Theatre BA(Hons) Degree
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Joe Amphlett
Theatre at Falmouth explores the various orientations and roles in contemporary performance making - performer, director, playwright, designer - with a devised theatre approach.
Workshop
You'll learn the skills of theatre making, and develop physically, vocally, and imaginatively through practical workshops and theoretical study.
Projection
Facilities include a large theatre performance studio, three studio theatres, and access to music and media facilities including a recording studio.
Hannah Sullivan
Hannah Sullivan, 2009 graduate, runs Openbatch independent theatre company and is doing a Performance Research MA at University of Bristol.
Latest news
Music students from University College Falmouth to play at the Royal Albert Hall
A band made up of thirteen students from across the Music degree programme will be playing at The Royal Albert Hall, London on Monday 7 November following gigs at regional and national showcases run by Music for Youth.
The autumn Contemporary Performance programme launches
The Performance Centre is delighted to announce the autumn programme of Contemporary Performance. Following the launch of the £19 million building last autumn this year's programme has grown significantly and offers the opportunity to see performances that might otherwise be rarely shown in the county.
Class of 2011
UCF proudly recognises the achievements of 700 graduates, along with special recognition for the extraordinary work of; Lady Mary Holborow DCVO, Tom Henderson OBE, Peter Hodgson CBE DL, Peter Kosminsky, John Simmons, Bonnie Dean and Karen Christopher.
A wave of honey arrives in Falmouth with generous gamelan donation
University College Falmouth has received a Javanese gamelan, a percussion ensemble generously donated by David Ruffer, director of music at Bournemouth School on behalf of The Hastings Gamelan Society. The Gamelan is a percussion ensemble named Alun Madu (A Wave of Honey).
Professor of Theatre directs and presents at World Shakespeare Congress
Professor David Peimer, Professor of Theatre is directing his performance, Shylock's Ghosts and presenting academic papers at the 9th World Shakespeare Congress in Prague on Monday 18 July. His group is the only one to have been invited to both perform and present during the event.
Music students' band wins notable awards at National Festival
A first year band formed from students across the three Music degrees at University College Falmouth have won two awards at the Music for Youth National Festival. The band, called The Klezbians now have the opportunity to be chosen to perform at The Royal Albert Hall in the middle of the BBC Proms season.
Cornwall hots up for a summer season of graduate exhibitions & shows
University College Falmouth Summer Festival, sponsored by the Leadbitter Group, proudly presents this year's crop of talented graduating students from five leading disciplines across our two schools of Art & Design and Media & Performance.
Latest events
Gob Squad present Performance Lecture and Live Long and Prosper
'Thu, Feb 16th, 2012, 7:30pm to 9:00pm'A rare chance to get to know the inner workings of this collective of UK and German artists with a double bill of performance lecture and screening.
Lyric and Polis: A symposium of poetry and poetics curated by Marianne Morris
'Sat, Feb 18th, 2012, 9:00am to 7:30pm' Lyric and Polis: A symposium of poetry and poetics curated by Marianne MorrisThe Wiyos
'Tue, Feb 21st, 2012, 7:30pm to 9:30pm' Live music performance from The Wiyos
Staff profiles
Our graduates
Marika Rauscher: Music + Theatre BA(Hons) graduate
BA(Hons) Music + Theatre 1998
Marika Rauscher is a professional singer of operatic and classical works as well as jazz, musical theatre and contemporary pieces.
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Klaus Kruse: Theatre BA(Hons) graduate
Klaus is an award-winning director, scenographer, performer and poet who works with audience immersive theatre and installations. He is co-founder of Living Structures, a critically acclaimed, multi-disciplinary collective that creates visual, physical and musical performances within large-scale structures.
Hannah Sullivan: Theatre BA(Hons) graduate
I graduated in 2009, after which I moved to Bristol to run an independent theatre company, Openbatch Theatre, with a handful of fellow graduates. As a company we now perform in and around Bristol, run workshops and continue to make new work. I also work as a Production Assistant on ‘Ausform Performance Platform', who host events at The Cube and The Bristol Old Vic - promoting the encouragement and discussion of dance, film, puppetry and theatre. I've also had the pleasure of touring a shadow puppetry show with Clockwork Moth (another UCF graduate company) during spring 2010.Bethany Murray: Theatre BA(Hons) graduate
I graduated from Dartington with a first in Theatre in 1995. It seems a long time ago but the experience of studying at Dartington has always stayed with me and continues to inspire me. I had a very happy and expansive time there, learning about multidisciplinary approaches to art-making, using the body, the self, all thought about in terms of collaboration rather than commercialism and production. This in itself now seems unique. The boundaries were fluid. I wrote, sang, made installations, performed and travelled, including three months in Holland training the body at SNDO (School for New Dance Development), where I remember whole mornings spent moving across a floor.
Luna Davenport: Theatre + Arts Management BA(Hons) graduate
I left Dartington in 1996. How can I begin to sum up everything that has happened since then? The hundreds of anecdotes, all far too long. I remember something hidden away in a box and decide to start at the beginning, life before Dartington.
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Darren Brown: Theatre with Choreographic Practices BA(Hons) graduate
BA (Hons) Theatre with Choreographic Practices 2006
In April 2008, less than two years after graduating, Darren Brown was awarded a John Brabourne Award in a high profile event at BAFTA. The awards are handed out by the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund as a way of getting new talent into the television and film industry. Each award is unique to its recipient. Darren’s award was sponsored by Endemol UK, one of the largest independent televison production companies (producers of Big Brother / Deal or No Deal) and was awarded to him by Steven Fry.
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A minimum of 220 UCAS points, mainly from the A2 level (including one Grade B), equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant experience.
Location:Tremough Campus
Length:3 years full-time
Direct line:01326 255764
Today the role of writers in performance making is being re-invented in exciting and challenging ways. More often than not, a performance involves more than one writer and many different kinds of writing. But writing in its diverse forms remains central.David Williams, Senior Lecturer
Why study a BA(Hons) Theatre degree at University College Falmouth?
Theatre at Falmouth focusses on the dynamic range of approaches to performance, theatre making, writing, creating, directing involved in 21st century contemporary theatre. Our BA(Hons) Theatre degree course will enable you to make an innovative impact in contemporary performance practice and today's theatre making in both the UK and internationally.
Today, the roles of performer, director, playwright and designer are to take creative and collaborative responsibility for the devising, generating, shaping and production of performances. This globally informed degree explores in depth the various orientations and roles in contemporary performance-making from a devised theatre approach. This is a process-based way of working and thinking about performance that explores a spectrum of performance locations, employs a range of strategies for generating performance materials and reflects and responds to current cultural, political and environmental contexts.
Course outline
Level 1
- Foundations of Devising: Collaboration
- Foundations of Devising: Composition
- Theatre Contexts 1: Place
Level 2
- Devising for Performance Collaboration
- Theatre Contexts 2: Situated Project
- Theatre Contexts 2: Planning & Proposal
Plus course specific modules:
- Directing: Roles & Methods
- Directing: Research & Analysis
- Performance: Embodied Practice
- Performance: Thinking Through Practice
Level 3
- Theatre Contexts 3: Contextual Enquiry Project
- Research Writings
- Theatre Practice
- Complementary Practice
Tell me more about the BA(Hons) Theatre course
Theatre students share a common first year of study, giving you the chance to gain knowledge not only in your chosen specialism but also to experience how each of the roles and forms contemporary theatre relate to one another. In the second year you'll be able to choose and develop your own focus within devising projects through a strand of specialist focus modules and negotiated projects in the final year.
Together with our staff, who are active practitioners and researchers, you'll have the chance to develop your craft and contribute to a dynamic, experimental and committed community of artists including students from diverse backgrounds, different countries and with varied aspirations.
You'll develop the practical skills the various forms, roles and contexts demand, including understanding the building blocks of performance language - space, light, sound, image, audience - and how they can be arranged, layered and composed.
This degree will also enable you to develop physically, vocally and imaginatively through practical workshops and theoretical study, as well as concentrating on particular skills of theatre making such as directing, performance, writing and working with media and technology. Plus, you'll learn all about working collaboratively through improvisation, ensemble work, and study of the histories of theatre engaging with these changing roles and forms in contemporary theatre.
Essentially, you'll graduate understanding the vital connection between theatre makers and the audiences, consumers, communities, industry and cultures they interact with, so that you can go on to make your own mark in this exciting world.
How is the course taught?
The course is taught through classes, lectures, workshops, performance projects, group critiques/seminars, and individual tutorials. Lecturer and student-led initiatives in performances and presentations of work and regular visiting artist workshops are also central to the course.
Assessment is 100% coursework, through written work, studio-based practice and performances. Working collaboratively with other students, you'll also have the opportunity to present your work as part of an exciting public festival showcase.
Assessment
- Showings, workshops, laboratory/studio-based practice
- Essays, journals/portfolios/documentation, research writings, performance text/score/plays, storyboards
- Oral presentations
- Final year performance showcase
Facilities
You'll be based in our brand new purpose-built Performance Centre, which has excellent facilities for theatre students including:
- A large theatre performance studio with variable raked seating options
- Three studio theatres
- All studios equipped with contemporary production lighting and sound facilities.
- Access to music and media facilities including a recording studio complex.
Answers and advice about the course
If you have any queries about the course please visit our HelpMe Forum
For further information about BA(Hons) Theatre at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255764.
Career opportunities
Depending on which area you specialise in, you'll be able to find employment in a range of theatre and arts related positions including:
- Devised Theatre Maker
- Actor
- Workshop Leader
- Community Arts Practitioner
- Animateur/Facilitator
- Theatre-in-Education company member
- Teacher/Lecturer
- Postgraduate study
Our graduates work for Kneehigh, Wildworks, Uninvited Guests, Stan's Café, Arnolfini and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Entry requirements
A minimum of 220 UCAS points, mainly from the A2 level (including one Grade B), equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant experience.
Please see our How to Apply page for more information.
For further information about BA(Hons) Theatre at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255764.
Interview and selection process
All applicants will be invited to a selection day. You will be asked to bring a short prepared piece of text which will be used for group improvisation and devising exercises. Applicants should also bring a short review of a contemporary performance. The day will include a workshop, a number of talks and a tour.
Selection days will be held on 19, 20 and 21 March 2012 only
Location: Performance Centre, Tremough Campus
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