PERFORMING ARTS - Single

In studying Performing Arts (Drama and Musical Theatre) you will experience a range of opportunities to create theatre, both published text-based and scored work as well as devising work, developing and demonstrating a range of theatre-making skills in the process.  You will also participate as a theatre maker and as an audience member in live theatre, develop an understanding and appreciation of how the social, cultural and historical contexts of performance and musical texts have influenced the development of drama and musical theatre. You will also have the opportunity to explore and understand the practices used in twenty first century theatre-making thus, understanding and experiencing the collaborative relationship between the various roles within the theatre Industry.

THE COURSE

During this 2 year course you will study Drama and Musical Theatre units for 5 periods per week, including;

Unit 1: Investigating Practitioners Work - (External exam)

Unit 2: Developing Skills and Techniques for Performance

Unit 3: Group Performance Workshop (External Exam)

Unit 19: Acting Styles or

Unit 27: Musical Theatre or

Unit 23: Singing Techniques for Performers

All Units are assessed both Internally and Externally with assignment/ modular exams