Contemporary Theatre and Performance (Applied Acting and Devising) - Top-Up - BA (Hons)

This practice-focused course aims to equip you with the skills you need to be an applied arts professional. Taught predominantly through practical activities, you will learn skills in performing, creating, facilitating and producing your own performance projects. The modules are designed to nurture your creative potential and individual artistic identity. You will explore performing arts practices from a wide range of global and local contexts and learn inclusive and diverse approaches to theatre-making.Additionally, you will learn how to use new technologies in performance as well as stage performances in unconventional places and digital spaces.By the end of the course, you will have set up your own company, staged your own theatrical performances, gained an LCME-accredited certificate in teaching performing arts and prepared a professional portfolio in preparation for entering the arts industry.What you'll studyThis course develops your skills as a performer, theatre-maker and arts facilitator.You will learn about different genres and modes of performance to equip you with the skills to develop your own innovative work.Across the modules, you will engage with processes of acting, movement, storytelling and writing for performance.This course enables you to consider and gain experience in curating performance events for a wide range of audiences, particularly within community settings.Each level of the programme has a project that involves creating and staging a performance.You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other areas of the London College of Music and will meet a range of visiting artists and organisations from the performing arts industry.Level-6 Top-up OptionIf you already have a relevant Level 5 qualification (such as a Higher National Diploma, NVQ Level 5 etc) then you can top this up to a full honours degree with our Level 6 Top-up course. This course consists of a full year of studies covering the same modules as Year 3 of the regular degree.