Centre for Contemporary Arts Booklet 2016

centre for 1contemporary artsPerforming Arts | Contemporary Acting |Technical Theatre & Stage Management | Theatrical Hair & Media Make-Up

bring thestage to life If you were born to perform and love acting and dancing, or if you are fascinated by the world of theatre or stage production, we have the full time courses to prepare you for these exciting careers. At City College we have a track record of producing successful students who progress to prestigious performing arts schools or employment in the industry as actors, dancers, voice-over artists or working behind the scenes as technicians, make-up artists or stage/production managers. Our courses are delivered by expert tutors with established industry experience in our state-of-the-art facilities including our professional theatre.2

the very besttraining facilitiesThe hub theatre at City College is a 240-seat professionaltheatre with the latest equipment to rival mid-scalerepertory theatres.Equipped with over £1m worth of industry-standard equipment,including professional theatre lighting, digital sound,multi-media projection and a fly system, it provides studentswith the very best training facilities in the region for technicaltheatre, stage management, contemporary acting, dance andperforming arts.other facilities include: • Set and prop construction workshop • Fully equipped sound and lighting studio • Fly tower with counterweight & motored bars • Recording studio • Television studio • Dressing rooms • A variety of staging units • Links with local theatres 3

PERFORMING ARTS, contemporary ACTING & Dance For those looking for a career in Performing Arts, Contemporary Acting or Dance, City College have a range of courses delivered by tutors who are experienced actors and dancers with industry experience. You will learn practical aspects of performance techniques and methods for contemporary theatre. You will also consider theories and principles of the performing arts and the challenges of devising and organising an event or performance. Our courses will enable you to develop your career in the industry by developing your existing skills and providing you with new skills, in-depth knowledge of the industry and context of the performing arts. These highly practical courses provide you with a range of performance approaches and opportunities to produce and take part in performance projects and events. Example productions are A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Stags and Hens, Ubu Rex, Snow White Pantomime and The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol.4

What Will you learn? • Acting skills and techniques • Developing voice for the actor • Contemporary dance • Contemporary theatre • Classical theatre • Voice-over skills • Devising on-stage performances • Rehearsing for performance • Performing to an audience • Live performances in the hub theatreTUTOR PROFILEian rowsellIan trained in film and television at the TVI Actors Studio in Los Angeles,returning to the UK to train in Classical Theatre at the London Academyof Music and Dramatic Art. He is also trained in stage combat. Over theyears Ian has worked with many production companies and has taken onroles in Shakespeare, open-air theatre and has experience in voice overwork. He still acts alongside his full time teaching post. 5

meet our performingarts students CSUACRCEEESRS CSUACRCEEESRS Chantal Appleton david westgate At City College At City College Level 3 Extended Level 3 Extended Diploma with Distinction Diploma Now Now Training at the Foundation Degree in International School of Acting & Stage Combat Screen Acting in London at East 15 Acting School6

TECHNICAL THEATRE &STAGE MANAGEMENTFor those seeking a career in technical theatre or theproduction management side of the entertainment industry,City College has a unique range of full time courses taughtby industry experts using industry standard facilitiesand equipment.As well as our 240-seat professional theatre, you will haveaccess to a large set construction workshop, as well as a fullyequipped sound and lighting studio.By working in collaboration with the performance students,you’ll be designing, making, organising and creating liveproductions from the very first year you start, giving youexceptional hands-on experience. 7

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? • Lighting skills – rigging and operation • Sound skills – operation and EQ • Creative projection mapping • Stage management • Set construction • Scenic painting • Prop making • Roles within a production team • Health and safety within the events industry • Legal aspects of public performance tutor profile MARC FAIRCLOUGH Marc has been a production manager for the past 14 years and has worked in theatre for the last 30. He has undertaken roles including Set Builder, Sound and Lighting Designer, Event Manager and Freelance Theatre Consultant. Marc is an award winning director for shows across the South directing plays and musical theatre.8

Meet our Technicaltheatre students CSUACRCEEESRS AAron jacobs At City College Level 3 Production Arts Now Entertainments Lighting Technician for Carnival Cruises USCSUACRCEEESRSASHTON PARTRIDGEAt City CollegeTechnical Theatre &Event ManagementNowTheatre Technician atThe Point in Eastleigh 9

THEATRical hair & media make-up If you want a career in theatre and have a passion for make-up this course could be for you. This exciting career- led course covers the requirements for the application of specialised make-up and synthetic hair for theatrical and media purposes. It is a highly practical course with a high level of theory work as well. You will put the workshop skills you learn into practice and document your progress in sketch books to document evidence in order to complete the units on this course. During the course you will learn about production arts, performing arts business and production arts planning. You will work on two performances so work experience is a vital part of the course.10

You will work as a make-up/hair artist on these productionsand attend meetings to help plan the productions in relationto make-up design and event planning. You will also learnmake-up application skills and creative uses in performancewhere you look at areas of make-up application and design formusic videos, fashion, photographic, film and theatre.tutor profileZOE TATNUM-ROONEY First training in beauty, hair and wig making, Zoe progressed into her specialist area of media, theatre and photographic make-up while studying at the London College of Fashion. She progressed onto assist some of the most highly regarded make-up artists within the industry. Zoe still practices in the industry as a freelance make-up artist and has worked for many production companies with large clients including BBC, SKY 1, Granada Television and MTV. Zoe has also worked on an array of music videos, commercials and photographic print for high profile performers such as Oasis and Girls Aloud.

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