Collaboration.
Community.
Curiosity.
Culture.
Welcome to the Accademia dell’Arte — where borders blur, stories ignite, and artists are empowered to transform the world through bold, collaborative performance. Rooted in the vibrant heart of Italian culture, we are a global hub for experimental artistry, physical theatre, and contemporary dance. Our immersive study abroad programs champion cross-cultural exchange, interdisciplinary creation, and the development of visionary performers.
At the Accademia, artistry is not just taught — it’s lived, shared, and reimagined in community.
Join us, and be part of a movement that celebrates the power of performance to inspire, connect, and shape the future.
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At the Accademia dell’Arte, community is at the heart of everything we do. We live together, share meals, and create bold, original work side by side in a Renaissance villa overlooking the hills of Tuscany. United by a passion for performance and meaningful connection, we explore what it truly means to build community as artists
Semester Programs
Our semester programs offer immersive, conservatory-style training in physical theatre and contemporary dance, rooted in European traditions and fuelled by collaborative creation. With rigorous daily practice, students live, study, and make art together with world-renowned faculty in a historic Tuscan villa, pushing their physical and creative limits while growing as artists and as humans through cultural exchange and community.
Summer Intensives
The Summer Intensives at Accademia dell’Arte are four-week programs designed to deepen each artist’s individual voice while expanding their physical and creative toolkit through rigorous, contemporary training. With a focus on self-generated work and ensemble collaboration, participants engage in dynamic performance-making, critical dialogue, and artistic inquiry within a vibrant international community.
Meet our alumni!
Julia Miller
Julia Miller is a visual storyteller working in puppetry, theatre and film with an inexplicable interest in breathing life into the inanimate and telling stories without words. She is a director, puppeteer and designer based in Chicago, IL. Julia is founder and Co-Artistic Director of the Emmy Award winning Manual Cinema, a cinematic shadow puppet company founded in 2010.
