COURSE CONTENT
- Exploring a wide variety of acting styles and techniques, developing the confidence to handle script for the purposes of auditioning
- There will be a focus on voice work throughout and technique of the actor and the voice as well as an understanding of accents
- Students will explore a variety of texts, ranging from musical theatre to contemporary plays
- Monologue and text work will focus on one to one training for audition prep
- Audition technique will prepare students for the future with sight reading skills, audition prep and selecting material for auditions
- The aim of the course is to improve Technique, skill and confidence in the field of Dance in a professional and positive environment. The training will be designed to meet the individual needs of each student and has been constructed in a way that during the 12 week course significant improvements can be made.
- Each weeks session will be split between Technique and Performance practises of Dance. There will be 2 x 6 week modules – the first being technique and the second being Performance Technique.
- You will be coached and given advice in how to perform to the best of your ability in an audition or performance environment. You will focus on different styles of Dance in musical theatre, and work on material from shows currently running in the UK
- The foundation of all dance is ballet and all students are given exercises in classical ballet. Other dance classes include: contemporary dance / jazz / modern dance and stretch.
- Confidence in delivering solo repertoire and audition technique: through a series of masterclasses you will be coached and given advice in how to deliver your song to the best of your ability in an audition or performance environment. You will focus on the lyrics as dramatic text and how to use the musical dynamics to highlight emotional changes in the song.
- Harmony and Ensemble work: you will work on a variety of complex ensemble material, honing in on your ability to pick up harmonies, observe musical direction and follow a score of music.
- Technique: you will learn new ways to approach your voice. You will focus on extending range, breathing, voice quality, blending, posture and tone.
- Repertoire: you will expand your repertoire by being advised by musical theatre specialists and therefore explore new materials for auditions and performance.