Course summary

If you are thinking of studying performing arts, you might be dreaming of taking to the stage to perform for a living. You may be thinking of gritty TV roles or comedy turns in ongoing series. You may even be thinking of re-inventing yourself as a superhero and going into battle with a fellow Marvel character. However, the skills you will learn, will also prove to be valuable in a range of other careers, especially if you are able to effectively combine creative talent with the practical aspects of self-promotion and arts management. So many graduates from Bournemouth & Poole College have gone on to experience an array of roles within the creative industries as well as in careers that value and demand the skillsets fostered and supported within our HE courses. In addition to teaching self-expression, critical thinking and creative application, the performing arts helps society as a whole in supporting self-knowledge and understanding. Theatre and the performing arts teach society about itself, hoping to point out the attitudes and mindsets of the current cultural climates. It can be a tool used to educate people about the world in which they live and the role they play within it. The artistic voice asks those who listen to think, to question and to reflect on what it is to be human. In other words, it is power. At The College, we seek to help you discover that power and find ways specific to you that will enable you to use that power to build a career in whatever field you ultimately choose. For anyone who has a passion for performing, a degree in Performing Arts can be your path to a fulfilling and hugely engaging career. At the Bournemouth & Poole College, our Performing Arts department has a proud history of delivering quality degrees that are an immersive, enlightening, and interactive experience for students. Students on the course will also get the opportunity to form a company and undertake rehearsal and performance in an alternative context. This may be at The Lighthouse in Poole or a similar regional venue. This will equip our students with the practical skills required to have a rewarding career in the arts. The emphasis will be on community engagement and realising projects through appropriate means. Students may consider working in schools, special needs groups, writing original material, running an event or festival, dramaturg and script development. Students will build upon their critical theoretical understanding as covered in the first unit and use this to complete a funding bid for their own project with a local festival/arts council body.