Performing Arts (Acting)
Entry requirements
To apply for this programme, applicants will be required to hold a Higher National Certificate in Performing Arts or equivalent Level 4 qualification in a relevant subject.
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About this course
The Higher National Diploma Top-Up in Performing Arts (Acting) is a vocational course which expands upon students’ previous learning and training from the Higher National Certificate. The HND challenges the conventional techniques of acting and explores the importance of impulse, instinct and intrinsic motivation and how practitioners can apply this to the way they work with text/movement.
The Higher National Diploma allows students to experiment with play, music, movement and devising within a variety of projects throughout the year, creating new skills and/or developing existing skills to help the employability prospects of a creative artist.
The course promotes digital education to explore how practitioners can use technology to assist their skills, both in a practical and a business mindset. The course involves experiential learning and using practice as research. It encourages an openness to learn and explore and a willingness to play!
Performances may take place in a variety of spaces, including studios, a college theatre and HD multi-camera TV studio, fully equipped for professional performance, local theatres and arts facilities, and site-specific locations.
Modules
Modules studied:
• Creative Research Project
• Working in the Performing Arts Industry
• Classical Acting
• Voice Skills for Actors 2
• Acting 2
• Directing
• Immersive Theatre
Assessment methods
The programme is assessed mainly through practical performance and assessment; continuous assessment across rehearsal and development and evaluative interviews to assess personal development and contribution.
The submission of written essays, evaluations, logbooks and presentations is also a part of the HND; learning research, academic skill and writing skill to ensure that students are equipped for higher level learning.
Students will gain formative feedback verbally for both written work and practical assessment. Peer and self-assessment are essential elements of personal development which enhances the learning experience and allows space for personal evaluation.
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