Dublin, Ireland: The Arts in Dublin
Program dates: June 28 - August 9, 2008
Priority application deadline: March 14, 2008 (rolling admission on a space available basis after this deadline)
Total credits: 8 points for undergraduate or graduate students
Program Director: Annie Stanton, Director of Administration, Tisch Special Programs
The Arts in Dublin offers students the opportunity to live in this vibrant European capital. Students select either the acting or photography program. Each program consists of two courses for a total of 8 points. In addition to courses that focus on contemporary Ireland and its culture, a number of field trips and cultural and social activities are integral to the program. Possible day trips include visits to museums and historic sites in the region, with theatre outings, poetry readings, traditional music performances, and film screenings in the evenings.
Courses
Acting Contemporary Irish Playwrights
H31.0483 (Undergraduates) 4 points
H37.2483 (Graduates) 4 points
Staff
Prerequisites: Acting I or permission of department.
Contemporary Irish playwrights are renowned the world over. Brian Friel, Frank McGuinness, Martin McDonagh, Samuel Beckett, Marina Carr, Conal McPherson-the list goes on and on. Under the tutelage of one of Ireland's leading professional theatre directors, students explore the specific acting challenges these great writers set. Particular focus is given to the techniques required to turn words and stories into exciting physical characters and to the role of the individual actor's imagination in feeding this process. Through work on voice, movement, physical character, scene study, and storytelling, students explore the vital importance of language, movement, and voice in creating dynamic theatre.
Contemporary Irish Drama
H31.0603 (Undergraduates) 4 points
H37.2603 (Graduates) 4 points
Staff
Prerequisites: Acting I or permission of department.
This course examines the works of contemporary Irish playwrights from Brian Friel to the younger generation, such as Sebastian Barry, Marina Carr, and Martin McDonagh. The course provides an introduction to Irish theatre with the opportunity to sample the Dublin theatre scene in its richness and variety. Classes provide historical background, contextual information, and structured discussion of the performances. The course includes theatre trips to traditional and nontraditional venues, exploring the range of drama available in Dublin and surrounding areas.
Note: This course carries a ticket fee of $190
Cinema in Contemporary Ireland
H36.0508 (Undergraduates) 4 points
H36.2508 (Graduates) 4 points
Staff
This course provides a perspective on the history of Irish cinema and the contemporary experience and focuses on films produced since the 1980s. It examines the evolution of Ireland on film and the development of cinematic forms, styles, and genres by incorporating lectures on familiar topics, including history, gender, and political representation. It explores if and how such themes can be understood in the context of the present (with due reflection on how they have been treated in the past). It analyzes the work of new and emerging directors and writers such as Gerry Stembridge, Conor McPherson, Kirstin Sheridan, and Damien O'Donnell, alongside better known names in the development of modern Irish cinema, including Neil Jordan, Jim Sheridan, Pat O'Connor, and Pat Murphy.
Irish Landscape Photography
H35.0827 (Undergraduates) 4 points
Staff
Prerequisites: Photo I or permission of department
How often have you taken a picture of a place that really excited you, only to find that when you processed the image, you have missed the mark? This course helps students develop their personal style by learning how to immerse themselves in a landscape and capture the excitement. It provides a multifaceted understanding of composition, light, texture, and mood. The goal is to teach students to produce a finished print that does not just record what was seen in the Irish landscape but also conveys the feelings aroused at that moment and the meaning of the Irish landscape at a deeper personal level.
To achieve this goal, we explore both mediums of color and black-and-white photography and subsequently apply various toning techniques to an image to demonstrate the effects that can be achieved. The skills of fine art giclée printing will also be demonstrated. A field trip to the Aran Island of Inishere in the west of Ireland is used to apply the creative techniques and methods studied in the earlier part of the course. The latter part of the course is used to critique images captured by students on the field trip, and these images are the basis for the workshops on image selection, style, and creating a fine art print. Mounting, finishing, and framing are then reviewed. The course culminates in an official framed exhibition of the students' work.
Excursions
One weekend excursion is a trip to Galway and the Aran Islands.
Housing
Tisch School of the Arts operates an academic center and offers apartment-style housing in the Temple Bar neighborhood, Dublin's artistic and intellectual meeting ground in the heart of the city. Each apartment, or flat, accommodates three to four students and is equipped with a furnished kitchen.
Costs
Undergraduate tuition: $6,896 (8 points) plus registration fees
Housing: $1,950 - $2,270
Program activities fee: $560 (includes a housing security deposit of $240)
Program contact
Mariangela Lardaro
Assistant Director
Office of Special Programs
212-998-1500
mm178@nyu.edu
How to apply
Acceptance to the program is by audition/interview only. All students applying to this program must contact Scott Loane in the Department of Drama. See above for contact information.