Acting and Performance BA (Hons)

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.** <br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/><br/><br/>- Develop high-level skills as an actor and performer.<br/><br/><br/>- Research, plan and execute professional-standard performances across stage, screen, audio and digital media.<br/><br/><br/>- Create a multi-media digital portfolio to showcase your work.<br/><br/><br/>- Engage with communities and challenge real-world issues.<br/><br/><br/>- Take part in our final-year degree showcase festival.<br/><br/><br/>Develop your flair in everything from screen acting to working with texts, audio performance, and physical and spatial practices. You’ll master production processes and apply your learning by creating and starring in your own public performances. You’ll also work with real-world briefs commissioned by external clients, helping to challenge global issues. <br/><br/>At the end of your studies you’ll produce and deliver your own professional performance for public presentation at our Changemakers Festival – our festival of theatre and performance.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/><br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>You’ll take part in interactive lectures, seminars and practical workshops led by creative professionals, practitioners and expert academics. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with industry partners on ‘live brief’ projects. As you develop experience, you’ll create a professional portfolio designed to prepare you for a range of careers – whether that’s in the creative industries, drama education or postgraduate study and training.<br/><br/>**You learn through**<br/><br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>You’ll take part in interactive lectures, seminars and practical workshops led by creative professionals, practitioners and expert academics. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with industry partners on ‘live brief’ projects. As you develop experience, you’ll create a professional portfolio designed to prepare you for a range of careers – whether that’s in the creative industries, drama education or postgraduate study and training.<br/><br/>You learn through<br/><br/><br/>- acting and performing<br/><br/><br/>- taking part in production projects<br/><br/><br/>- practical workshops<br/><br/><br/>- working in an ensemble<br/><br/><br/>- attending performances<br/><br/><br/>- work-based learning <br/><br/><br/>- independent study<br/><br/><br/>- real-life projects for external clients<br/><br/><br/>- interactive lectures and seminars<br/><br/><br/>- extracurricular activities, including theatre and performance productions<br/><br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/><br/>**Work placements**<br/><br/>In your second year you’ll have the opportunity to undertake a short placement with an external organisation. Here you’ll use your newfound skills to address real-world challenges, connect with diverse audiences and make a difference in your community. <br/><br/>**Live projects** <br/><br/>We work with a range of local theatres, filmmakers, performance companies and arts organisations on live briefs and production projects. Recent industry collaborators include Sheffield Theatres, Forced Entertainment, The Sheffield Creative Guild, Theatre Delicatessen, Stand and Be Counted, John Godber and Doppelgangster. <br/><br/>Staff often produce performances for local and international festivals – and invite students to take part in them, giving you the chance to work alongside professionals. In recent years students have participated in Off the Shelf Festival, the Venice Biennale, The Melbourne Fringe Festival, Season for Change, and Woodland Trust’s Tree Charter. We also collaborate with Hallam’s Department of Film and Media Production to create additional screen acting opportunities for you to take part in.