新西蘭國立理工學院

Develop the acting and performance skills you will need to realise your full potential as an actor on screen and on the stage. Work on a wide variety of projects and learn from tutors who are experienced industry professionals.

From core elements of voice, movement and acting technique to advanced skills in dialect, audition and professional practice, studying acting at Unitec will give you all the tools you need to establish and maintain a career as a professional actor.

Within the acting training at Unitec you will work with our highly regarded permanent and guest tutors to refine your core skills in performance, voice, movement training, acting technique and professional practice. You will have many opportunities to practice your developing craft on a wide range of live and screen performance projects. Our facilities provide theatre and film studio spaces and the accompanying equipment to provide authentic learning experiences.

You will learn practical skills for the industry you are preparing to enter and have a multitude of opportunities to connect with industry based specialists and engage with Auckland’s rich live performance and screen sectors.

Highlights

• Numerous opportunities for live and screen performance.
• A vibrant multidisciplinary environment that includes dance, screen arts, production design and management, design and arts.
• A collaborative model: you will work closely with directing and writing, film and television, and performance technology students.
• Close links with industry. Our tutors continue to work in the industry and therefore retain currency and have relevant knowledge and experience and contacts. No other acting training course in Aotearoa has the same access to and proximity to Auckland’s vibrant and rapidly expanding screen sector.
• 30 years training experience with a rich history of successful graduates , many of who are now influencers and leaders in the industry.
• Every year we have the privilege to work with many guest specialists and directors, who run masterclasses, workshops and lead projects as directors, coaches, mentors and creators.
• Strong international connections.
• Pathway to Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Practice or Master of Creative Practice.

CAREER OPTIONS

• Acting trainer/teacher
• Actor for theatre, film and television
• Performer
• Performing arts manager
• Presenter
• Theatre deviser/creator