Program Details

From the OLLI Archives:  Lorca: The Music and Art in His Words

Instructor
Cora Bresciano
SM6263
Video Catch-up
Available

Course Description

OLLI breaks into their Archives to bring you one of their most popular video documentaries! Cora Bresciano, Ph.D. examines the life of Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), the "Poet of Spain." Lorca lived a brief but shining life as a poet, playwright, director, artist, and lecturer. Friend to gypsies and geniuses, he lived in a tumultuous age, coming to a tragic end at the hands of Francisco Franco's forces. Learn the story of Lorca's life and work by experiencing the Spanish and American music that was so inspirational to him. PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATION - NO INSTRUCTOR PRESENT.

About the Instructor

  • Dr. Cora Bresciano was the co-founder and, for fourteen years, the executive director of Blue Planet Global Education, a non-profit organization that coached educators on creating international writing-and-arts collaborations. She was also a Visiting Instructor at FAU, teaching myth and magical realism in literature along with creative and first-year writing. She lectures and presents in the U.S. and abroad, recently in Lisbon at the Modern Language Association International Symposium. Dr. Bresciano holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Studies from FAU, with specializations in literature and 20th century Spanish history. She also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from FAU, where she received the Frank and Courtney Brogan Award in Fiction, and a bachelor's degree in music education from Hofstra University in New York.