Rose Bruford College
UCAS Code: W413 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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This is equivalent to two C’s at ‘A’ level or one Merit and two Passes at BTEC (QCF) National Diploma or equivalent. We offer places based upon your future potential. We may offer you a place based on lower UCAS points than shown here, or an offer that is not linked to UCAS points if we have evidence of your potential from your application or audition/portfolio review.
About this course
This course gives you the physical, critical and authorship skills to create performances that are relevant to our time.
While studying Contemporary and Popular Performance, students become versatile performers who can make their own work and own their own stage, training in skills and exploring techniques from physical theatre, live art, experimental performance, cabaret, clowning, stand-up comedy, circus skills, immersive theatre, drag, spoken word, burlesque, stage magic and festivals.
Students benefit from the opportunity to undertake industry placements with partners who may include organisations such as Glastonbury Festival, Duckie and Punchdrunk. You’ll also network with professional practitioners and learn a wide range of practical skills that will serve you in your practice, such as performing skills, event management, producing, fundraising and collaboration.
As well as benefitting from our world-leading facilities at our Sidcup campus, students will be based at Tramshed, a comedy and theatre venue and community arts hub based in Woolwich, immersing you in the industry in the heart of London while you train.
Graduates will be ready to go on to write, perform, produce or manage within the growing performance, experimental theatre, new cabaret, contemporary circus, festival, immersive and live event culture in the UK. You may also explore a career in broadcast media and live culture; from radio, online, film or television.
If you love a variety of genres circus, theatre, cabaret, comedy and solo work - Contemporary and Popular Performance will allow you to explore it all.
**"Contemporary and Popular Performance One of the reasons I choose the course was because of how well connected to the performance industry it is. I’ve been able to see and meet so many amazing companies and artists, even during my first year! I feel very confident that I will find my place in the industry when I’ve graduated."** Gabrielle, Contemporary and Popular Performance student
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Modules
Please visit our website to view the course specification in detail:
https://www.bruford.ac.uk/learn/undergraduate-courses/contemporary-and-popular-performance/
Course content is regularly reviewed, to make it relevant and current. Course modules are therefore subject to change.
Assessment methods
Assessment will be through Performances; Coursework, presentations and portfolios; Continuous practical assessment; essay.
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Extra funding
Please visit https://www.bruford.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/ for further information on financial support including Low income bursaries and the Principal's scholarship
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