearean text
Have developed dancing skills, working with flamenco dance
Have developed singing skills, working with flamenco song
Have worked with fellow participants, supported by your tutors and musical accompanist, to create performance material for an end of course showing

Cost

Full fee

£225

Concession fee

£195

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Class format and activities

Practical warm-up in dance and voice; study and rehearsal of spoken Shakespearean text, flamenco dance and song; development of performance material for an end of course in-studio staging

Entry requirements

Some previous experience of either acting or flamenco dance is recommended.

What you need to know before you enrol

If you have any questions about the course, please email tutors Fenella.barker@morleycollege.ac.uk or danielle.allan@morleycollege.ac.uk

What you need

Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing, suitable footwear (please contact tutor Fenella Barker), a notebook, a bottle of water

What you can do next

It is anticipated that there will be a summer term progression course, following on from the spring term study. For general information about Morley courses, please contact enquiries@morleycollege.ac.uk and visit our website at morleycollege.ac.uk