Acting and Performance (Hons) University of the Arts London (UAL)

Overview

The Acting and Performance (Hons) BA programme from the University of the Arts London (UAL) will enable you to become a creative, confident and articulate performer who can work across a variety of performance forms and contexts. You will develop your physical, vocal and intellectual skills both individually and in an ensemble. The course will also provide you with the opportunity to work with new technologies and innovative performance practices. It will make you ready for industry but also ready to challenge it, placing you at the cutting edge of 21st century developments.

What to expect

• To develop your creative and critical practice in a performance environment

• To develop the physical, vocal and intellectual skills required to act or perform in a range of different contexts

• To gain knowledge and experience of acting processes

• To act in digital, interactive and immersive performances

• To take part in collaborative and multi-modal productions, which are integrated into the wider art school context, alongside students from other disciplines

• To learn about different approaches to creating character, presence and persona

• To gain an understanding of performance in relation to text, technology, image and action

• To examine global theatre practices and post-colonial narratives

• To look at performance in a cultural, political and historical context

• To have access to Wimbledon's shared workshops.

Upon completing this course, you will be:

• Equipped with a range of specialist acting skills and transferrable performance skills. These will enable you to work within the theatre, creative and cultural industries
• Able to communicate effectively through the medium of performance
• Confident about your ideas and ability to transfer them into a professional environment.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Connected and engaged with critical communities of performance related debate and research
• Prepared for postgraduate study

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