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Course summary
Our BA (Hons) Dance, Aerial and Physical Theatre degree is the first aerial dance undergraduate degree in the UK and offers intensive practical training experience combining dance and aerial technique classes to help prepare performers for careers within the creative industry. Reach new heights with aerial training This course introduces you to aerial and physical theatre training and is available to you whether you are new to aerial work or a practiced performer as our technique classes can cater to mixed ability. You do not need previous aerial experience to apply. Through three aerial technique classes per week, you will develop your performance skills with a range of apparatus, with the option to narrow your focus in third year if you wish to specialise in one. Learn to use apparatus, including:
- Fabric
- Hoop
- Dance trapeze
- Rope
- Harness.
- Cunningham
- Limon
- Release
- Ballet
- Contact improvisation
- Somatic practices
- Dance styles from styles influenced from other cultural perspectives.
- Study three aerial technique classes per week with equipment including vertical and horizontal apparatus and harness-based dance.
- Develop your knowledge of physical theatre and narrative choreography.
- Take daily dance-technique classes with dance students on other courses.
- Perform regularly, including at end of semester shows.
- Learn from experienced and sector-active dance practitioners and researchers.
Modules
In your first year, practical training, choreographic exploration and performance are at the heart of your experience. In addition, you will develop contextual knowledge through exploring dance history and philosophy through theory and practice. In your second year, you will develop confidence in your theatricality and work with industry aerial artists to learn new technical skills and choreographic approaches as you begin to prepare for a future career within the dance sector. Your academic writing will develop through core module Research Methodologies, where research strategies will be explored and applied in a supportive environment. Your third year centres around an exciting mix of modules that extend knowledge and approaches to theatre making through theoretical and practical consideration of stage design, lighting and costume in relation to the movement and narrative. In your aerial technique classes, you will have the option to specialise in one apparatus if desired, or to maintain a breadth of apparatus.
Assessment method
You will complete a range of practical and contextual assessment tasks such as studio technique class assessments, live performances of your choreography, PowerPoint presentations for modules such as Preparing the Dance Artist for Work and written assignments for Research Methodologies and Independent Study Project. In addition, you will undertake a final written research project that allows you to focus on an area of particular interest to you and deepen your knowledge and understanding.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W520
- Institution code:
- C58
- Campus name:
- Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 - 120 points
A level - BBB - CCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD - MMM
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 28 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Audition
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | No component less than 5.5 |
| PTE Academic | 50 | 50-57 and no lower than 50-57 in each component |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | At least: 18 in Reading 17 in Listening 20 in Speaking 17 in Writing |
Qualifications recognised for English language proficiency
https://www.chi.ac.uk/study/international/english-language-requirements/
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| International | £16344 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Chichester
Bishop Otter Campus
College Lane
Chichester
PO19 6PE