BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) CONTEMPORARY CHINESE THEATRES (University of the Arts Singapore)

Audition Requirements

Monologue

You are expected to perform a Mandarin monologue that you have learnt by heart, taken from a published playtext (2-3 minutes). Through the presentation of a monologue, the assessors will evaluate your:

• Technical/artistic acumen.
• Ability to communicate ideas physically and/or verbally.
• Ability to perform a dramatic text – comprehension, characterization, and creativity.
• Physical skills - presence on stage, spatial awareness, physical range, movement vocabulary and physical portrayal of character.
• Vocal skills – projection, clarity, range, and tone.
• Guidelines for Video Recording and Submission (Online submission for applicants residing overseas):
• The recording should be a clear and accurate representation of your performance. Do not edit the audio/visual of your recording.
• The camera should be stationary for the performance.
• The recording should show you in full body.
• The recording should be submitted at least 2 days before the online interview.

Interview and Workshop Audition

Guidelines for Interview and Workshop In-person Audition:

• The audition may take up to 1.5 hours.
• Wear comfortable clothing that will allow for ease of movement.

Interview

• You are expected to discuss why you want to study ‘Contemporary Chinese Theatres’ during the interview and share any relevant experience. Through the interview, the assessors will evaluate your:
• Passion for the Chinese theatre and Performing Arts
• Motivation for community involvement and engagement
• Aptitude for self-directed learning and critical evaluation of work

Audition Date

• 27 October 2023
• 3 November 2023
• 26 January 2024
• 16 February 2024
• 15 March 2024
• 19 April 2024

Note: You will be notified of the outcome of your application 4 to 6 weeks after your portfolio interview or audition. Some application outcomes may take longer than expected.

Workshop

You are expected to participate fully in the interactive workshop. Through the workshop, the assessors will evaluate your:

• Ability to communicate ideas physically and/or verbally.
• Aptitude for creative problem solving.
• Openness and willingness to collaborate creatively and respectfully with others.
• Ability to create, develop and respond to new ideas and to work with new creative forms.
• Openness and responsiveness to different cultural perspectives.

Educational Qualifications

The minimum entry requirement for this programme is either one of the following qualifications:

• Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level: Minimum 2 A-Level/ H2 subjects with a pass in General Paper
• Local Polytechnic Diploma
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
• ITE Work-Study Diploma (WSDip)
• Equivalent of Year 12 qualification

Applicants with a relevant diploma from NAFA, LASALLE or a recognised institution may be considered for direct entry into the second year of the Bachelor programme subject to availability of places.

Conditional Offers for Degree Admission

You may use the latest results available to apply for the programme if you have not received your final examination results. You will be given conditional offers and are still required to submit the following results, as applicable:

• GCE A-Level results with minimum 2 A-Level/ H2 subjects with a pass in General Paper
• Polytechnic Diploma certificate and transcript
• IB Diploma certificate and transcript
• Final result slip/Proof of completion of Year 12

If you fail to provide documentary evidence of having met the admission requirements, your conditional offer will be withdrawn.

English Language Proficiency

If English was not your primary medium of instruction throughout your school education, you must provide evidence at enrolment of the following:

Upon the completion of this programme, dynamic careers in the following areas await:

• Acting
• Administration and Management
• Directing
• Performance
• Playwriting or Dramaturgy
• Theatre Making or Performance Making
• Somatic Practices
• Stage or Production Management

The BA (Hons) Contemporary Chinese Theatres programme aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills required for emerging professional theatre artists, providing development opportunities for them to become highly skilled and knowledgeable theatre makers, performers, policy makers, and artists. Chinese Theatres encompass theatre with Mandarin as the medium, Chinese dialects, ethnic Chinese, theatre created by ethnic Chinese, theatre exploring Chinese culture, and theatre exploring Chinese cultural identities in multicultural contexts. The programme will enable you and theatremakers of diverse nationalities and creative backgrounds to come together to scrutinise shared identities, intersecting histories, and potentially intertwined futures.

Singapore has always been a hub where cross-cultural exchanges happen, making it a strategic position to provide you with the opportunity to explore theatre from a unique perspective. The programme will put Singapore on the world map as we lead the thinking and making of Chinese theatre with a contemporary approach.

• Theatre Studies 1
• Theatre Practice Lab 1: Understanding Performance Practice
• Theatre Studies 2
• Theatre Practice Lab 2: Exploring Performance Practice
• Performance Research 1: Critical Theory 1
• Theatre Practice Lab 3: Expanding Performance Practice
• Contemporary Theatre Creation 1: Playwriting and Directing with Dramaturgical Frameworks
• Performance Research 2: Critical Theory 2
• Theatre Practice Lab 4: Mastering Performance Practice
• Contemporary Theatre Creation 2: Intercultural Practices
• Contemporary Theatre Creation 3: Industry Production
• Performance Research 3: Practice Research
• Contemporary Theatre Creation 4: Engaging New Technologies in Theatre
• Performance Research 4: Graduation Project