International School of Improvisation - July 2022

Finally here we are again.

This year the course will take place in a magical location: the Castle of Bianzano, in the province of Bergamo near Lake Endine. The castle dates back to 1233 and still has magnificent frescoes. Thanks to the collaboration of the owners we will be able to run the entire course inside and in the castle gardens. The decision to concentrate the course in one place was also taken to reduce unnecessary contacts, in relation to Covid measures.

Improvisation is a skill that more and more people want to learn: dealing with the fear of empty space, stylistic issues, and the difficulties of achieving Good Taste while expressing ourselves.

This course in Music Improvisation aims to accompany musicians in their journey of discovery, gradually and personally, focusing on historical elements as well as modern-day psychological aspects, giving a solid foundation for any sort of stylistic studies. The result is not just about being able to add a few notes to an existing score.

The course in Improvisation gives everybody the possibility to express themselves, using the expressive codes which will be addressed thoroughly during the course. The broad range of supporting “parallel” arts/subjects aim to facilitate the opening of the mind and to provide you with valuable resources, which can be adopted and used in your general communication strategies.

Taking responsibility for the RESEARCH-EDUCATION-PERFORMANCE process is one of the objectives of this course: for this reason some students from advanced Helicona method courses will assist the teachers during different interventions.

Improvisation for voice, melodic and harmonic instruments - Davide Monti (Artistic Direction) - Maria Christina Cleary - Nina Kümin

Cantare super Librum (Contrappunto alla mente) - Antoine Schneider

Rhetoric and Gesture - Francesca Gualandri

Fencing - Fabrizio Orsini

Improvisation on the Commedia dell'Arte - TBC

Dance - Ilaria Sainato

Attunement and Sounding Discourses - Dario Benatti

Keynote presentations:

Organisation:

Active participants, Master and professional € 360

Active participants students, pre-Bachelors level € 260

Listeners € 210

A special agreement with the Caslte allows us to have a buffet (lunch) and complete dinner (evening) for a comprehensive ammount of 100€.

 

A non-refundable fee of € 50 is required for registration. It will provide the insurance and the registrationa as Associate to Helicona. This will be deducted from the course fee.

 

Accommodation:

On your request Helicona can provide accommodation in a partner structure at the cost of 25€ per night.

For a better understanding of some topics, this course is designed for people over 18 years of age, although the Helicona proposal may also be suitable for young adults.