Foundation: BTEC Foundation Diploma in Production Arts Practice (with Performing) 1 year. Accredited full time gap-year and vocational prep performing arts training for actors, musical theatre performers and producers/events managers aged 16-19.

This blended course is designed for performers who already have a Level 3 Performing Arts Qualification and/or who would like to learn to form their own companies and create shows, as well as still working on their own performing skills. You must be able to either act, sing or dance to a high level as you will be performing some or all of in the shows you produce.

Each term has a different focus - giving you the chance to stretch and improve your skills. It is intensive and requires a full commitment. The 2021 year ends in a big public show at the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell (Disney's Beauty and the Beast). You will also produce and appear in (or direct) a National Theatre Connections play, which will perform in Bracknell and London, with the chance of being chosen to perform again at the National Theatre.

The college specialises in Musical Theatre, but the course is blended and also offers Acting, Singing, Screen Acting, Dance and technical aspects.

You will work on real productions as producers and organisers, including cabaret shows in a club, studio theatre shows (National Theatre Connections or a Festival piece), and other real events for paying customers at both South Hill Park and Hounslow Arts Centre. As well as producing the shows, you will appear and perform in them OR choose to run tech and production.

Your principal tutor is Jonathan Ashby Rock - Artistic Director of Hounslow Arts Centre (London) and professional producer. Other teachers include Sam Spencer-Lane (West End choreographer, musical theatre specialist and former department head at Mountview), Adrian McDougall (Artistic Director and Producer Blackeyed Theatre), Brad Clapson of Omni Theatre (writer and producer) and many more. ALL our teachers are practicing professional artists and well thought of in their field.

Units will include (but are not limited to): Understanding the Events Industry; Understanding how to Research and Report Information to Plan and Organise an Event; Understanding Operational Event Planning; Understanding Health, Safety and Security at Events Sites.

This course is accredited (you will get L3 qualifications if you complete it), and it is for students who want to prepare for university courses, or have a university place already but would like a years intensive vocational training first.

The course is taught at second year Level 3/professional prep. It is designed for young people with experience of performing who have a deferred university place, or would like to re-apply to vocational higher education, but do not feel prepared or ready currently, or who have maybe chosen a different career pathway and would like one last full year doing what they love.

Our graduates have gone on to Russell Group universities, Mountview, GSA, Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UAL, PPA, and more (including scholarships!).

Accredited full time gap - year and vocational prep performing arts training for musical theatre performers who have completed year 13. RSL Level 3 Diploma in Performing and Creative Arts (Musical Theatre Pathway, with Screen Acting)

The course specialises in Musical Theatre, but the course is blended and also offers Acting, Singing, Screen Acting, Dance and technical aspects.

Taught by industry professionals including Sam Spencer Lane - West End choreographer and former head of musical theatre at Mountview. We will prepare you for the next level of your training!

Units will include (and have many other options): Musical Theatre techniques; vocal techniques; singing techniques; conditioning; ballet (beginners and company class). The work is vocational and practical - but you will also have to undertake written coursework and homework as part of the evidence needed for the course. As far as possible this takes place during the college day, and supervised study periods are timetabled to help get this done.

In addition to the qualifications there are dance and show-choirs you can audition to join as part of the college week. These companies perform for the public and attend competitions and events. Outside college time - you can join our Acting company Medusa Pro, Musical Theatre Company, Cheer squads and senior Hip Hop. All free for college students.

This course is accredited (you will get a L3 qualification if you complete it), and it is for students who want to prepare for vocational drama/musical theatre university courses, or have a university place already but would like a years intensive vocational training first.

The course is taught at second year Level 3/professional prep. It is designed for young people with experience of performing who would like to re-apply to vocational higher education, but do not feel prepared or ready currently, or who have maybe chosen a different pathway at uni and would like one last full year doing what they love.

Our graduates have gone on to Russell Group universities, Mountview, GSA, Birmingham Conservatoire, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UAL, PPA, and more (including scholarships!).

The programme leads to the award of a Level 2 Progression Diploma in Creative Media for Film and TV and to pass grades in GCSE maths and English

The programme leads to the award of a Level 2 Progression Diploma in Dance and Drama and to pass grades in GCSE maths and English

This is a two-year course, designed to provide students with the knowledge & skills to progress to degree-level study & thereafter employment in the animation, film & games industries.

THROUGH FOCUSED CLASSES & PERSONALISED TUITION, EACH STUDENT WILL DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING:
- An awareness of different perspectives and approaches within the media sector.
- Research, analyse and evaluate relevant information and ideas in order to develop creative solutions.
- Understand, adapt and safely use appropriate and practical methods and skills for creative production.
- Critically review the effectiveness and appropriateness of methods, actions, and results.
- Use evaluative and reflective skills in order to take responsibility for your own learning, development, and decision-making.
- Take responsibility for the research, planning, time management, and actions to access progression opportunities.
- Effectively present themselves and their work to appropriate audiences.
- Learn the initial principles of HTML coding through classes.
- An awareness of health and safety rules through workshops.

A 6 term course designed for students who have a passion for music, acting, dance or singing, but don't have the skills or experience necessary to apply directly onto our Music or Drama Foundation

This programme will develop your skills in the performing arts whilst allowing you to specialise in the area of your choice before progressing onto the Music Foundation or Drama Foundation upon successful completion. Regardless of whether you are following a music or drama pathway, you will have the opportunity to explore different elements of performance giving useful insight into any given speciality.

If you wish to train in music, this discipline requires technical, theoretical and historical study. The Extended Diploma will help you to focus on these areas whilst giving you access to greater improvisation and relaxation techniques. The physical work will positively impact your posture and breathing and the drama classes will encourage your expression, sensitivity and performance practice.
As a drama student, you will also benefit from the music classes improving the potential of your own singing voice as well as recording techniques and discussions on trends in the current music industry.
At the end the year upon successful completion you will be awarded the University of the Arts London Awarding Body Diploma in Production & Performing Arts, you can then progress onto either the Music Foundation or Drama Foundation at CSVPA to achieve the Extended Diploma.

The UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing & Production Arts is quality assured by UAL Awarding Body through a rigorous external moderation process and grades are monitored against agreed national standards. It is also regulated by Ofqual.

As a student on this course, you will be exposed to a broad range of performance genres and styles across the arts whilst developing key skills in a specialism of your choice: Music or Drama. Regardless of your chosen specialism, the Extended Diploma course is rich with opportunities to hone your communication skills, to explore and develop the expressive potential of your voice and body, to expand your knowledge, understanding and personal experience of the historical, theoretical, technical, practical and creative aspects of the performing arts, and to discover first-hand both the demands and the joys of working in an ensemble to create work that you are proud to put before an audience.

Students who are successful on this course may apply to progress onto either the Music or Drama Foundation courses, but are subject to the same audition procedures and standards as students applying directly to those courses. With hard work and dedication, however, it is possible for any Extended Diploma student to move onto this next key stage of their growth and development as performing artists.

A 2-year programme, accredited by the University of the Arts London Awarding Body, designed to prepare you for progressing onto any art and design degree.

This two-year (6 terms) programme of study is the route for you and is essential if you want to study Art & Design or a related subject at degree level. On successful completion of the first year of study, you will be awarded a Diploma in Art & Design and at the end of the second year, if you successfully complete the course, you will be awarded the University of the Arts London Awarding Body Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art & Design.

ICTheatre, in partnership with Northern Ballet School, offers a three-year full-time professional course leading to the Trinity College London Diploma in Professional Dance, in addition to the NBS Diploma in Professional Dance.

The TCL Diploma is set at Level 6 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework, equivalent to a first degree.

Following graduation, students can convert their diploma to a degree. The course will prepare you for a career in an industry that demands an ever-widening range of dance performance and related skills.

Students study a range of dance styles and genres throughout the three years of the course, with classical ballet always at the foundation.

Are you interested in musical theatre? Are you thinking of applying for a specialist triple threat college?

This Diploma in Musical Theatre course is designed for students aged 18+ who have completed a three A Level programme, which includes drama / dance / music or an Extended Diploma in Performing Arts. The underpinning experience in dance, singing and acting gained on these courses is essential to engage fully with this one year intensive triple threat course.

Students will:

- further develop a range of acting, voice and movement skills
- be assisted in their preparation for auditions, including classical and contemporary speeches and songs
- engage in a variety of performance projects in professional venues
- work with professional theatre directors, musical directors and choreographers
- attend a range of theatre performances
- Have regular lessons in tap, ballet, commercial and jazz sessions
- Learn about musical theatre history and context

The course is delivered through various practical and theoretical units and performance projects. A large proportion of the work undertaken is of a practical nature and is assessed continuously. There are no examinations on this course. The course is full time and students are required to be available for up to 18 hours contact time per week.
Students accepted on this course should be aiming to apply to specialist colleges or university.

Past graduates of the Level 4 Musical Theatre course have progressed onto a number of nationally acclaimed colleges including the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Mountview, GSA Conservatoire, Italia Conti, BiPA, and the Leeds Conservatoire, as well as various prestigious universities.

This two year course will provide you with realistic yet demanding training in all areas of production for theatre.

You will follow a generic course that looks at lighting, sound, stage management and design. Areas of study also cover arts administration and a theoretical study of the performing arts. It will offer you a range of performance project work, both at College and in external venues. This practical work is underpinned with theory and skills-based training in technical, management and design.

The course focuses mainly on practical assessments with evidence generated through research and development log books. Classroom assessments will be, where possible, linked to production work carried out during your course of study.

Possible progression opportunities include entry into specialist drama colleges including Guildford School of Acting and RADA. Careers in stage management, costume design, lighting/sound design or technical.