Performance (Musical Theatre) (Top-up)

The BA (Hons) Performance (Pathway Top-up) programme offers students the opportunity to further delve into their own practice as performers, choreographers, directors and creators. There are two pathways on this programme, one is Musical Theatre and there is another pathway dedicated to Dance. At the audition, students pathway will be identified. Students will be challenged at all formative points of assessment to further develop their own identity as performers in order to find their place in industry and begin to carve out their progression routes beyond graduation. Practice as research forms a core thread in creative modules that explore individual areas of development. Students are permitted the freedom to develop through personal and critical reflection, evaluating their own training needs in respect to industry requirements. This facilitates a personalised learning ethos, with students specialising through direct supervisions and teaching support. Professional outreach is encouraged, offering students opportunities to develop working relationships, and engage with wider industries and professional communities. Examples of practice as research include: the submission of working portfolios/Self Tapes and social media reels to agencies, practitioners and social media platforms.