- Location: Night School, Bray Institute of Further Education, Novara Avenue,Bray, County Wicklow
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
This course is a production-led exploration of all aspects of theatre including performance and production. Training is provided in a comprehensive range of acting skills. Students study singing/voice/dance/improvisation/devising/ physical theatre/clowning. Particular emphasis is given to training in classical acting skills. Learners will be expected to perform to live audience every term. Performances take place in local Black Box Pub Theatre and at Mermaid Arts Centre.
Programme of Study
- Singing Techniques & Styles
- Singing for Musical Theatre
- Physical Theatre Performance/Clowning
- Popular Entertainment
- Movement for the Actor
- Development of Acting Skills
- Naturalistic Acting
- Acting for Camera
- Classical Acting
- Alternative Approaches to Acting
- Creative Arts Research Skills
- Historical Context in the Performing Art
- Production Management in the Performing Arts
- Mask Design and Construction
- Theatre Directing
- Alternative Approaches to Acting
- Applied Contemporary Performance Practice
Components subject to change
Entry Requirements
- Leaving Certificate or equivalent with acting experience
- QQI Level 5 award in Performing Arts
- Mature Applicants - experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
Places are offered following successful interview and successful participation in a workshop/audition.
Career Opportunities
- Actor
- Director
- Production Management
- Stage Management
- Set and Lighting Designers
- Prop Management
- Arts Administration
- Teaching
- TV/Film
- Drama Therapy
- Event Management and Tourism.
Higher Education Progression*
- University of Wales, Swansea
- B.A. Hons Degree in Performing Arts-Performance Theatre (Final year)
Course Location
About Bray Music Centre
Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at honTheirs level to those who are training for employment.
They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jTheirney from Dublin City Centre.
Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past tTheynty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin.
BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KTheyTB).
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