Immersive Performance Practice - Certificate of Higher Education*

Entry Requirements

The course is designed for FE students currently taking acting, drama or musical theatre courses, adults with a performance background who wish to re-enter education or industry professional looking to upskill in this area of performance.

You require:  

• A minimum of 72 UCAS points in an appropriate discipline. 
• Mathematics and English Language GCSEs at a minimum grade of C/4 or equivalent  

Successful performance-based audition at Blackpool and The Fylde College Theatre or the forwarding of an electronic portfolio. 

We will also review your creative work to assess your previous experience and will be available to talk through any questions you may have.

Qualification Obtained

Industry Placement and Field Trips

The programme has strong partnerships with arts organisations based in the North West which have led to the creation of exciting collaborative projects with, Blackpool Winter Gardens, Blackpool Tower Ballroom, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Grand Theatre and The Old Electric Theatre. These relationships provide fantastic performance opportunities for our students to work with innovative and current practitioners providing incredible performance opportunities outside of the programme.

You can expect guest lectures and workshops in person and via zoom/teams from current industry professionals. Our graduates are working out in the industry and many of them are keen to return to the campus to share their expertise and experiences.

There are several field trip opportunities to theatres in Blackpool and throughout the North West. These trips are organised at ongoing intervals within your programme. These trips intend to assist or facilitate and consolidate your learning.

Learning and Teaching Methods

You will study basic performance skills such as vocal practices and physical practices and create a personalised training score for your own goals. You will explore the foundations of Stanislavski’s naturalistic performance techniques and their modern interpretations, and you will be exposed to a range of contemporary theatre makers and contemporary technologies. You will be introduced to professional codes of rehearsal and performance and experience a thorough rehearsal process and develop your own working methodological approach to improvisation based work.

Assessment Methods

We want you to produce creative work that follows professional practices. To do this, you will undertake a range of activities and roles associated with the conception, production, presentation creation and evaluation of performance work within the context of acting and performance.

During the course you will be assessed formatively (does not count towards the final grade) and summatively (counts towards the final grade) in different ways. These include: Written Work (Essays and Reflections and Installations) Performance Portfolios (which will be delivered in conditions that the module tutor will make clear, but will usually involve practical exams) Reflective submissions (such as online Canvas posts and annotated scripts) Presentations Performance Projects Online multimedia submission Process (which may involve the above, but also considers your practical and verbal contributions towards projects, as well as your overall code of practice and discipline) The reason we use these methods is because they represent, as close to possible, the kind of things that will be expected of you in formal professional environments and the activities that will grant you the ability to have a sustained career. These formats allow you to demonstrate work and self-presentation, written and spoken comprehension and communication, interpersonal skills, team-working and creative problem-solving.

Other Costs and Equipment Needed

All resources such as rehearsal space and library facilities are included in the programme cost itself. As a performance course that specialises in performance we do recommend – but do not require – that you have the following items available to wear when necessary:

• A set of loose-fitting black casual clothing suitable for movement work
• At least one pair of soft dark shoes
• At least one formal or semi-formal shirt
• At least one pair of formal dark shoes If anticipating playing female roles, character shoes.
• A vocal steamer
• A yoga mat.

Students may wish to purchase a laptop to facilitate their work at home, however, computers are available in the LRC and college laptops are accessible through the library loan system.

At the beginning of the term, you will be asked to pay a £40 deposit to the Old Electric Theatre. This automatically signs you up for a “Season Pass” that allows you to attend 8 shows of your choice throughout the academic year.

Tuition Fees

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Regulation and Accreditation

Accrediting Institution: N/A

Awarding Body: n/a

Regulatory Body: Office for Students (OfS)

Terms and Conditions

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Career Options and Progression

The combination of a higher education qualification with an industry focus, delivered by BSoA will enable you to develop as creative practitioners and performers who are embarking on an entry-level career in the industry or have the ability to progress on to further studies]

The Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education Immersive Performance Practice provides a solid grounding in the subject discipline and developed to lead onto a corresponding programme at B&FC or apply to other HE providers (subject to meeting their requirements for admissions and/or RPL) The Certificate of HE Immersive Performance Practice also provides a strong platform to secure industry-based work as holiday reps, cruise ship entertainers, theatre in education, producing, and theatre makers. Employment opportunities may also be enhanced through exposure to the audition process and links with agents. Performance roles place emphasis on practical skills which align with portfolio careers. These are common in the performance industries. This means having several streams of income at the same time, often combining jobs with other freelance work. Freelance work can also incorporate seasonal entertainment work in the tourism and events industries, which are seeing a rise in Immersive Experiences.