Foundation in Performance: Acting & Musical Theatre (NAPA)
Overview
Our course is the only one in the area that has multiple specialists in each performance discipline that are dedicated to offering you quality training in the arts. Throughout the duration of the year, you will build on your acting fundamentals and learn how to apply your craft to a wide range of materials.
This one-year intensive course provided at NAPA (Northern Academy of Performing Arts) gives professional level vocational training in both Acting and Musical Theatre.
The course allows you the opportunity to practically explore your own passion for performing, whatever you are interested in, and to develop both your skills and understanding that will make you more confident in approaching future possibilities of employment in the industry.
The programme of study is designed so that you can explore your process (as a creative) in a supportive and professional environment, which recognises that the performer and the person are intrinsically linked. We are here to help your grow and develop as a whole person and artist not just as a performer. To that end all our work is a dialogue focused on your needs.
What will you learn?
Course content will include:
- AUDITION LAB – These workshops give you not only the opportunity to explore and refine audition material, but also the tools to become a freelance artist by building a rep folder, using social media as an artist, creating CV’s & headshots, creating show reel content and undertaking mock auditions with industry professionals.
- THEATRE MAKING LAB – The in-house creative team will guide you as you explore creating and delivering work to engage and invigorate audiences. This will guide you to discover the power of live theatre and your own creative voice.
- SCENE AND SONG LAB – These workshops give you the opportunity to apply your craft and skill set to a wide range of material across genres. You will be guided into how to approach works in an industry standard rehearsal room and focus on the exploration of your process as an artist.
- VOCAL LAB – This will build upon your existing spoken and sung vocal technique and give you the tools to explore your voice and its potential capabilities safely and sustainably.
- MOVEMENT LAB – Regular sessions that focus on your physical awareness, well-being and fitness, alongside practising core ballet and jazz technique, as a means to exploring movement potential and physical communication.
Alongside all of this, you will also take part in a range of performance projects across different genres led by the in-house creative team.
Who is the course aimed at?
This course is for you if you have extensive experience of Performing Arts and want to put yourself in the strongest place possible for a future career in the industry. Your performing arts experience does not have to be at A-level and could be from a range of extra-curricular activities. This is also an ideal course for students who may have studied other subjects at A-Level and now want to focus on developing their skills and realising their ambition working in the creative industries.
-
Entry Requirements
This is an excellence pathway course, so entry requires an audition and interview, along with experience of the Performing Arts. Most of the students taking this qualification are expected to be 18+ and have completed A Levels, Level 3 Diplomas or Extended Diplomas (for example, the UAL Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts) or a relevant apprenticeship.
You will also be eligible if you have the requirements listed above but have had gap years from education.
-
Experiences
This course is in partnership with NAPA (Northern Academy of Performing Arts, a leading provider for Performing Arts in the country, giving you access to specialists in each performing discipline.) NAPA is a tried and tested gateway into top-level training institutions and beyond, with years of experience in guiding students to find the right destination for their future goals and aspire for excellence.
-
Progression
You may go on to further training at a drama school, study at university or go directly into the industry in any one of multiple roles or even making your own work or company.
-
Outcomes
You will leave this course being a more focussed and confident creative, who has all the practical tools they need to succeed in the creative industries. NAPA is extremely proud of their alumni and can boast that they have had multiple students in all of the top-level training schools in the UK. Many of these have gone on to have very successful careers as performers across a variety of platforms including theatre, TV, Film, writing, directing, producing, stage management and lighting design.
perfect course
