Exams and Waivers 1st Year Theatre Academy (CFU 60)

1. Acting Techniques I CFU 13 EV:
Intermediate Evaluations:
• Tragic Monologue
• Ancient Tragedy: ritual, poet, narrator, chorus leader
• Neutral Mask
• Character building in author's theatre
• Modern Drama
2. Poetic and Verse Acting CFU 3
3. Acting: Film - TV Acting CFU 4
4. Improvisation Techniques I: Eastern and Western tales and fables CFU 4
5. Physical Training Techniques I CFU 4 EV
6. Emission Techniques, Articulatory and Resonators I CFU 2 EV
7. Reading Techniques Workshops: Dramatic Reading and Expressiveness CFU 4
8. Italian Language Orthoepy CFU 4
9. Solfège and Score Reading CFU 4
10. Show History CFU 4
11. Elements of Modern and Contemporary Dance I: Dance Theatre and Body Expression CFU 2
12. Mime, White Pantomime - Narrator/Mime CFU 6
13. Singing I CFU 2
14. Theatre Makeup CFU 2
15. Theatre Costume Design CFU 2

EV: Binding Exam for admission to the next year.

Exams and Waivers 2nd Year Theatre Academy (CFU 60)

1. Acting Techniques II CFU 14:
Intermediate Evaluations:
• The Grotesque: Medieval and Modern Jester
• Shakespeare: Monologue and Dialogue
• The Comic Phenomenon: Study of the “gag” and “dysfunction”
2. Verse Acting II: Elizabethan Theatre CFU 3
3. Masks, Gags, and Soliloquies of Commedia dell'arte CFU 4
4. Acting - Film and New Media Acting CFU 4
5. English Language Acting CFU 2
6. Improvisation Techniques II CFU 2
7. Physical Training Techniques II CFU 2
8. Textual Analysis and Dramaturgy CFU 6
9. Emission Techniques, Articulatory and Resonators II CFU 2
10. Mime and Dance History CFU 5
11. Elements of Modern and Contemporary Dance II CFU 2
12. Singing II: Musical and Recital CFU 2
13. Acrobatics CFU 2
14. Copyright and Image Rights in Entertainment CFU 5
15. Film History CFU 3
16. English Language CFU 2

Exams and Waivers 3rd Year Theatre Academy (CFU 60)

1. Acting Techniques III CFU 15:
Intermediate Evaluations:
• The 20th Century Avant-Gardes
• Theatre of the Absurd
• Characters of Farce and Modern Comedy
2. Feldenkrais Method CFU 1
3. History of Theatre Theories CFU 5
4. Voice Training CFU 4
5. Choreography Elements: Theatre and Visual Arts - Surrealist Choreographies CFU 2
6. Choral Singing CFU 4
7. Manipulation and Acting with Objects: Puppet Theatre and Open Air Theatre CFU 4
8. Project Management for Entertainment CFU 5
9. Student's Choice of Educational Activities. Activities chosen by the student consist of those organized by the Academy (e.g., workshops, ateliers, labs, extra-curricular courses, etc.) or activities proposed by the student and approved by the Academic Council CFU 10
10. Final Exam CFU 10
    • Preparation and discussion of a thesis chosen from the artistic or historical, methodological, and critical sector CFU 4
    • Creation and presentation of a performative proof CFU 6

Final Exams - Acting Academies and Theatre Schools AFAM

The final exams presented to the Examination Committee consist of the following tests:

• Theoretical Test: presentation of the written thesis , originally drafted.
• Practical Test: presentation of a practical performative proof.

The final evaluation, at the indisputable judgment of the Faculty, will take into account the entire study path of the student: times and learning methods, credits and acquired evaluations, creative and performative activities, final exam, as well as any other relevant element.

At the end of the three-year course, the title of First Level Academic Diploma in Acting equivalent to a Bachelor's degree for competitive exams will be issued.

The career opportunities provided by the educational program are those related to the skills acquired during the three-year study period.

1. Actor/Performer (theatrical and cinematic, traditional and experimental)
2. Director (of live performances, film, and audiovisual media)
3. Screenwriter (theatrical and cinematic)
4. Theatre Teacher
5. Voice Actor
6. Cultural and Entertainment Sector Organizer/Promoter