Module Specification
Timetable
1 hour and 30 minutes a week in terms 1 and 2
Aim To prepare you for dance auditions at undergraduate level. What will I be expected to achieve? Class content will be tailored to the needs of the group and may include: • what will be expected of you at dance auditions • how to perform a range of dances in a variety of styles with confidence and competence • how to develop an individual warm up routine for use at auditions How will I learn? You will take part in a sequence of workshop classes focusing on the techniques demanded for dance auditions at undergraduate level.
Acting Pieces Tutor Tutor led hours Timetable
Matthew Gordon-Martin, Amanda Stephens-Lee 43.5 2 x 1.5 hour classes a week, second half Autumn term 2 x 1.5 hour classes a week in the first half Spring term 1 x 1.5 hour class a week in the second half Spring term
Aim To enable you to select, research and perform appropriate monologues for BA auditions. What will I be expected to achieve? You will be expected to demonstrate your ability to:
Knowledge and understanding • •
Understand what is required for an acting audition at BA level Broaden your knowledge of contemporary and classical texts
Skills • • • • • •
prepare appropriately for an acting audition at BA level perform with confidence in front of a panel perform truthfully and maintain character throughout a monologue release character as intended by the playwright respond creatively and positively to direction engage the listener and communicate character and narrative
Values and attitudes •
demonstrate the focus, discipline and self-belief required for successful auditions
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