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...involved in the program include Scott Zigler, the director of the A.R.T. Institute, Diane Paulus, the A.R.T.’s artistic director, Jim True-Frost of “The Wire,” and Anatoly Smeliansky, the Dean of the Moscow Art Theatre School, among others. The classes explore various elements of the acting experience, including voice and speech training, character work, Shakespearean scenes, theater history, and even a class on yoga for actors. A seminar involving the business side of acting is also included, touching on topics such as agents and casting directors, the differences between working...
Burt first began teaching a science fiction class at Macalester College in Minnesota, where he drafted his reading list with the help of several students. He brought the course with him to Harvard and taught it for the first time in Fall...
...class fills a void for these Harvard students by introducing them to authors they would otherwise not have come across. “Most Harvard College students could discover major SF prose writers such as James Tiptree and Cordwainer Smith on their own,” Burt explains, “but you don’t unpack your bags in Matthews knowing all of these writers already, unless you’re quite an unusual reader.” With the intention of cultivating more ‘unusual readers,’ the course presents an eccentric syllabus...
Part of what makes a science fiction class such a draw for Harvard students is attributable to Burt himself, whose lecture antics are the stuff of legend amongst his pupils. “He’s a fantastic lecturer—he throws candy at us, he jumps out windows, he gets his point across,” says Betsy C. Isaacson ’10. This year, Burt’s dynamic style attracted such a large number of students that additional Teaching Fellows had to be hired and a bigger lecture venue procured...
Thus far this year, the Crimson has relied on its bench to wear down opponents with less depth such as Holy Cross and Boston University. Led by a strong class of freshmen and senior forward Pat Magnarelli, the Harvard bench has averaged 31.4 points per game...