As a Dramatic Arts (DART) student, you will work with the very best faculty, artists and theatre professionals from Niagara, the GTA and beyond in exceptional facilities designed to provide learning experiences that mirror the professional performing arts sector. All DART degree offerings integrate theory and practice. You will gain a broad educational base in performance, design and technical skills through the study of critical thinking, theatre history, dramaturgy and dramatic literature. DART also mounts an annual performance season of productions that are imagined and realized by students, under the guidance of faculty and alumni. You will immerse yourself in various facets of theatre and work collaboratively as an actor and member of the creative and production teams. Co-op opportunities and established partnerships with Brock Musical Theatre, local theatre companies and the venerable Shaw Festival and Foster Festival provide opportunities for students to take their learning out of the classroom and gain hands-on industry experience.
“Brock’s Dramatic Arts program instilled a maturity in me and the skills I developed empowered me. Clubs like Brock Musical Theatre also allow you to experiment with your performance side and put what you’ve learned in your degree to the test.” — John McGowan (BA ’14), Actor
Concentrations Drama in Education and Applied Theatre Students focus on drama outside traditional theatre spaces, including theatre in the community, in hospitals, in prisons and in educational settings. Performance Students develop the foundations of stage performance, while engaging in script analysis, critical and reflective writing and speaking and creative research, allowing them to develop as “actor-creators” — theatre artists who can create their own work.
Degrees offered • BA Honours in Dramatic Arts Concentrations are available in Drama in Education and Applied Theatre, Performance and Production and Design. A co-op program is also available.
• BA in Dramatic Arts (pass degree) • Minor in Dramatic Arts • Certificate program in Drama in Education and Applied Theatre • Concurrent BA/BEd Study in Dramatic Arts and the Faculty of Education to earn two undergraduate degrees. Options include: Concurrent BA (Honours): BEd Intermediate/Senior – Dramatic Arts. Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours): BEd Junior/Intermediate – Dramatic Arts as teachable subject.
Production and Design Prepares you for production work, management, crewing, design and other elements of creative and technical stagecraft.
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