Performing Arts - Stage & Screen
If you have a passion for putting your creativity into practice, our Performing Arts Stage & Screen programmes will help you develop your skills ready for the industry of the future.
Explore all aspects of the growing performing arts industry?- including stage, screen and digital performance – in a highly practical, hands-on way. You’ll learn performance principles in acting, voice and movement, alongside production skills such as lighting, sound, stage and event management.
At Level 1, you will study a combined Performing Arts and Music qualification that will fully prepare you to progress onto our Level 2 Performance & Production or Music programmes.
At Level 2, you will focus on performance and production skills including theatre studies, principles of acting and production, application of contextual understanding, introduction to classical theatre, musical theatre and reflective practice.
All students have the opportunity to see a variety of productions, to give you the chance to experience live performance. In addition, you will receive specialist training in a variety of visiting workshops from our prestigious partners including the Stephen Joseph Theatre, CU Scarborough, Northern School of Arts, and the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, among many other local and national industry professionals.
At Level 3, you will engage in highly reflective creative performance and production practice. Over the course of two years, you will explore a wide range of acting theories and practices including Stanislavski, Meisner, Le Coq, Brecht, and Laban. You will apply your understanding of these in a range of public and private performances including classical theatre, musical theatre, devised theatre, children’s theatre, story-telling, monologues and a diverse range of current digital media. In addition, you could explore in-depth production skills including direction, stage management, lighting, sound, and design.
Study at Level:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Acting, movement, voice-work and singing, improvisation, character development, history of performance, types of performance and their audiences, roles in the industry, audition technique, production skills and much more.
Level 1 – You will require GCSE grades 1/2 or equivalent including Foundation Awards and Entry Certificates.
Level 2 entry – You will require 3 GCSEs grade 3 or above including Maths and English.
Level 3 Year 1 entry – You will require 4 GCSEs Grade 4 or above including Maths and English.
Level 3 Year 2 entry – You must have successfully completed Year 1.
ENGLISH & MATHS
If you haven’t achieved a GCSE Grade 4 (C) in English and/or Maths, you will be required to either; take a Functional Skills qualification if you have achieved a Grade 1, or retake the GCSE if you’ve achieved Grade 2 or 3. You will be fully supported by our specialist team.
You will be expected to undertake work experience in your chosen field as part of the full time course
Relevant trips may be offered throughout the duration of your course
During your course, we ensure you develop employability skills and gain the relevant experience for your next steps. We provide information, advice and support when completing your course and progressing to work or going into further HE study.
