Acting
York St John University
UCAS Code: W410 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
York St John University
UCAS Code: W410 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.
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About this course
Through workshops and performances, gain the artistic skills necessary to succeed as a performer.
Acting is a focused and creative program at York St John University. It offers a well-rounded experience of what it means to perform. This practical course encourages voice, movement, acting, interpretation and textual analysis. The course lets you identify yourself as a performer and connect to our many creative partners in the region.
Our Acting degree lets you study the craft of contemporary acting for stage and screen. Through innovative practice workshops, you will work through rigorous processes and approaches to performing. You will develop personas and characters to tell unique stories. You will get an excellent experience of working independently and collaboratively.
Acting BA (Hons) is practice-led, so we will assess you on your practical work as well as your written work.
On this course:
You will study acting as a transformative experience.
You will act in plays and ensemble works.
You will present solo pieces where you and your talent is at the very heart of performing.
You will develop your identity as an actor.
You will develop a Professional Acting portfolio.
Be eligible to join Equity.
You will develop your future career path towards the creative industries.
We have excellent studio facilities and expert staff who make and perform their own theatre. Alongside practice, staff write and theorise about the importance of drama and theatre in the twenty first century.
Modules
Modules may include:
Year One:
Writing for theatre,
The body and performance,
Acting,
Ensemble: dramatic texts,
Ensemble: visual texts,
Performance histories,
Workshop practice,
Voice workshops,
Year 2:
Staging the play: textual analysis and interpretation,
Acting for camera,
Clowning for stage (funny bones),
Stand-up and satire (funny words),
Politically engaged performance,
Autobiographical performance,
Children and Young people,
Performance in social context,
Physical Theatre,
Choreography, site and environment,
Artist as witness,
Writing after Beckett,
Year 3:
Independent acting as research - screen/film based project or solo performance,
Contemporary acting project,
Contemporary performance practice,
Dissertation
Please note: modules are subject to change as part of the validation process.
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