Performing Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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Performing Arts offers a wide range of instruction in theory and practice in theatre, performance and other forms of popular culture. Artistic experimentation with body and space; theory-based reflection; and trans-mission into various modes of expression complement one another.

The students learn the individual steps and phases of a production: from the idea, the concept development and choice of material, through research, rehearsal and realization work to multi-media presentations or perfor-mances. Students gain comprehensive skills and com-petencies in, among other things, voice and bodywork, dramaturgy and contextualization.

Performing Arts is a cooperative course of study. The courses are held at five universities which are all located in Lower Saxony. These are, in addition to the HBK Braunschweig (University of Art, Braunschweig); the Leibniz Universität, Hannover (Leibniz University, Hanover); the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover (Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media); the University Hildesheim; and the Technische Universität Braunschweig (University of Braunschweig — Institute of Technology). The choice of courses is therefore correspondingly varied.

As a Bachelor of Arts degree course, Performing Arts can be studied as a main or secondary subject.

And afterwards?

If a teaching position in the subjects performing arts and German or English at a secondary or comprehensive school is the objective, a bachelor’s degree is the basic prerequisite for the subsequent master’s degree and later admission to the preparatory teacher training for schools.

With a bachelor’s degree, other opportunities in applied- theatre fields of activity are also available in child, adolescent and adult education.

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A number of steps are necessary for application to the HBK Braunschweig. In these steps the students prove their “special artistic talent”. Application with documentation and a portfolio is followed by the successful participation in the application exam. Three steps are necessary here:

1. Online application via the HBK Braunschweig website

2. Submission of the application documents by 15 March (date of receipt!)

3. Submission of portfolio (personally or by post)

Note: The portfolio must have been received at the university by 31 March. Information and deadlines for personally handing in the portfolio will be post-ed on the website.

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entsDegree

Bachelor of Arts

Standard period of study Six semesters

Secondary subjects Art studies, media studies, visual communi cations (without teaching qualification) at the TU Braunschweig: English, German (with teaching qualification)

Compulsory modules Fundamentals of scenic design, theatre theory and theatre history, forms of contemporary theatre, theory and practice of applied theatre, project work and self-study, internships, professional development

Course language German

Course type Full-time course

Start of course Winter semester

Application deadline 1 February to 15 March each year (date of receipt!)

Restricted admission

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/ General or subject-linked university entrance qualification, entrance qualification for university of applied sciences for design, or university en-trance qualification based on professional training

/ Proof of special artistic talent

/ Students from non-German-speaking countries require proof of proficiency in German

/ English as a secondary subject requires proof of proficiency in English

/ For the visual communications course, proof of special artistic talent is separately required

The cooperative course Performance Acting is offered at two locations, Braunschweig and Hanover. Please note that different subject combinations are offered at the different sites. There is no teacher training course for the secondary subjects art science, media science and visual communications offered by the HBK Braunschweig.Co

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a) A portfolio illustrating an artistic approach to selected theatre-specific/applied-theatre works. The portfolio should also include proof of ac-quired practical experience in theatre-specific or applied theatre work (acting or directing experi-ence). Such proof could consist of photographs, printed programmes or similar documents, pro-ject concepts, original texts for staging, critiques or video excerpts of five minutes maximum length (film/video please on DVD).

b) Completion of an assignment which will be made public before the application process begins (maximum 1 DIN A4 page)

c) Comprehensive CV also showing previous knowledge in theatre practice

Current directions for application and further information about the portfolio at

http://bewerben.hbk-bs.de

HBK Braunschweig Zentrale Studienberatung Johannes-Selenka-Platz 1 38118 Braunschweig Telephone +49 (531) 391 92 69 Email: studienberatung@hbk-bs.de http://hbk-bs.de/studium/zsb/ N

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