The Performing Arts Level 2: Acting pathway creates opportunities to explore, experiment and creatively engage in fun and challenging interactive games and exercises that enable you to improve confidence in acting, singing and dance skills. You will also learn about working in the industry, professional development, lighting for the stage and devising original material.
As part of the course you will perform in front of a live audience. Working with your class, you will develop a play to perform and be given the opportunity to work in schools and external venues. You will work on your creativity, highlighting your strengths and developing them further. This course is one year long.
This course gives you an overview of acting, physical theatre, production arts, dance and musical theatre. Focussing upon building a solid foundation in performing arts skills you will investigate vocal projection and clarity, working together, performance discipline, body language and different forms and genres of theatre that will inspire and challenge you. You will learn the skills for progressing to further levels and gain insight into the world of the performing arts.
Two GCSEs at grade 3 or above including English
You can apply using our online application form and clicking the Apply Now button at the top of this page. For more information support with your enquiry or application please contact Student Services by emailing info@rotherham.ac.uk or by calling 01709 362111.
“College provides me with the skills and experience I need to progress onto university.”
Sam Simmons Level 3 Music Performance Former student at Wingfield Academy
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“College provides me with the skills and experience I need to progress onto university.”
Sam Simmons Level 3 Music Performance Former student at Wingfield Academy
The performing arts sector is ideal for those who enjoy performing, have a creative flair and have confidence to express their personality.
Choreographers design sequences of steps and movements, direct and lead rehearsals and devise classical and contemporary dance routines.
Turning ideas into steps, fitting movements to music, working with producers, customer designers and musical directors, selecting music and auditioning and rehearsing dancers.**
Film studios, theatres, creative studios or TV studios.
Musicians and singers write, arrange, orchestrate, conduct and perform musical compositions.
Learning and rehearsing music, preparing and attending auditions, looking after your voice and instrument, setting up your instrument ready for performing and performing at concert, or on film, TV or radio recordings.**
Music venues, theatres, recording studios or film sets.
In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the performing arts and music sector include*:
“College provides me with the skills and experience I need to progress onto university.”
Sam Simmons Level 3 Music Performance Former student at Wingfield Academy
“College has provided me with a fresh start; the course is fun and the tutors are really nice.”
Charlie Nicholls Level 3 Performing Arts Former student at Handsworth Grange School
