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Course Title
Physical Theatre and Devising
Join us for this eight-week course designed to offer a practical introduction to physical theatre, devising and theatre-making. Exploring a broad range of creative approaches, the course will stimulate your imagination, develop your collaborative, making and performance skills while offering insights and explorations into the world of theatre-making.
Course Content
Across the eight weeks you will:
Respond creatively to a variety of stimuli and devise the beginnings of new work
- Explore playful ways to work together and build ensemble
- Delve into creative writing exercises
- Explore games, exercises and techniques for voice, movement and imagination
- Examine physical approaches including Viewpoints
- Work together to create short pieces of new work, which will be informally shared with the group at the end of the course
Course Fee - £575
Booking Information
Our courses are available on a first come, first served basis in order of payment.
To secure a place, please take the following steps:
- Read through our Terms and Conditions before booking
- Click on ‘Book your place’ above. Please make sure you are booking for the correct course and option (i.e. Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu if more than one option is available)
- Click ‘Select’ and follow the steps through to the completion of booking
- If your preferred dates are sold out, you can click ‘Join Waiting List’ and we will let you know if a place becomes available
This course is perfect for anyone over the age of 18 with an interest in physical theatre and devising.
| Days | Various. This course is delivered over eight weeks (sixteen sessions). |
| Times | All times listed are either GMT or GMT +1 (depending on the time of year). |
| Age | The minimum age is 18 on the first day of the course. There is no upper age limit. |
| Max. class size | 20 students |
| Course Delivery | All of the Evening Courses take place onsite at our Swiss Cottage campus in London. |
| International students | We welcome International Students to our courses, however please ensure you are on the correct visa. As our Summer Short Courses are classed as part-time, non-accredited short courses they are not eligible for a Tier 4 Student Visa however you may be eligible for a Short Term Study Visa. |
| Language requirements | Applicants must be confident speaking and reading English to a conversational level (IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent). You may be expected to read texts/scripts that have advanced vocabulary. |
| Attendance | Due to the structure and the collaborative nature of the courses, full attendance is requested. |
| Refunds | We are able to offer a full refund up until 14 days before the course begins. After this, the course will become fully non-refundable. |
| Cancellations | Central reserves the right to cancel this course if we do not meet the minimum number of participants. In this instance, a full refund will be made to you. We are unable to refund any other costs you may have incurred. |
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