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London & Florence Program

About the program: Arts in context ... London ... Florence ... maps & links

Field trips: London ... Florence & Italy

Courses in spring 2009

Living arrangements

Faculty & staff

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Field trips & activities in London

Right: At the Horse Guards, Whitehall, London. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Elliot)

Whitehall, London

In London, students travel throughout the city and the vicinity. Classes are held on-site several times a week, and the group frequently attends plays and hears from guest speakers.
At Chiswick House

Field trips & museums visited

  • Greenwich
  • Tate Britain
  • Bath
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral
  • Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Hampton Court
  • National Gallery
  • Stonehenge

Above: On a field trip to Chiswick House. (Photo courtesy of Scharlemann Eaton)
Below: Visiting St. Paul's Cathedral.
At St. Paul's Cathedral
At Stonehenge

Left: On a field trip to Stonehenge. (Photo courtesy of Scharlemann Eaton)

Below: At the New Globe Theatre in London.

Plays attended in recent years

Students attend theatrical performances at least two evenings a week in London. Here is a sampling:The New Globe Theatre in London

  • Accidental Death of an Anarchist
  • Tartuffe
  • Homebody/Kabul
  • The Mysteries
  • Three Sisters
  • Vincent in Brixton
  • King Lear
  • Jerry Springer - The Opera

Guest speakers in recent years

  • Desmond Barrit, actor, Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Max Stafford-Clark, director
  • Michael Billington, critic
  • Anne Gosney, production manager
  • Ron Parkinson, art curator
  • Mark Thompson, designer
  • Polly Teale, writer, director
  • Joseph Fiennes, actor

In their free time, students have also pursued individual interests, such as participating in fringe theatre performances, volunteering for Oxfam or other organizations, and attending free music recitals.

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updated 12/5/07