The one-year, full-time course consists of 2 Semesters. Each semester will have a 13-week teaching component followed by a 2 then 3 week production unit.

The school year begins in March and ends in November, with 1-week mid-semester breaks, and a 3-week mid-year break.

A week will consist of 3 days - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9.30am until 5pm, with extra time required of students during production times.

Below is a basic break down of how units may be spread throughout the year:

Semester 1

MORNINGS
Feldenkrais awareness through movement
Creative expression/The imagination
Sensory awareness
Improvisation
Story Telling
Voice/Singing/Text
Classical Mime/The Art of Silence
Sword Tai Chi
Contact Release

AFTERNOONS
Circus Arts
Aerial Work (trapeze, ropes, tissu)
Stage Combat
Percussion
Acro-balance

End of term workshop production based on the development of individual performances (invited audience)

Semester 2

MORNINGS
Feldenkrais awareness through movement
Creative expression/The imagination
Sensory awareness
Improvisation
Creating character
Mime
Character mask/Half mask
The neutral mask
The veiled face
Comedia Del Arte
Self Devised theatre

AFTERNOONS
Script writing
Circus Arts
Aerial Work (trapeze, ropes, tissu)
Stage Combat
Acro-balance

Development of Theatre-In-Education performance followed by a short tour of these performances
Rehearsals for end of year production in theatre or site specific venue.

Short courses during the year include: Martial arts, Meditation, Dance (i.e. Tango, Middle Eastern) as well as other master classes by unique guest teachers.

The openess and flexibility of the Total Theatre course allows the students to follow their chosen path. Different specialist teachers will be called upon throughout the year depending on the directions in which individual students and performances are going. This flexibility mixed with the consistency of a few core teachers and principle director make for a perfect balance.

The following is an example of a weekly timetable:

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Feldenkrais

Creative Movement

9.30 – 11

Feldenkrais

Creative Movement

9.30 – 11

Singing

Feldenkrais

9.30 – 11

ANNIE & MICHEÁL

Acting/Impro

11 - 12.30pm

Commedia

11 - 12.30

GEORGE

SANJIVA

ANNIE

Journal Time

1.30 – 2 pm

Journal Time

1.30 – 2 pm

Journal Time

1.30 – 2 pm

Circus Skills

2 - 3.30pm

Acrobalance

2 – 3.30pm

Stage Combat

2 - 3.30pm

JO

BECK & SCOTT

ANDY

Capoeira

3.30 - 5pm

Contact Release

3.30 – 5pm

Tap

3.30 – 5pm

TOM

REYES

PASCALE

First round auditions will be held at the school In Oct/Nov each year, for the following years' intake of students. This will involve an individual audition/interview as well as a half-day group workshop to determine whether the course is suitable for each individual. Second round auditions may be held in early February.

For their audition, participants will be asked to perform a short piece of text of their choice (from a poem, a monologue, a play etc.) as well as a short physical piece of their choice (dance, acrobatics, mime, creative movement etc.) These can be traditional, or self-devised. If the audition piece includes both text and movement then the one piece is fine, otherwise we ask that applicants perform two short pieces to demonstrate both spoken and physical skills. Your audition/presentation should be 3-4 minutes long. You can include any kind of performance: singing, dancing, poetry, prose, magic, tumbling or circus skills. There will then be a short time for participants to talk with the director of the school .

Please contact us for information on current fees.

For International student fees, please contact Total Theatre prior to application.

Students seeking scholarships are asked to request so on their application forms along with reasons for doing so.