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The BA World Performance program provides an innovative and rigorous curriculum that immerses students in diverse acting methodologies, blending Western and non-Western traditions with performance creation skills. This intensive training cultivates versatile artists capable of performing and crafting theater across global contexts. Students explore multiple performance disciplines including vocal techniques, physical theater, dance-drama, comedic arts, mask work, narrative traditions, international music forms, and vocal performance. The program emphasizes practical creation, with students developing and staging original works that synthesize their cross-cultural training while building competencies in media production, scriptwriting, and direction. An international study component offers deep engagement with foreign performance cultures.Instruction occurs at our dynamic Southend Campus, featuring cutting-edge facilities and a cosmopolitan student community ideal for artistic development.Discover additional undergraduate offerings at East 15 Acting School, spanning performance training and technical theater disciplines like Creative Producing and Stage & Production Management.Career ProspectsAlumni emerge as multifaceted theater professionals, prepared for acting careers while equally qualified for roles as directors, workshop leaders, production managers, and cultural researchers. Their intercultural training provides exceptional adaptability for international creative work.
Applicants will need to be successful in an interview. Applicants should also have, or expect to have:
A-levels: DD/EEE, or 48 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels.
BTEC: MP, or 48 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels.
Combined qualifications on the UCAS tariff: 48 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A levels or equivalent.
T-levels: Pass with E in core
IB: two Higher Level certificates with 33
IB Career-related Programme: We consider combinations of IB Diploma Programme courses with BTECs or other qualifications.
IELTS- 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component TOEFL IBT- 76 overall, with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing