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Travel writing has been imaginatively transporting readers for centuries and remains one of the most robust areas of publishing. This course guides you to elevate the mere travelogue or guidebook entry into a thoughtful, well-crafted piece of literature as…
Reality is frequently inaccurate. Why not accurately depict that? This workshop is dedicated to kick-starting your imagination with the help of visualization and acting exercises, Oulipo writing prompts, and other creative techniques. We take a leap beyond…
Many aspiring novelists write with the hope that inspiration will come. The result is time wasted on a flabby novel with no clear shape and a sagging pace. On the other hand, story structure gives your novel a skeleton; it forms the bones of your story. And…
This holistic approach to movement, voice, and speech aims at liberating and enhancing the performer's natural capacity for moving, sounding and speaking as applied to performance on camera. Using techniques developed by Alexander, Spolin, and Sills, learn to…
Gain experiential understanding of improvisational acting and develop a strong improvisational perspective essential to scripted work. Through theater games and improvised scenes, develop tools to make you more trusting of your own impulses and more generous…
Constantin Stanislavski, master teacher, director, and author of An Actor Prepares (1936), revolutionized the way actors access the internal life of a character. He is the father of acting technique, the primary source for every process that followed. The…
This course is designed to develop the writer's individual theatrical style through the writing of scenes and a 1-act play (or work toward a full-length play). You explore the dimensions of writing for the stage through key areas of craft, including language,…
This four-week workshop explores psychologist Carl Jung’s writings about dreams as examining x-rays of the spiritual state. Dreams are powerful engines to turn complex or unconscious ideas into vivid images. This workshop teaches writers and other creatives…
This course is designed to facilitate conversational practice and cultural enrichment in French. Before each class session, we watch a specified film in French. Then, we come to class to share our impressions, practice conversational skills, and further…
In this course, we look closely at William Faulkner’s 1929 landmark novel, The Sound and the Fury , considered a masterpiece of modernist literature. The work challenges readers with its highly experimental style, shifting perspectives, and non-linear…
The Hero’s Journey describes a universal pattern of transformation: an individual leaves the familiar, faces uncertainty and challenge, undergoes a decisive trial, and returns changed. This narrative structure—often called the monomyth—appears across…
In this course, we learn to sketch and paint landscapes using gouache. Gouache is a vibrant, opaque, water-soluble medium that offers the fluidity of watercolor with the rich, matte finish of an oil painting. Unlike oils, it is incredibly versatile, portable,…
One of the most influential literary works of our time, One Hundred Years of Solitude , remains a dazzling achievement by the masterful Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. The novel is considered the defining example of…
The representation of the human body is a defining pillar of the art history canon. This course tracks the journey of the sculpted form, examining how artists have balanced realistic observation with idealized perfection and expressive abstraction. We…
The Baroque style was the first international art style of the western world. Originating in Rome, it quickly spread across continental Europe and into England, adapting its dynamic, dramatic energy to unique geographic regions and local patrons. In this…
From the monochromatic downtown of the silent era to the colorful late-1960s road trip in Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point (1970), this course journeys through the lost and imagined landscapes of a city often better known for its demons than the angels for which…
In this course, we view and discuss seven films from across cinema history that, while largely overlooked by American audiences, deserve to be seen—especially by a live audience. Though these films range from lighthearted to serious, they all offer a…
We are living in a golden age of photography, with near-universal access to high-quality, portable cameras. Yet, the bridge between a casual snapshot and an artful creation often feels elusive. This course offers an accessible, unintimidating introduction to…
In this course, we explore the ancient power of Qi emission, adapted specifically for self-therapeutic application. We learn to identify blocked and turbulent energy in the body and remove or transform this unneeded energy that may be sourcing the physical…
Shui-Mo Hua is a traditional Chinese ink wash painting style that emphasizes expressive brushwork and the spiritual essence of subjects rather than realistic depiction. In this course, we explore the foundations of East Asian ink painting through the Chinese…
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