Theatre: Performance BA(Hons)

Why study BA(Hons) Theatre: Performance at University College Falmouth?

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If you're looking to develop physically, vocally and imaginatively in preparation for a wide range of career opportunities in 21st-century theatre and related arts contexts, this is the course for you.

Our BA(Hons) Theatre: Performance degree provides you with a variety of techniques and resources that prepares you to be a performer within the context of contemporary theatre. Studio-based workshops, projects working in small companies, seminars and lectures will introduce you to the basic elements of devising, such as improvisation, working in different locations, composition and various performance styles.

You'll also have contact with a range of experienced performers and directors and the opportunity to attend a variety of professional performances. Working closely with other Theatre students will help you to understand the demands of working collaboratively. Studying Theatre: Performance at Falmouth also gives you the opportunity to work alongside students from other artistic disciplines - including music, dance, film, photography, design, and fashion - and share in the creativity and innovation at the heart of University College Falmouth.

Tell me more about the BA(Hons) Theatre: Performance course

In today's theatre the performer has progressed from being an interpreter of a text to taking creative responsibility, alongside others, for the generating, shaping and production of performances. At Falmouth you'll develop all the tools you need to flourish in the constantly evolving world of contemporary theatre.

Through practical workshops and theoretical study you'll learn a wide range of skills, which will help you to become a creative and well-grounded performer. You'll learn how to work collaboratively and explore in depth the different modes, forms and styles of performance, as well as understanding the relationship between the performer and the audience and how these many factors help inform both the process and the performance. You'll study composition and how to edit and re-shape your work, as well as examining how place and time can also affect a performance and contribute to the decisions you make.

Workshops, residencies and lectures with professional performers, companies and directors - from London's famous Donmar Warehouse to the highly acclaimed Kneehigh Theatre, for example - will play a major part in your learning, giving you access to working professionals and the opportunity to learn from their experience and knowledge. You'll also attend a range of professional performances to further enrich your learning. The course will focus on developing your professionalism in all areas and introduce you to a range of activities designed to improve your writing skills, including essay writing, critical documentation and the formulation of project proposals.

Working closely with other students from Theatre: Writing and Theatre: Directing will mean you're constantly engaged in the collaborative process, which is integral to all the BA(Hons) Theatre courses. Workshop sessions will allow you to receive and offer critical and creative feedback as you engage with the studio-based processes of generating material and composing performances, helping you to develop your skills as a thinking performer. Looking closely at a range of existing models, methods and historical approaches will also play a part in your development, as will the study of models of researching and documenting your practice, helping you to develop the necessary balance between theory and practice.

Facilities

From 2010, all performance courses will be based at our new £15 million Performance Centre at our Tremough Campus. This high-specification facility is purpose-built for students' specific needs with the very latest equipment and will encourage collaborations between the three Schools to create exciting new performance, installation and exhibition projects.

Specific facilities for theatre students include a large theatre performance studio with variable raked seating options and three studio theatres, all equipped with contemporary production lighting and sound facilities. You'll also have access to music and media facilities including a recording studio complex.

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For further information about BA(Hons) Theatre: Performance at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255945.

Career opportunities

• Devised Theatre Maker
• Actor
• Workshop Leader
• Community Arts Practitioner
• Animateur/Facilitator
• Theatre-in-Education company member
• Teacher/Lecturer

Course 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: Performance at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255945.

Interview dates and selection process

Selection days will commence in December.

Selection days will involve improvisation and working in small groups.

Applicants will be expected to bring:

• A prepared piece of text of no more than five lines. This fragment may be your own writing or it may be text from another source that interests you. The prepared material will be used for group improvisation and devising exercises. Please bring comfortable clothes for movement.
• A short review of a contemporary performance that you have recently seen (a page at most).

Related courses

• Music Theatre BA(Hons)
• Theatre Design & Production BA(Hons)
  
• Theatre: Directing BA(Hons)
• Theatre: Screen & Media BA(Hons)
• Theatre: Writing BA(Hons)