Acting & World Theatre - BA (Hons) with Integrated Foundation

Length

Four years, comprising one year of foundation studies followed by three years of study at degree level.

You will:

• Take part in a series of masterclasses taught by visiting professionals and highly skilled practitioners supplementing the core curriculum with sessions on acting for the lens, stage combat and other specialist acting styles and techniques
• Learn about the practical aspects of the business, with classes on audition technique, sightreading and interviews, and Q&A sessions with directors, agents and casting directors
• Be guided through the process of applying for university auditions
• Learn how to select audition speeches best suited to your potential, and how to develop and refine a polished audition speech
• Explore theory through exercises and workshops in the studio and create  complex and sophisticated performance work
• Learn about the roles of the director, designer and creative team and will explore the stages of production planning and rehearsal strategies
• Have a substantial part in your final year in a public production, directed by a theatre professional and shown at Regent's theatre in Marylebone
• Learn about theatre and performance across the world, in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. A special feature of the programme is an annual Artist Residency, where a professional practitioner works with students to create a short project
• Gain a wide portfolio of skills in Western and non-Western performance techniques, voice and movement, acting for the camera and the uses of scenography and theatre technology as performing partners for the actor
• Experience theatre and performance culture beyond the UK through an exciting term spent studying abroad in Year 2 (replacing term 4 of your Regent's degree). For more information see the study abroad section

Foundation Year

• Acting Fundamentals
• Audition Preparation; Modern Monologue
• Improvisation: Creative Collaborations
• Introduction to Voice and Movement
• Acting Scene Study
• Audition Preparation; Classical Monologue
• Developing Voice and Movement
• Stages and Styles

Degree Year 1

• World Stages: Roots of Performance
• Ensemble Techniques
• Global Perspectives
• Core Learning and Research Skills
• Creating a Character
• Media Technology for the Screen
• Actor as Instrument

Degree Year 2

• World Stages: Mapping Performance
• Actor, Image and Stage
• Acting for Camera
• Study Abroad Essay and Portfolio

Degree Year 3

• World Stages: Global and Local Performance
• Shakespeare in Performance
• Creating a Performance
• Professional Seminar
• Major Performance Project

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