Entry Requirements

• Level 1 qualification or  two GCSEs at grade 3/D in MATHS or ENGLISH
• You will be asked to evidence your ability in this subject in the form of an audition
• Successful attendance at interview event    

Course Structure

The qualification will provide you with the following.

Introductions to:

• Activities essential to the development and delivery of performing and production. This will include an introduction to the process of rehearsal, skill development and establishing that performance and production is a collaborative activity
• Diversity of roles and responsibilities within the performing and production arts sector. Understanding the importance of health and safety and the personal and professional characteristics needed for a career in the creatives industry 
• Communication skills used in performing and production arts, allowing exploration of the specific skills and attributes required for communicating with an audience in the production of a staged piece of work

Opportunities to:

• Demonstrate understanding through the production of a staged piece of performance work 
• Research the history and context of performing and production arts and develop understanding of the value of contextual research in informing practice 
• Integrate and use previously acquired skills, knowledge and understanding and to explore and develop more specific techniques, skills and attributes in the performing arts 
• Integrate and use skills, knowledge and understanding and to explore and develop specific techniques, skills and attributes for production in the performing arts 
• Take greater responsibility in the management of an assignment of personal interest, via the final major project, and prepare for progression within a chosen discipline

Assessment & Feedback

• Practical assessment
• Portfolio work
• Assignments
• Performance
• Project work
• Self-evaluation
• Oral questioning
• Group discussion
   

What Next...

The course will enable you to develop a portfolio of work that could support progression into a range of qualifications at Level 3.

Typically you can progress to the UAL Level 3 Diploma in Performing and Production Arts or the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts at South Essex College.