The Level 3 Extended Diploma programme is a vocational course covering all aspects of technical theatre including lighting for theatre, sound for theatre, stage management, design for stage and professional practice
Delivered by experienced and specialised technical theatre and performing arts professionals you will be able to build upon your previous performance experience supporting your progression to university, stage school or employment.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma programme is a vocational course covering all aspects of musical theatre including singing, dancing, acting and professional practice
Delivered by experienced and specialised performing arts professionals you will be able to build upon your previous performance experience supporting your progression to university, stage school or employment.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma programme is a vocational course covering all aspects of dance including choreography, performing and professional practice
Delivered by experienced and specialised performing arts professionals you will be able to build upon your previous performance experience supporting your progression to university, stage school or employment.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma programme is a vocational course covering all aspects of performance including devising, performing and professional practice
Delivered by experienced and specialised performing arts professionals you will be able to build upon your previous performance experience supporting your progression to university, stage school or employment.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma programme is a vocational course covering various aspects of music performance & production including: Music theory, composition, performing, the music industry, sound design, sound recording, sound engineering, the music industry and professional practice.
The course is designed to provide you with the skills to meet the demands of a broad and diverse music industry, giving you the chance to push your strengths whilst developing your weaknesses in order to become a multi-talented musician.
Delivered by experienced music professionals, you will be able to build upon your previous performance & production experience supporting your progression to university, specialist music colleges or employment.
Studying A Level Dance will see you learn about leading practitioners in the dance field including the Rambert Dance Company.
You’ll also develop your choreographic ability with solo and group pieces and learn repertoire in groups to perform.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn to enhance your analytical abilities to examine professional dance works and an area of dance history for written exams.
Visits to the theatre are essential to support the development of your dance analysis and you will watch live professional dance works by leading touring companies such as Rambert, Motionhouse or Matthew Bourne.
We will also visit the Move It conference in March to support industry development and progression.
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Certificate of Higher Education, Introduction to Acting, at Italia Conti will enable you to experience the rigours of vocational training and enable you to make informed choices about your future.
You will train in the professional and disciplined environment of a leading drama conservatoire and profit from the knowledge and experience of Italia Conti’s teaching faculty.
Individual sessions working on interview technique and monologue preparation will help to maximise your chances of success in future auditions. You will be encouraged to develop a self-reliance and independent working process on a programme that emphasises the importance of respect within the rehearsal room, generosity and a shared passion. Above all, Italia Conti aims to generate a secure and nurturing training environment that will allow you to be creatively fearless.
A series of organised theatre visits and excursions will develop your awareness and appreciation of current theatre practice. You will learn how to critically evaluate contemporary performance and to express your ideas with clarity and confidence, thereby improving your self-promotional skills.
As a Live and Recorded Performance student, you will experience an exciting range of projects designed to develop skills, including: musical theatre, stage acting, choreography, movement for performers, acting for screen, audio acting, aerial circus, and other forms of dynamic performance.
There are regular opportunities throughout the course to perform in front of audiences and to be part of full-scale productions.
Each term you have a choice to work on either a ‘live’ performance such as a live theatre piece, or a ‘recorded’ project, such as choreographing and dancing in a music video.You will get the chance to explore diverse forms of live and recorded performance over three projects per year, where you could go from performing in a music video, to a Shakespeare play, to a piece of musical theatre.
Collaboration is a key focus of the course, and students are also encouraged to develop into ‘thinking’ performers. Both these collaborative and research skills are essential for a smooth transition into higher education, and continued growth as performers with successful careers.
You can choose to specialise in either Performance or Dance, or take the opportunity to combine both throughout the course. In the first year all students also study singing skills.
This highly progressive and dynamic course allows you to explore and develop your skills in art and design. You will experiment with a variety of exciting techniques and processes, and gain a range of contemporary and traditional skills through studio and workshop practice.
You will build your knowledge of artists, designers and makers, whilst visits to cultural venues such as Bristol, Oxford, Manchester and London will give you an exciting overview of contemporary international art and design practice.
Studying an Extended Diploma in Art and Design at HCA provides you with the space, understanding, and opportunities you need to develop.
This course offers you the opportunity to study a range of performing arts techniques in the first year, before going on to specialise in either acting in the second year. Projects and performances both in and outside of the college will allow you to focus on the performance demands of acting. There will be opportunities to experience acting styles such as improvisation and create your own pieces, showcasing your work in performances.
Although the emphasis is on practical and performance work you will need to complete written assignments and develop your skills as an informed and reflective practitioner through evaluative logbooks and rehearsal diaries. You will learn to evaluate and comment critically on both professional work and your own creative practice, gaining insight into the wider performing arts industry through contextual and industry studies.
You will be working on industry projects where some students will engage with external clients and companies, developing your experience in the world of work and performance.
