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London & Florence: Arts in Context

London, England & Florence, Italy

Field trips in 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.

Field trips & museums visited:

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

Plays attended in recent years:

  • 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.

London & Florence: Arts in Context

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Michelle Hujer I did the ACM London & Florence program because I wanted to be in a different atmosphere than my college alone could provide for me, to experience new things and leave my comfort zone. I was able to do this both in London and Italy - in Italy with the language difference, and London with the unique and busy atmosphere that was extremely different from my college campus. I learned a lot about the cultures the program surrounded me with, and also about myself. I'll always be grateful for the experience, and I know I'll keep all of the adventures and stories this trip gave me for the rest of my life.

—Michelle Hujer, London & Florence, Spring 2010

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