Foundation for Actor Training - Foundation
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The whole staff make you feel so welcomed and helps you to understand what is going on. The lectures were easy going and informative. Perry bar is not that good and accommodation was nice.
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Foundation degree
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Foundation degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
20 Weeks
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Start date
September
This course, with 2 pathways of delivery to choose from, allows you to learn the secrets of a successful audition, alongside voice, movement, dance and acting classes.
The Foundation Course in Acting, available both full-time or part-time will give you a broad foundation in performance techniques and methods, and will be invaluable to anyone wanting to go to Drama School or take up a place on a performance course at University. It is also available to those who want to expand their experience in acting before applying. Former students have gone on to train at a variety of drama schools in the UK and in the USA.
Professional Workshops at Shakespeare's Globe (full-time pathway only)
Audition Preparation for Acting and Singing in Small Tutorial Groups
Level 3 Qualification (up to 65 UCAS Points)
With less contact time than the full-time route, the part-time option of this course concentrates on the core skills of acting, voice and text. You will work on one major project towards your assessment.
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About this course
While many students will want to move on to train for careers in performance, the course offers a unique experience and transferable skills that will be useful in many walks of life.
Some students have gone on to gain places at BSA to continue their training, while others have gone on to a host of other UK and American drama schools, including:
Bristol Old Vic
Guildford School of Acting (GSA)
East 15
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Rose Bruford
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
LIPA
Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Theatre School)
ALRA
Oxford School of Drama
American Academy of Dramatic Art
Stella Adler
No previous qualifications are necessary. A letter of reference is required and students may be invited to an applicant workshop day. Students are normally a minimum of 18 years of age.
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The whole staff make you feel so welcomed and helps you to understand what is going on. The lectures were easy going and informative. Perry bar is not that good and accommodation was nice.
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The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years
Subjects
- Voice
- Acting
- Drama
- Improvisation
- Theatre
- Singing
- School
- Part Time
- Full Time
- Shakespeare
- Drama School
- Dance
- Audition
- Stage Combat
- Actor
- Acting Technique
- Audition preparation
Course programme
- Acting technique – these classes form an introduction to the application of the principles of Stanislavski’s System to the creation of a character and performance.
- Text work – an introduction to the analysis of a script to discover the dramatic relationships and character clues.
- Audition preparation – advice on the “do’s” and “don’ts” of auditioning for drama school, and individual work on audition pieces in small groups.
- Singing – an introduction to the creation of character and performance in the medium of song, and individual work on solo songs in small groups.
- Voice – an introduction to the mechanics and safe use of the voice, one of the actor’s most important tools.
- Movement and Dance – exploring the use of the body as a tool for the creation of character and the telling of dramatic stories.
- Stage combat – work in both armed and unarmed combat for the stage.
- Improvisation – an opportunity to access the creative imagination and explore the uses of improvisation as a rehearsal and performance tool.
- Theatre visits/back-stage tours – Birmingham School of Acting is surrounded by a great variety of theatres and performance spaces; we will visit several of these and examine the many performance styles offered by different spaces.
- Stratford-upon-Avon workshops – Birmingham School of Acting has the good fortune to be within easy reach of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Students on the Foundation for Actor Training course will have the opportunity to visit Stratford and experience workshops with professionals.
Students also work on two projects per term which usually include Musical Theatre Styles, Shakespeare, Improvisation and Devised work and Modern Playwrights.
Foundation for Actor Training - Foundation