With levels of taught contact far higher than those normally offered by universities, Falmouth's new BA(Hons) Acting course emerges from a rich history of pioneering education in theatre and performance. Offering both an advanced arts education and an intensive, professional acting and performance training programme, we're intent on accelerating passion and talent into an education for life. We've developed our course in dialogue with industry partners of the highest order, from award-winning, internationally-acclaimed directors, to producers and performers associated with institutions and companies celebrated the world over. We understand that the professional world requires flexible, responsive, multi-skilled, determined and intelligent acting practitioners and thinkers; actors and performers who don't just ‘get the work', but can ‘make the work'. As a result you'll receive demanding core training in voice, body and improvisation, and challenging classes in acting and performance techniques, as well as continual dialogue, debate and teaching around cultural, critical and industrial contexts and possibilities. The course is part of our Theatre programme that runs three integrated undergraduate courses: BA(Hons) Theatre, BA(Hons) Music Theatre and BA(Hons) Acting. The programme is all about making new work and providing a rich and meaningful education through intensive, connected and progressive theatre training. Each course is committed to this core objective, and as such, the three share some core training in voice, movement and improvisation, and there is ample opportunity for students to work together and share optional specialist modules from across the programme. Course outline Stage 1 In your first year you'll focus on developing your core skills in voice, body and improvisation. You'll choose to delve deeper into dialogue and monologue, or studio production, audience and place, while through lectures and seminars you'll build up an understanding of the cultural, critical and industrial context of your practice. Stage 2 As your confidence grows you'll continue your core training with an emphasis on training for performance. You'll choose between focusing on the act and the scene, or undertaking a collaborative, situated project while your intensive lecture and seminar programme continues. Stage 3 Now confident and capable, in your third year you'll get to stretch your wings, undertaking a professional practice placement, a public project or an international exchange. You'll also complete a dissertation and a professional practice project preparing you for your career in the arts after you graduate. Tell me more about the BA(Hons) Acting course At audition, you'll choose one of two specialisms: The Contemporary Stage and Cinematics or Devised and Collaborative Theatre. This choice determines each semester's production modules, beginning with work in devising labs and sited projects or on monologue and dialogue performance, leading to full, professional productions for the studio, stage or screen. As part of a specialist arts university, you'll have the opportunity to work with students from other courses such as Film, Television Production and Photography, and our public festivals will showcase your work to casting directors, agents and producers. As an exciting new course for Falmouth, you'll be taught by highly skilled and professionally active academic staff, complimented by visiting speakers artists and directors. In addition, you'll benefit from a wide range of industrial and educational partnerships and weekly residencies and performances from new and established companies, ensembles and performers. Experience you'll get * Weekly residencies and performances from new and established companies, ensembles and performers * The opportunity to work with students from a range of other disciplines * The opportunity to develop your practice in leading technological contexts like motion capture * Marketing, promotion and career management * International exchange programme * National and international work placement opportunities * Public festival showcase with casting directors and agents * Benefit from a wide range of industrial and educational partnerships How is the course taught? Full-time, practice-based and very intensive, you'll be taught through training and technique sessions, workshops, seminars and one-to-one tutorials. You'll receive high-level instruction from our technical specialists and be expected to participate in workshops and talks from visiting professionals, as well as attend performances presented through our public programme. Assessment Visual, verbal and written assessment through performance, portfolios, essays, dissertations and presentations. Facilities The Performance Centre includes: * 11 high-specification performance and rehearsal studios * Two large, flexible theatres with state-of-the-art lighting and sound resources * Smaller rehearsal studios * Three dance studios with Harlequin sprung floors * Recording studio complex * Technical resource store * Motion capture laboratory Who we work with * Old Vic Tunnels (London) * Arnolfini (Bristol) * Nagoya University of the Arts (Japan) * LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) * Hall for Cornwall * Lone Twin Theatre * Kneehigh Successes Over the years, graduates from our theatre and performance courses have formed and joined companies of international significance, such as Forced Entertainment, Blast Theory, Living Structures, Lone Twin Theatre, Desperate Optimists and The RSC. Others have sustained credible careers acting in film, television and repertory theatre, or attained leading creative and management positions in major venues and Performing Arts institutions. Answers and advice about the course For further information about BA(Hons) Acting at Falmouth University, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255764. Career opportunities * Career as an actor and performer in theatre, film, television, radio and new media contexts * Career as a teacher or academic * Work as a director or producer * Work as a theatre writer * Work as a performing arts critic * Career as a community practitioner * Work in venue management and leadership * Work in subsidised arts administration and leadership * Work in the technical aspects of theatre and performance production Entry requirements A typical offer is between 260 and 300 UCAS points, equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant experience. Please see our How to Apply page for more information. For further information about BA(Hons) Acting at Falmouth University, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255764. Interview and selection process All applicants will be invited to audition. This will include a tour of the campus and Performance Centre, a talk by the Head of Department and a performance by a theatre company. Applicants will be auditioned in groups of two or three. Before the audition, you will be required to memorise * Between 45 seconds to two minutes of a section from a play, by either William Shakespeare or Samuel Beckett, for one character/speaker and * Between eight and 20 lines of a poem, by any author You will be asked to deliver both pieces, from memory, at the audition. You will also be asked to explain the choices you made in selecting and performing these pieces. We are interested in finding out about your aspirations and ambitions as an actor and answering any questions you might have about the course and the Theatre programme at Falmouth.The audition process will also involve some rudimentary voice and singing work as well as some performed reading from a modern text that candidates will be presented with on the day. Please note: applicants will also be required to nominate their preferred specialism at audition: Devised and Collaborative Theatre or Contemporary Stage and Cinematics. Selection days will be held on Thursday 24 January, Thursday 28 February and Thursday 4 April 2013 only. Location: Penryn Campus Related courses * BA(Hons) Theatre * BA(Hons) Music Theatre * Next article › Copyright © 2013 Falmouth University. 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* Career as an actor and performer in theatre, film, television, radio and new media contexts * Career as a teacher or academic * Work as a director or producer * Work as a theatre writer * Work as a performing arts critic * Career as a community practitioner * Work in venue management and leadership * Work in subsidised arts administration and leadership * Work in the technical aspects of theatre and performance production