Every piece of theatre, film, television and music relies upon effective storytelling. At The JPA Academy, our acting classes for children and teenagers ensure that every student has the confidence to speak out.
Each term is rich in content. We teach a diverse curriculum covering improvisation; devising; working with scripts (everything from Shakespeare to Jez Butterworth); acting for camera; sketch writing; film production; and musical theatre.
We have developed a safe and supportive environment. All our students are encouraged to work with each other to build their ideas and creativity. We encourage our students to listen to each other to learn the skills to work as an ensemble and as leaders.
Each term we cover different elements of Drama to ensure every group has a balanced and deep understanding of techniques used by current and established practitioners. We work on stage combat, building tension, puppetry, characterisation, communicating with the audience, immersive theatre, physical theatre, classical and contemporary styles. The sessions are designed to support and get the best out of every student. From the youngest child to the teenager about to audition for professional Performing Arts College, we ensure that the skills in Drama are embedded into every performance, and every aspect of life.
Our students become instinctive. Acting through song and having character whilst moving makes a huge difference to a performer. Experimentation in Drama classes lead to intelligent choices by our students.
We have seen, through the development of confidence in Drama classes, a huge difference in the social skills of our students. Parents and teachers will often comment on the development of a child as a direct result of skills developed at The JPA Academy.
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