PG Dip Physical Theatre

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The PG Dip in Physical Theatre offers an advanced, intensive, practical training for actors who wish to further their skills in making work that is fully physically expressive and creative. It has at its core three elements vital in the creation of physical theatre: movement analysis, voice and ensemble work. The students learn to develop their own physical technique and presence in order that they can be as physically and vocally expressive as possible and they also expand on their ability to work with others and to be creative with space and flexible in time. From this strong base, students practically explore various forms and styles of physical theatre from mask work through clown, to physical storytelling and object work. This learning is laboratory based, exploring what each student brings to the process and is aimed at making true discoveries and increasing and enlivening each student’s physical imagination. This means that the work is highly concentrated and the onus is on the students to produce work in order that they further broaden their practical skills and their creativity. Each week students show work so that it can be practically worked on and developed, through an exploration of dramaturgy and the building blocks of creativity.

Whilst the course is not based on one form or technique of movement or theatre it has at its heart the principals of Jacques Lecoq, Moshe Feldenkrais, Rudolph Laban and Vsevolod Meyerhold.

Professional Development

The course is run and taught by experienced professional physical theatre practitioners who can help develop a student’s own method and approach to the work. Students are continually asked to create and develop work and by the end of the course will understand the nature of collaborative and devised work and be pro-active in making their own .

Employability Prospects

This course offering a stimulating, practice based training that will prepare students for a career within physical theatre practice. Students will be skilled in technique and accomplished in making and devising work of a professional standard.

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