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A Level Equivalents
PERFORMING ARTS Two years – BTEC
This course is the perfect introduction to the performing arts suitable for those with lots or little experience of acting on the live stage. This course will enable you to develop performance skills and techniques for live shows as well as critically and practically analyse the work of performing arts practitioners. As well as strengthening your understanding of the performing arts this course will also help to equip you with many other valuable transferrable skills such as confidence, resilience and teamwork. You will have many performance opportunities across the course some of which will be over at the Teesdale site alongside the musical theatre and acting learners. Reasons to join us… Amazing facilities both at the Bede campus and Teesdale (where some performance content will take place), including theatre spaces fully equipped with lighting and sound equipment to ensure your practical work is to a professional standard. This is a highly practical course with a focus on learning through doing that allows you
to explore the roles and skills of performers as well as take part in live performances throughout the year. Our inspirational teaching staff will support you every step of the way ensuring that all practical work explored is tailored to your individual needs and interests. What will I study? You will learn through a combination of practical hands-on, experience creating performance material for a range of audiences as well as learning skills to develop your understanding of performance as a craft. You will learn about different performing arts practitioners and their styles and will be given ample opportunities to practically explore these. There will also be opportunities to deepen and strengthen your understanding of performance by performing alongside the Teesdale campus students throughout the year. What’s next? After this one year qualification you could return for a further year to study the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Performing Arts. Students studying performing arts have gone on to study acting, drama and performing arts at university, as well as conservatoires across the country, to continue their training in the industry.
Matthew, Amelia & Cameron Performing Arts
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