Start Date
- September 2025, Full Time
Summary
Students work towards the University of the Arts London (UAL) Level 2 Diploma in Performing and Production Arts.
The Dance pathway has a focus on contemporary dance with students exploring the ways in which performances can explore and examine local, national and global issues. You will participate in public performances throughout the year. Dance Level 2 embraces the talents of young people and provides a hub for learning, training and development.
Main skills developed on the course:
Staging a Performance
Production Skills and Practice
Personal Project and Presentation
Communicating with an Audience
Extended Project
Key tasks are likely to include:
- Contextual, historical & socio-political research and evaluation that informs production
- Preparing for performances by developing and rehearsing dance pieces
- Performing to live audiences
- Critically evaluating performance of self and others
- Studying and creating choreography
-Discussing and Interpreting choreography - Taking care of the health and safety of yourself and others, which requires knowledge and observation of physiology and anatomy, as well as safe use of premises and equipment to avoid injury
This exciting course is taught by professional tutors who have a wide range of experience in the dance industry to support students within their chosen career path.
Why Our College?
Real Theatre Environment
Our theatre hosts over 18 student performances to members of the public each year.
Awarded by the UAL
All of our performing arts courses are awarded by the University of the Arts London.
Production Stage Management
Our students design and manage the sets, lighting, sound and general running for each student performance.
Entry Requirements
Achieve 4 GCSE's at grade 3 or above, including English Language and maths. It is expected that you are engaging with performing arts training outside of school. As part of the entry requirements you will be required to complete an audition and interview.
Learning Outcomes
The qualifications have been designed to incorporate a strong element of collaborative and vocational learning to provide students with the understanding, knowledge and skills identified as necessary for future progression and employment, underpinned by the broad transferable skills that will enable students to demonstrate qualities of adaptability, self-reliance, collaboration, dependability, imagination and creativity.
The qualifications deliberately draw upon approaches to teaching and learning that have proven successful in targeting students that enjoy and learn through practical activity and may have had difficulty with prior academic learning.
Emphasis is placed on providing an experience which draws on the realities of the performing arts industry, with students being treated as young professionals and encouraged to take increasing responsibility for their own learning.
Objective
The qualifications will provide students with:
An introduction to a range of activities essential to the development and delivery of a performance.
An introduction to the diversity of roles and responsibilities within the performing arts sector, the importance of health and safety as integral to the performer and production and the personal and professional characteristics needed for a career in the performing arts
An introduction to the communication skills used in the performing arts, allowing exploration of the specific skills and attributes required for communicating with an audience in the production of a staged piece of work
An opportunity to demonstrate understanding through the production of a staged piece of performance work
An opportunity to research the history and context of performance and production and develop understanding of the value of contextual research in informing practice
An opportunity to integrate and use previously acquired skills, knowledge and understanding, and to explore and develop specific techniques,skills and attributes specific to the performing arts
An opportunity to integrate and use skills, knowledge and understanding, and to explore and develop specific techniques, skills and attributes for production in the performing arts
An opportunity to take greater responsibility in the management of an assignment of personal interest and prepare for progression within a chosen discipline
An opportunity to be involved in the production of a staged piece of performance to an audience.
Assessment
The University of the Arts (UAL) Level 2 Diploma in Performing and Production Arts is assessed through a series of projects that are designed to broaden student’s skills, experience and expertise. The projects are multi-disciplinary and require students to work collaboratively and proactively with fellow students as well as external clients and stakeholders. A final end-point assessment (commonly referred to as the Final Major Project) decides the student’s overall grade for the year which is graded as: PASS,MERIT or DISTINCTION. Student work is externally assessed and scrutinised by external verifiers from the University of the Arts London (UAL) to ensure that academic standards are adhered to and maintained.
Progression
Most students who successfully complete the Level 2 will progress onto Level 3 within the Creative Arts department; with students having the option of the following Performing and Production Arts pathways at level 3: Dance, Musical Theatre, Acting, Music and T_Level Production Arts.
Career Progression
City College Norwich is a member of the University of the Arts London Progression Partnership to promote the recruitment of talented, creative students from high quality further education institutions to UAL higher education degree level courses. To become a professional dancer, a further three years training at university or vocational school is recommended. Past students have graduated onto vocational schools such as; London Contemporary, Bird, Laban, Urdang, LIPA, Performers, Masters, Stella Mann, E15 and universities including: Middlesex, Roehampton, Edge Hill, Chichester,Kingston and DeMontfort .
City College Norwich also has an outstanding Apprenticeship team who can provide advice and guidance for students wishing to follow an Apprenticeship route into the industry. For those students who choose not to pursue careers within the production and performing arts industries the course provides fantastic opportunities to develop collaborative working skills, problem-solving, creative and the higher order evaluative skills demanded by universities and employers.
Fees
If you are a UK or home- fee status student and aged 16-18 on the 31st August before the start of your course, tuition fees are free. If you are aged 19 years and over please contact the Advice Shop. Please check our Finance pages for information on loans, bursaries, fee information and student travel offers that are available. Alternatively please contact the Advice Shop.
