The course combines a practical approach emphasising process and alongside an academic research process. It alternates between intense periods of rehearsal and production and times when the emphasis is on personal skills, development or research.
You will take the following units:
- Performance and Communication Techniques
- Performing Research
- Audition and Showcase
- Devised Performance
- Contemporary Performance
- Extended Performance
- Sustained Individual Project.
In addition to creating public performance projects, you may be invited to take part in extra-curricular music theatre events which may involve new media. Specialist lecturers deliver workshops which complement a teaching staff active in the profession, reflecting the diversity required by the discipline. Emphasis is on creating new works and the integration of music and theatre in all aspects.
Term One provides voice, acting, performance, movement and physical skills classes, alongside individual singing lessons which continue throughout the year. Performance workshops and masterclasses serve to synthesise these elements.
Term Two includes a professional industry showcase, a module devoted to exploring techniques and culminates in a performance which is created or devised by a professional team. Opportunities to develop composition, writing, choreography and instrumental performance will be integrated into the curriculum where required.
Term Three includes a full-scale production of a contemporary work, usually at the Embassy Theatre. The other performance module is devoted to taking performance into the public arena, away from traditional spaces, and may include performances destined for social media resources. These performing and creating experiences may contribute to research which comprises the Sustained Individual Project, which also provides opportunities for those with more traditional research interests.
Key Features
A predominantly practical course that explores acting, movement and voice as applied to music and theatre. Includes opportunities to compose, write, choreograph, play instruments and research. There are also special paths for actor-musicians and potential music directors.
