This course gives you the physical, critical and authorship skills to create performances that are relevant to our time.
While studying Contemporary and Popular Performance, students become versatile performers who can make their own work and own their own stage, training in skills and exploring techniques from physical theatre, live art, experimental performance, cabaret, clowning, stand-up comedy, circus skills, immersive theatre, drag, spoken word, burlesque, stage magic and festivals.
Students benefit from the opportunity to undertake industry placements with partners who may include organisations such as Glastonbury Festival, Duckie and Punchdrunk. You’ll also network with professional practitioners and learn a wide range of practical skills that will serve you in your practice, such as performing skills, event management, producing, fundraising and collaboration.
As well as benefitting from our world-leading facilities at our Sidcup campus, students will be based at Tramshed, a comedy and theatre venue and community arts hub based in Woolwich, immersing you in the industry in the heart of London while you train.
Graduates will be ready to go on to write, perform, produce or manage within the growing performance, experimental theatre, new cabaret, contemporary circus, festival, immersive and live event culture in the UK. You may also explore a career in broadcast media and live culture; from radio, online, film or television.
If you love a variety of genres circus, theatre, cabaret, comedy and solo work - Contemporary and Popular Performance will allow you to explore it all.
“Contemporary and Popular Performance One of the reasons I choose the course was because of how well connected to the performance industry it is. I’ve been able to see and meet so many amazing companies and artists, even during my first year! I feel very confident that I will find my place in the industry when I’ve graduated.” Gabrielle, Contemporary and Popular Performance student
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Please visit our website to view the course specification in detail:
https://www.bruford.ac.uk/learn/undergraduate-courses/contemporary-and-popular-performance/
Course content is regularly reviewed, to make it relevant and current. Course modules are therefore subject to change.
Assessment will be through Performances; Coursework, presentations and portfolios; Continuous practical assessment; essay.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Rose Bruford College has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
We welcome students from around the world for both BA and MA degree study in performance, design and production arts.
We also run short-term courses, summer schools and foundation programmes for international students who are looking for a shorter period of study.
You will be studying close to London and have easy access to the amazing culture, restaurants and theatre there.
When you study with us, you will join students from more than 25 different countries, and develop skills that could take your career all over the world. We have links worldwide with partner institutions on student and staff exchanges, collaborative projects and wider research initiatives.
You may find our international students web page and guide useful: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/life-at-the-college/international-students/
We run webinars with virtual campus tours for prospective international students, you can register here: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/life-at-the-college/open-days-and-webinars/
Widening Access and Contextual Admissions: Rose Bruford College is committed to widening access. We encourage applications from all students with the potential to succeed, regardless of your background, and ensure that no groups are disadvantaged during the application process.
We welcome students from all educational backgrounds. For instance, we look at your age, whether you declare a disability, whether you have spent time in care, the area in which you live and, if appropriate, the relative performance of the school you attend. We offer places based upon your future potential. We may offer you a place based on lower UCAS points than shown here, or an offer that is not linked to UCAS points, if we have evidence of your potential from your application or interview/audition.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Please visit https://www.bruford.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/ for further information on financial support including Low income bursaries and the Principal's scholarship
Email:admissions@bruford.ac.uk
Phone:020 8308 2600
Fax: 020 8308 0542
Email:admissions@bruford.ac.uk
Phone:020 8308 2600
Fax: 020 8308 0542
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