These Drama workshops offer the chance to practice your Spanish (or to use your native Spanish language) while learning to express yourself in drama with movement, gestures, creativity, emotion and games -as well as words, working together to develop your own creativity and communication skills.
This course is designed by Germán D'Alessandro, an Argentinean theatre director (specialized in Drama Teaching and Social Psychology) who has been teaching drama, and Spanish language throughfor several years, and are for people who want to learn basic improvisation and performance skills for acting as well as for those who need a creative space for their personal development through an expressive activity.
Germán was invited to London in 2006 by the Cervantes Institute, where he founded and directed Tierra Theatre Company (Earth Theatre) made up of Spanish-speaking artists and teachers. His projects have been supported by the Argentine Embassy, Spanish Embassy, Cervantes Institute and London Mayor. In 2009, he won a UK lottery grant to explore psychodrama as a model for facilitating social cohesion, working with immigrants and natives to explore differences and to inspire leadership and enterprises through drama activities.
Spanish level required: intermediate and above, with or without acting experience.Native Spanish-speakers, with or without acting experience.
Listings details: Eight weeks course runs from 18th January to the 29th February, every Wednesday evening from 6.30 to 8.30pm. Fees: £215 Address: Instituto Cervantes, 102 Eaton Square, London SW1W 9AN. Nearest Tubes: Victoria, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square. For enrolments: Tel.: 020 7235 0353 / cenlon@cervantes.es / www.londres.cervantes.es
THE WINE PROGRAMME 2012
The Bacchanalia Wine Society and the Instituto Cervantes join to offer you the complete wine experience.
19th January An introduction to Wines from Spain
* Tasting 7 wines from Spain. * How to taste wine with your eyes, nose and mouth * What to look for in wine and how to recognise and assess the key components of wine such as tannins, acidity, alcohol.How to evaluate quality with our one second trick for valuing a bottle of wine.* Blind tasting of 2 wines to see if you can put the theory into practice.* Tips on buying, storing and serving wine, ageing wine, food & wine matching.
16th February Hacienda Zorita-Wines and Food from the Duero Valley
* The focus of this tasting is to show how Haciendas de Españais leading the way in one of the most exciting wine regions, Arribesdel Duero.* Not only will we be able to showcase top end white and red wines from this area, but you will have the added luxury of tasting foodstuffs from our own farm, near Salamanca.* Meats including Jamón, Lomo, Salchichónand Chorizo, Cheeses including QuesoCuradoand Torta, and Extra Virgin Olive Oils.
15th March Marqués de monistrol Cava House
*Marqués de Monistrol is named after a local nobleman from the 14th Century. In 1882 the Marquis of Monistrol, expanded his vineyards and decided to dedicate part of the production to the creation of a sparkling wine (i.e., Cava) using the Méthode Traditionel.* Varieties grown include the traditional Cava varietals, Parellada, Xarello and Macabeo, with some additional plantings of other grapes like Merlot and Chardonnay.*Marqués de Monistrol is now a modern state of the art winery - producing renowned Cava's and wines backed up by international awards.*Monistrol has a rich and proud heritage that combines with a modern, innovative approach to wine making.*The tasting will include presentation of how cava is made, a tasting of brut, rose, vintage and vintage rose, a comparison on vintages and a blind tasting of Cava vs Champagne. Foods will also be prepared on the evening to match the styles of wine.
29th March Wine and Chocolate tasting
*Pairing wine with chocolate, some say it can't be done, but if you have the right wine to complement the right chocolate it can be a match made in heaven.*With guest presenter Kirsty Joly showcasing her bespoke hand made chocolates from Perfectly Tempered we will show this exciting new pairing really does work.* 8 chocolates, 8 wines - 2 vices rolled into 1!! We are delighted to offer an exciting master class pairing chocolate with wine. You will taste 6 specially selected wines with an accompaniment of the finest chocolates; learn more about the history of chocolate as well as a few pairing tips from our experts.
PRICE: Complete Course £140 Sessions 2, 3 & 4: £105 Per session: £40
Address: Bacchanalia. Broken Wharf House, 2 Broken Wharf, London, EC4V 3DT. Tel. 020 7429 3271 To enrol call 07971 182 874