I want to live in Italy temporarily when I am older. How can I make this happen?
I am just a junior in high school right now but I want to live in Italy for a while after college. Someone told me that in order for someone to move to Italy, you have to have a visa through your work or live their through college and you can't just live there to live there. Is this true? Also, if I wanted to live in Italy for say, a year or so then would I have to gain Italian citizenship and is this a hard thing to accomplish?
Other - Italy - 3 Answers
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No, it's not true what they said to you and by the way in order to gain Italian citizenship you have to stay here for ten years :-) (would be easier for some specific circumstances); anyway here, official site of Italian foreign ministry http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp you can select the reason you want to stay and reading about what is needed. Also here http://www.esteri.it/visti/index_eng.asp and here http://www.esteri.it/eng/5_32_183.asp You have to choose "Elective residence": "Type of visa foreseen for foreign citizens who intend to reside in Italy without working" 1. visa application form 2. recent passport-style photo 3. passport or travel document valid for at least three months after visa expiry date 4. documented and detailed guarantee of substantial and steady private income private income (pensions or annuities) from property, stable economic and commercial activities or from other sources 5. availability of adeguate lodgings in Italy" So, yes, you definitely can. Not only George Clooney :)
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The first thing to do would be to research your family's history and find out if you can obtain EU citizenship. I managed to do this because my grandparents WERE citizens of a European country at the time my father was born. It didn't matter that my father had never been to Europe and didn't speak the language of his parents' country. Some countries are pretty relaxed about this stuff. If you can't get EU citizenship, you would need to get a skilled worker visa. First, you would have to find a job that could not be filled by any EU citizen. This can be difficult. Stuff like teaching English and working in bars can easily be done by people from the UK. If you're a neurosurgeon who speaks Italian... well you've got a much better chance. Once you found this job and your employer agreed to sponsor you, it's a fairly simple paperwork process. Alternately, you could live there illegally and hope you never need health care or the services of the police (a baby could be bleeding on the sidewalk and they would check your immigration documents before they helped the baby... they're that grumpy about immigration over there). You know the way Americans feel about illegal immigrants? That's the way Italians feel about illegal immigrants as well. You decide if you want to be on the receiving end of the hostility (I once saw a "Youth Against Immigration" rally in Torino). Citizenship would be out the question unless you were a skilled worker who had resided in the country for 10+ years, or unless you married an Italian citizen.
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no it's not true. you can live in italy for a short period but if you are not a citizen of the european community you must have a sort of "green card" ...we call it "permesso di soggiorno" in alternative, if you search for a job you can stay for a long time, the same if you study in italy.... ciao Silvia
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
What should I wear in Italy
What should I wear in Italy?
I'm 13 and I'm going on a school trip to Italy in July and i don't know what to wear. I heard that its inappropriate to wear shorts that are shorter than your middle finger when your arms are at your sides. I was hoping this isn't true because all my shorts are short and i have long arms. We are also going to be walking a lot and my teacher suggested we walk fast so i'll need to wear comfortable clothes. are tank tops ok? should i use a backpack or a purse? What is the temperature going to be? How do i not look like a tacky tourist? any other tips? We are going to visit Rome, Florence, Venice, Genova, Milan, and i think that's it i unfortunately don't have money for designer clothes.
Other - Italy - 10 Answers
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Dress casual but always look neat !!!! You will need good walking shoes. Forget short shorts.......
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in summer the clime in italy is hot...and you wear all you want!...the shorts, t-shirt...but...when you go for example in the church (rome)...you don't wear the shorts, you must wear the traousers long under the knee... and you musn't wear the top... byebye! sorry...i'm an italian girl (i live near milan)...and...my english is very terrible"
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ahaha unless u go to Vatican City, Italian girls wear the sluttiest clothes in the world, so just don't care of all those sh*its about the middle finger bla bla....an advice i can give is that if u don't wanna look like a tourist, take with u ur best and stylish clothes ( i guess u're from US...well in Italy stuff like Aeropostale,American Eagle,old navy,crocks are considered shit....i'd go with Converse stuff, Nike, D&G[if u have it]....and we don't dress sweats....at least the sportive ones...and an other tip is that don't do the typical cheesy pictures to the monuments as all tourists do, just do it to yourselves and ur friends and maybe the monuments too.... have fun!
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Cover always knees and elbows if you wish to visit churches.
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" in Italy stuff like Aeropostale,American Eagle,old navy,crocks are considered ****...." hahahah! reason #3745675456 to love italy
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Do not wear american eagle or holliester or ascribe. If you have any of those clothing brands... you will for sure be known as a tourist. that is all i can say apart from the fact that they have the whole retro look going on there! good luck :)
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It's not important what you wear, it's important what you are!!!! I'm an italian guy, I'm 16 and I live in Milan... when will you be in Milan??? maybe we can meet us... I'll show you our fantastic Milan!!!! if you want to talk with me about your trip or other, send me an e-mail and I'll give you my messenger!!!! see you in Milan.... bye bye
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wear whatever you want.. doesnt really matter
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The temperature is like 25-32°. I live in Rome, it's really hot. But I'd don't wear shorts or top because you can't enter in churches with that, and SURELY you will visit a church...
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I'm 13 and I'm going on a school trip to Italy in July and i don't know what to wear. I heard that its inappropriate to wear shorts that are shorter than your middle finger when your arms are at your sides. I was hoping this isn't true because all my shorts are short and i have long arms. We are also going to be walking a lot and my teacher suggested we walk fast so i'll need to wear comfortable clothes. are tank tops ok? should i use a backpack or a purse? What is the temperature going to be? How do i not look like a tacky tourist? any other tips? We are going to visit Rome, Florence, Venice, Genova, Milan, and i think that's it i unfortunately don't have money for designer clothes.
Other - Italy - 10 Answers
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Dress casual but always look neat !!!! You will need good walking shoes. Forget short shorts.......
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in summer the clime in italy is hot...and you wear all you want!...the shorts, t-shirt...but...when you go for example in the church (rome)...you don't wear the shorts, you must wear the traousers long under the knee... and you musn't wear the top... byebye! sorry...i'm an italian girl (i live near milan)...and...my english is very terrible"
3 :
ahaha unless u go to Vatican City, Italian girls wear the sluttiest clothes in the world, so just don't care of all those sh*its about the middle finger bla bla....an advice i can give is that if u don't wanna look like a tourist, take with u ur best and stylish clothes ( i guess u're from US...well in Italy stuff like Aeropostale,American Eagle,old navy,crocks are considered shit....i'd go with Converse stuff, Nike, D&G[if u have it]....and we don't dress sweats....at least the sportive ones...and an other tip is that don't do the typical cheesy pictures to the monuments as all tourists do, just do it to yourselves and ur friends and maybe the monuments too.... have fun!
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Cover always knees and elbows if you wish to visit churches.
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" in Italy stuff like Aeropostale,American Eagle,old navy,crocks are considered ****...." hahahah! reason #3745675456 to love italy
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Do not wear american eagle or holliester or ascribe. If you have any of those clothing brands... you will for sure be known as a tourist. that is all i can say apart from the fact that they have the whole retro look going on there! good luck :)
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It's not important what you wear, it's important what you are!!!! I'm an italian guy, I'm 16 and I live in Milan... when will you be in Milan??? maybe we can meet us... I'll show you our fantastic Milan!!!! if you want to talk with me about your trip or other, send me an e-mail and I'll give you my messenger!!!! see you in Milan.... bye bye
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wear whatever you want.. doesnt really matter
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The temperature is like 25-32°. I live in Rome, it's really hot. But I'd don't wear shorts or top because you can't enter in churches with that, and SURELY you will visit a church...
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I'M ITALIAN in italy it's very very cold now because it's summer and we wear a short clothes but when we have at school we musn't wear a short vert clothes you can weara short that are long near the kneel and a lot of t-shirt when you are out of the class you can wear something but if you visit a cathedral or a religiou place you must waer school clothes too
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
What should I pack on my 10 day trip to Italy and France
What should I pack on my 10 day trip to Italy and France?
I'm going to Italy and France for the first time with my school in the middle of April - what kind of clothes/anything else should I bring? Also any tips or advice or anything would be appreciated!
Packing & Preparation - 2 Answers
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great walking shoes -you will probably do a lot of sight seeing. Long sleeve tops, light wind breaker, sweater (in case temperature should drop), tylenol (you don't want to start hunting around for something new at a pharmacy where instructions are only in french or italian), guide book, phone numbers of your embassy (in case something happens, you don't want to have to start searching when you are there), photo copy of your passport (in case it gets stolen), insurance, mobile phone (to call home) pocket dictionary camera have fun!
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The other answer has a lot of good suggestions - layers are a particularly good idea since it can be chilly in the evenings or early mornings. Make sure you don't overpack, you don't need a lot of stuff to lug around with you here. One useful thing to have is a small folding umbrella that you can stick in a pocket or purse. It doesn't rain all that much, but it's nice to have one when it does. I live in northern Italy and have a very small umbrella that I stick in my back pocket when I go out exploring. If you've got a digital camera, bring extra memory and your charger. If you're not from the EU or you are from the UK, you'll need an adaptor for the plug, but not a voltage converter.
I'm going to Italy and France for the first time with my school in the middle of April - what kind of clothes/anything else should I bring? Also any tips or advice or anything would be appreciated!
Packing & Preparation - 2 Answers
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great walking shoes -you will probably do a lot of sight seeing. Long sleeve tops, light wind breaker, sweater (in case temperature should drop), tylenol (you don't want to start hunting around for something new at a pharmacy where instructions are only in french or italian), guide book, phone numbers of your embassy (in case something happens, you don't want to have to start searching when you are there), photo copy of your passport (in case it gets stolen), insurance, mobile phone (to call home) pocket dictionary camera have fun!
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The other answer has a lot of good suggestions - layers are a particularly good idea since it can be chilly in the evenings or early mornings. Make sure you don't overpack, you don't need a lot of stuff to lug around with you here. One useful thing to have is a small folding umbrella that you can stick in a pocket or purse. It doesn't rain all that much, but it's nice to have one when it does. I live in northern Italy and have a very small umbrella that I stick in my back pocket when I go out exploring. If you've got a digital camera, bring extra memory and your charger. If you're not from the EU or you are from the UK, you'll need an adaptor for the plug, but not a voltage converter.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Can i leave school at 16 to do this
Can i leave school at 16 to do this?
I want to leave school at sixteen and go to italy or germany to study at college. I live in england. Would this be possible? I would move without my parents.
Adolescent - 7 Answers
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Enroll in an exchange student program, you must at least be acquainted with the language.
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first you'd need to take the GED test to graduate high school. then you'd need to get emancipated from your parents to move out without their consent. after all that, your home free.
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Hey, you can and stay at a student home?
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No, you need parental consent since you are legally a child until you are 18 under English law.
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learn your languages if u REALLY wanna c'mon, save that for college. 16 is your year, the SWEET SIXTEEN! have some drinks, partying, sex! forget school. oh, come on. i'm dead serious. if you don't like my advice, then don't bother reading it.
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You will have to graduate high school EARLY (very hard) first, my friend. Then you will have to get into a college that does transfers. Some don't even do transfers abroad until after you have attended that university for a certain period of time. How about this? Continue going to school just as you are, get an afternoon job and save for a trip. You can always take a trip there first and then leave the moving abroad until later on.
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AFS is a really good foreign exchange program. You could study abroad with them, but you would be placed in high school.
I want to leave school at sixteen and go to italy or germany to study at college. I live in england. Would this be possible? I would move without my parents.
Adolescent - 7 Answers
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Enroll in an exchange student program, you must at least be acquainted with the language.
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first you'd need to take the GED test to graduate high school. then you'd need to get emancipated from your parents to move out without their consent. after all that, your home free.
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Hey, you can and stay at a student home?
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No, you need parental consent since you are legally a child until you are 18 under English law.
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learn your languages if u REALLY wanna c'mon, save that for college. 16 is your year, the SWEET SIXTEEN! have some drinks, partying, sex! forget school. oh, come on. i'm dead serious. if you don't like my advice, then don't bother reading it.
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You will have to graduate high school EARLY (very hard) first, my friend. Then you will have to get into a college that does transfers. Some don't even do transfers abroad until after you have attended that university for a certain period of time. How about this? Continue going to school just as you are, get an afternoon job and save for a trip. You can always take a trip there first and then leave the moving abroad until later on.
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AFS is a really good foreign exchange program. You could study abroad with them, but you would be placed in high school.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
U.S. High School:How is it organized
U.S. High School:How is it organized?
I'm an italian student who's studying at the medical school in turin,northern italy. i'm very fond of american culture and i'd like to know how your high school is structured and organized;what are the courses you follow and the subject you study?;can you choose them accordingly to your abilities and interests as we see in american fictions?how does it last? After the high school you should go to university,shouldn't you?there is a test to get through to be accepted to colleges,isn't it? if someone were interested in knowing how school is in italy may ask me and i will kindly answer. thanks a lot everybody you have been perfect,describing all that and making me have an idea of how things are. thank you thousand
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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I'm an italian student who's studying at the medical school in turin,northern italy. i'm very fond of american culture and i'd like to know how your high school is structured and organized;what are the courses you follow and the subject you study?;can you choose them accordingly to your abilities and interests as we see in american fictions?how does it last? After the high school you should go to university,shouldn't you?there is a test to get through to be accepted to colleges,isn't it? if someone were interested in knowing how school is in italy may ask me and i will kindly answer. thanks a lot everybody you have been perfect,describing all that and making me have an idea of how things are. thank you thousand
Other - Education - 1 Answers
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I graduated HS a long time ago (4-5 years) but my sister is still there and things haven't changed much. 1) There is a program outline you have to follow. There are so many credits you have to earn in order to graduate. Usually, you're not left w/ a lot of choices. The courses are laid out for you already. I think I took 4-5 electives my entire HS career so there wasn't a lot of freedom. The required courses included: economics, government, english, math (algebra, geometry, algebra II, calculus), foreign language (french or spanish), chemistry, biology, physics was optional, computer science, history (european, american, world), physical education (any sport activity like volleyball, soccer, football, baseball, tennis, gym class). Then there were electives like fine art credits: choir, drama class, pottery, yearbook staff, art, home economics, etc. 2) Takes 4 years on average. You can graduate early if you get all your credits done in time. I, for example, took dual credit classes at my local college and then transferred them to my HS so I finished a year early. Finishing any quicker than 3 years is rare. 3) You don't have to go to college after HS but many kids do. These days, it's getting to the point where you almost HAVE to get a college degree to get a good job. There is a test that colleges require called the SAT. It's a standardized test that tests you on your basic knowledge of math and english. There is also the TAKS test that is required to actually graduate from HS. This test evaluates your knowledge on writing, math, science and history. Keep in mind that each HS will be different, require different courses and offer alternatives that others might not. But I summed it up pretty basic for ya. Hope it helped.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I want to move to Italy, and my family lives there
I want to move to Italy, and my family lives there?
Okay im in the usa, But my whole dad's side lives in italy, I can live with them possibly work for awhile with them until i learn the full Language, it has always been my dream to live there but im having a hard time deciding what to do....Ik i can go to school there sooner or later, i just want to live there always have and always will, but in usa i can always get a job and go to school, Just in italy will be harder, any advice?
Other - Italy - 5 Answers
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Just move.
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well Italy doesn't give u all these opportunities...it's my country...it's very beautiful...but even so boring if u don't live in big cities... if i were u...i'll try to come here 4 a couple of months and see if u like it or not...Italy is good for other things but not for working..it depends about what do u wanna do in your life...what are your interests...look inside u...and think about things that u love...and then u could think about a work...anyway contact me...if u wanna know something more specific... think that i'd like to live in USA...we could switch life.....lol
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I agree with kittyy. Miciurina, l'erba del vicino ...
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If you've got family there, go visit. Moving isn't permanent, so it can't hurt. It also depends on where they live. If it's out in the country, it may not be the luxurious life you have in your head. Go visit and see if you'd like it.
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Did you watch -Under the Tuscan Sun-?? It's a wonderful movie depicting the Italian way of life, so genuine and slow, the poverty of the peasants and the food! Marcelo the latin lover, I love Itallia and Italian men. It's my dream live in Italy too!
Okay im in the usa, But my whole dad's side lives in italy, I can live with them possibly work for awhile with them until i learn the full Language, it has always been my dream to live there but im having a hard time deciding what to do....Ik i can go to school there sooner or later, i just want to live there always have and always will, but in usa i can always get a job and go to school, Just in italy will be harder, any advice?
Other - Italy - 5 Answers
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Just move.
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well Italy doesn't give u all these opportunities...it's my country...it's very beautiful...but even so boring if u don't live in big cities... if i were u...i'll try to come here 4 a couple of months and see if u like it or not...Italy is good for other things but not for working..it depends about what do u wanna do in your life...what are your interests...look inside u...and think about things that u love...and then u could think about a work...anyway contact me...if u wanna know something more specific... think that i'd like to live in USA...we could switch life.....lol
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I agree with kittyy. Miciurina, l'erba del vicino ...
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If you've got family there, go visit. Moving isn't permanent, so it can't hurt. It also depends on where they live. If it's out in the country, it may not be the luxurious life you have in your head. Go visit and see if you'd like it.
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Did you watch -Under the Tuscan Sun-?? It's a wonderful movie depicting the Italian way of life, so genuine and slow, the poverty of the peasants and the food! Marcelo the latin lover, I love Itallia and Italian men. It's my dream live in Italy too!
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
How Many Years are needed in a Drama School
How Many Years are needed in a Drama School??
Hi,Everyone...I'd like to ask you if you know how many years are needed to finish a Drama School(I hope this is the name of school I mean...anyway I mean a school where you can became an actor) in Italy...if you don't know in Italy,then tell me moreover how many years is it...And also:Is there an accelerated course(for ex. instead of doing 2 years,bringing it to 1,for people that don't have much time)???
Theater & Acting - 4 Answers
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Unfortunately, LEARNING to act is a long process. If you have natural talent, super! If not, this may be something you have to work at your whole life. I've been taking drama classes for two years and have benefited immensly, but I don't think there is any universal measure of time that you can use to say how much time it takes to become an actor. It depends on how good you are and how good you want to be. Anyone can be an actor, but not anyone can be a GOOD actor.
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This is the information for studying in the United States. If you want to study in Italy you should contact the Italian drama schools for information. ---------------------- If you don't have much time to study drama, find another carer. Drama school requires a lot of focus. If you study drama at a University a Bachelor of Ats Deree, in theare, is 4 years. If you study drama at a junior college, it's two years. For a non-degree program, there are theater schools, that have courses where the school term varies in lenght of time to complete the program. From a few months to one-year. I hope this helps.
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Depends on your talent.
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Traditionally, the League of Professional Theater Training Schools, of which I graduated from one, require four years to get a Bachelor Fine Arts degree in acting. This is not to say that one needs a BFA but that was your question. In Italy I would call the Italian Ministry of Culture in Roma about where the local dramatic academies are what their separate requirements are. Italy is a little different as is the whole EU. Do you wish to do just stage acting? In the EU you should learn far more than English and Italian if you wish to work in the EU. I speak six languages and I still need translators over there often enough. If you intend to do musical, moreso over in Europe, you will need to consider operatic training for working in the state operas, which you know are the most prestigious venues. Also try getting into one of the internships of the historic theaters in Italy. Again ask for further information from the Cultural Ministry or if you are stateside call the Italian Cultural Institute on Park Ave. in New York. They can help you. If you need further help IM me.
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Hi,Everyone...I'd like to ask you if you know how many years are needed to finish a Drama School(I hope this is the name of school I mean...anyway I mean a school where you can became an actor) in Italy...if you don't know in Italy,then tell me moreover how many years is it...And also:Is there an accelerated course(for ex. instead of doing 2 years,bringing it to 1,for people that don't have much time)???
Theater & Acting - 4 Answers
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1 :
Unfortunately, LEARNING to act is a long process. If you have natural talent, super! If not, this may be something you have to work at your whole life. I've been taking drama classes for two years and have benefited immensly, but I don't think there is any universal measure of time that you can use to say how much time it takes to become an actor. It depends on how good you are and how good you want to be. Anyone can be an actor, but not anyone can be a GOOD actor.
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This is the information for studying in the United States. If you want to study in Italy you should contact the Italian drama schools for information. ---------------------- If you don't have much time to study drama, find another carer. Drama school requires a lot of focus. If you study drama at a University a Bachelor of Ats Deree, in theare, is 4 years. If you study drama at a junior college, it's two years. For a non-degree program, there are theater schools, that have courses where the school term varies in lenght of time to complete the program. From a few months to one-year. I hope this helps.
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Depends on your talent.
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Traditionally, the League of Professional Theater Training Schools, of which I graduated from one, require four years to get a Bachelor Fine Arts degree in acting. This is not to say that one needs a BFA but that was your question. In Italy I would call the Italian Ministry of Culture in Roma about where the local dramatic academies are what their separate requirements are. Italy is a little different as is the whole EU. Do you wish to do just stage acting? In the EU you should learn far more than English and Italian if you wish to work in the EU. I speak six languages and I still need translators over there often enough. If you intend to do musical, moreso over in Europe, you will need to consider operatic training for working in the state operas, which you know are the most prestigious venues. Also try getting into one of the internships of the historic theaters in Italy. Again ask for further information from the Cultural Ministry or if you are stateside call the Italian Cultural Institute on Park Ave. in New York. They can help you. If you need further help IM me.
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