centre for contemporary arts Performing Arts | Contemporary Acting | Technical Theatre & Stage Management | Theatrical Hair & Media Make-Up
bring the stage to life
If you were born to perform and love acting and dancing, or if you are fascinated by the world of theatre or stage production, we have the full time courses to prepare you for these exciting careers. At City College we have a track record of producing successful students who progress to prestigious performing arts schools or employment in the industry as actors, dancers, voice-over artists or working behind the scenes as technicians, make-up artists or stage/production managers. Our courses are delivered by expert tutors with established industry experience in our state-of-the-art facilities including our professional theatre.
the very best training facilities The hub theatre at City College is a 240-seat professional theatre with the latest equipment to rival mid-scale repertory theatres. Equipped with over £1m worth of industry-standard equipment, including professional theatre lighting, digital sound, multi-media projection and a fly system, it provides students with the very best training facilities in the region for technical theatre, stage management, contemporary acting, dance and performing arts.
other facilities include: • • • • • • • •
Set and prop construction workshop Fully equipped sound and lighting studio Fly tower with counterweight & motored bars Recording studio Television studio Dressing rooms A variety of staging units Links with local theatres
PERFORMING ARTS, contemporary ACTING & Dance For those looking for a career in Performing Arts, Contemporary Acting or Dance, City College have a range of courses delivered by tutors who are experienced actors and dancers with industry experience. You will learn practical aspects of performance techniques and methods for contemporary theatre. You will also consider theories and principles of the performing arts and the challenges of devising and organising an event or performance. Our courses will enable you to develop your career in the industry by developing your existing skills and providing you with new skills, in-depth knowledge of the industry and context of the performing arts. These highly practical courses provide you with a range of performance approaches and opportunities to produce and take part in performance projects and events. Example productions are A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Stags and Hens, Ubu Rex, Snow White Pantomime and The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol.
What Will you learn? • • • • • • • • • •
Acting skills and techniques Developing voice for the actor Contemporary dance Contemporary theatre Classical theatre Voice-over skills Devising on-stage performances Rehearsing for performance Performing to an audience Live performances in the hub theatre
TUTOR PROFILE ian rowsell Ian trained in film and television at the TVI Actors Studio in Los Angeles, returning to the UK to train in Classical Theatre at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is also trained in stage combat. Over the years Ian has worked with many production companies and has taken on roles in Shakespeare, open-air theatre and has experience in voice over work. He still acts alongside his full time teaching post.
meet our performing arts students CAREESRS SUCCE Chantal Appleton At City College Level 3 Extended Diploma with Distinction
Now Training at the International School of Screen Acting in London
CAREESRS SUCCE david westgate At City College Level 3 Extended Diploma
Now Foundation Degree in Acting & Stage Combat at East 15 Acting School
TECHNICAL THEATRE & STAGE MANAGEMENT For those seeking a career in technical theatre or the production management side of the entertainment industry, City College has a unique range of full time courses taught by industry experts using industry standard facilities and equipment. As well as our 240-seat professional theatre, you will have access to a large set construction workshop, as well as a fully equipped sound and lighting studio. By working in collaboration with the performance students, you’ll be designing, making, organising and creating live productions from the very first year you start, giving you exceptional hands-on experience.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? • • • • • • • • • •
Lighting skills – rigging and operation Sound skills – operation and EQ Creative projection mapping Stage management Set construction Scenic painting Prop making Roles within a production team Health and safety within the events industry Legal aspects of public performance
tutor profile MARC FAIRCLOUGH Marc has been a production manager for the past 14 years and has worked in theatre for the last 30. He has undertaken roles including Set Builder, Sound and Lighting Designer, Event Manager and Freelance Theatre Consultant. Marc is an award winning director for shows across the South directing plays and musical theatre.
Meet our Technical theatre students CAREESRS SUCCE AAron jacobs At City College Level 3 Production Arts
Now Entertainments Lighting Technician for Carnival Cruises US
CAREESRS SUCCE ASHTON PARTRIDGE At City College Technical Theatre & Event Management
Now Theatre Technician at The Point in Eastleigh
THEATRical hair & media make-up If you want a career in theatre and have a passion for make-up this course could be for you. This exciting careerled course covers the requirements for the application of specialised make-up and synthetic hair for theatrical and media purposes. It is a highly practical course with a high level of theory work as well. You will put the workshop skills you learn into practice and document your progress in sketch books to document evidence in order to complete the units on this course. During the course you will learn about production arts, performing arts business and production arts planning. You will work on two performances so work experience is a vital part of the course.
You will work as a make-up/hair artist on these productions and attend meetings to help plan the productions in relation to make-up design and event planning. You will also learn make-up application skills and creative uses in performance where you look at areas of make-up application and design for music videos, fashion, photographic, film and theatre.
tutor profile ZOE TATNUM-ROONEY First training in beauty, hair and wig making, Zoe progressed into her specialist area of media, theatre and photographic make-up while studying at the London College of Fashion. She progressed onto assist some of the most highly regarded make-up artists within the industry. Zoe still practices in the industry as a freelance make-up artist and has worked for many production companies with large clients including BBC, SKY 1, Granada Television and MTV. Zoe has also worked on an array of music videos, commercials and photographic print for high profile performers such as Oasis and Girls Aloud.