Performing Arts (Acting Pathway)

About this programme

Gain the skills you need to become a versatile and creative performance practitioner. The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Performing Arts (Acting Pathway) has been designed to provide a vocational based programme equipping you with the required skills to succeed in the range of career paths available. Our programme provides diverse and challenging learning experiences, whose aim is to extend and consolidate your expertise as a total performance maker. You will in part refine your live performance skills (vocal & physical) alongside developing greater understanding and command of specific techniques in multi disciplines including, directing, devising, producing, adaptation & stage craft. The selection of units enables you to nurture your creativity, developing your own voice as future innovators within the art form. The overriding focus of the programme is based on acknowledging the importance of versatility & diversity to allow for longevity, ensuring that you can become an all-round live performance maker & practitioner, skilled for successful careers in the ever-evolving Performing Arts industry. The Acting pathway aims to explore all aspects of the domain of performance, from the role of the performer within a range of genres (including, naturalism, physical theatre, contemporary performance (adaptation) & site specific performance (Italy project), to creating work independently as skilled performance makers. You will have opportunities to delve into the role of the director; cultivating industry standard skills to develop you own performance companies. During the tw