ADMISSIONS
These programs are currently accepting applications
Solo Performance Retreat
Teacher: Michelle Matlock
Dates: March 3-15, 2025 | Duration: 12 Days | Cost: $1,190
Develop your solo performance material with a strong eye to physical characterization and acting. Whether you're a seasoned actor, dancer, clown, circus artist, musician, or a novice looking to explore the art of solo performance, this workshop is your opportunity to make it happen. At the end of two weeks, you'll share part of your work with an invited audience. [READ MORE]
Study Abroad: Bali 2025
Co Leaders: Janessa Johnsrude & I Madé Surya
Dates: May 24–June 17, 2025 | Duration: 1 month | Cost: $3,980
This program is designed for those who want to participate in the family and ceremonial life of outstanding Balinese master teachers, during an intensive study month. Art serves the community of Bali, its religious practices, its economy and is inseparable from everyday living.For nearly 20 years, Dell'Arte's Balinese faculty have been leading participants through a truly unique experience, authentically exploring Balinese performing arts in their homes and communities. [READ MORE / APPLICATION PAGE]
Theater of the Oppressed Facilitator Training
Teacher: Marc Weinblatt of the Mandala Center for Change
Dates: April 17-20, 2025 | Duration: 4 Days | Cost: $450
This 4-day training will provide an introduction to the world-renowned Theatre of the Oppressed (T.O.), originally developed by Brazilian visionary, August Boal. Though designed specifically to train facilitators of Dell‘Arte’s Prison Arts program, this training will support all participants to use Theatre of the Oppressed (T.O.) with adults and youth in their own grassroots contexts. As the work builds on itself and in order to create a healthy community container, we ask that all participants commit to the full 4-day training in its entirety. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the training. [READ MORE]
Summer Registration
To begin registration for any of our summer programs, complete the short Admission Survey. This includes a couple of statements from you (written or video submission) on your interest as well as related background and experience. Upon review, you’ll be emailed a link to make a payment or deposit and secure your spot. Some partial scholarships for students identifying as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color are available at checkout. NOTE: Early Bird Discounts & Scholarships cannot be combined.
Please direct any questions to our School Administrator: schooladmin@dellarte.com.
Clown Core
Teacher: Michelle Matlock
Dates: June 23-27, 2025 | Duration: 5 Days | Cost: $600 ($485 Early Bird by April 2)
The Clown Core is an exploration into the essential tools used to discover the unique clown that is already inside of each participant. Accept your own ridiculous stupidity, develop connection with the audience and sharpen your ability to embrace the unknown in order to create something new. [READ MORE]
Healthcare Clowning
Teachers: Julie Douglas, Michelle Matlock & Jeff Raz
Dates: June 30–July 10, 2025 | Duration: 2 Weeks | Cost: $1200 ($985 Early Bird by April 2)
The Clown’s great capacity for buoyancy and presence through the unknown holds great power off the performance stage as well. In this weeklong intensive, participants with a few years of clown training and experience can investigate how to use those skills for humanitarian purposes in places of healing. [READ MORE]
Physical Theater Intensive
Teachers: Julie Douglas, Tony Fuemmeler + Guest Faculty TBA
Dates: July 14-August 1, 2025 | Duration: 3 Weeks | Cost: $1,800 ($1445 Early Bird by April 2)
Effort, Risk, Momentum, Joy! this is an engaging three-week investigation into the power of the body in space, the connections of theater to place, and the expressive power of the actor-creator. Explore the skillful, dynamic and easeful use of a performer’s body and voice in both our studios and the local landscape. This intensive is appropriate for actors, dancers, directors, teachers, and designers. [READ MORE]
Tuition Payment & Refund Policy
This policy is in place to ensure our ability to continue offering high quality programs to performers near and far. Registered students faced with the unfortunate need to drop a course for any reason may request a refund of tuition paid.
- If the course in question is six weeks away or more, this request will be granted in full, minus a $25 processing fee.
- Once this deadline has passed, and before the first class begins, any refund granted will only be equal to 25% of the tuition paid.
- Dell’Arte cannot refund any tuition paid after the start of the course.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Dell’Arte International does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, gender identity, national origin, physical disability, sexual preference or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs and other school administered programs.
