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BFA Theatre
Acting & Performance
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Selective12-24 StudentsStudy AbroadTraining
•Studio-based program focused on acting for stage and screen
•Two specialization pathways: Focused Acting & Performance (54 studio credits) or Flexible Performance Creation (33 studio credits)
•Training covers performance techniques, character creation, multiple acting methods, devised theatre, voice, movement, acting for camera, motion capture, clown & mask
Performance & Productions
•Upper-year students cast in Theatre@York mainstage shows
•Annual Devised Theatre Festival and student-run playGround Festival
Notable Alumni
•Rachel McAdams (BFA '01, The Notebook, Mean Girls)
•Nadine Bhabha (BFA '16, Heated Rivalry, Canadian Screen Award winner)
•Asha James (BFA '18, Dora Award-winning actor)
•Aurora Matrix (BFA '21, runner-up on Canada's Drag Race)
Professional Development
•THEA 4020 Audition & Showcase Preparation and THEA 4021 On Camera prepare students for professional auditions and the film/TV industry
•THEA 3041 Motion Capture Performance for Actors covers mocap for video games and media
•THEA 4010 Accents and Voice Over introduces on-mic technique
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CA$7,389
Canadian students
International Tuition
CA$38,465
international students
Program info updated 10h ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Studio-based program focused on acting for stage and screen
•Two specialization pathways: Focused Acting & Performance (54 studio credits) or Flexible Performance Creation (33 studio credits)
•Training covers performance techniques, character creation, multiple acting methods, devised theatre, voice, movement, acting for camera, motion capture, clown & mask
Performance & Productions
•Upper-year students cast in Theatre@York mainstage shows
•Annual Devised Theatre Festival and student-run playGround Festival
Notable Alumni
•Rachel McAdams (BFA '01, The Notebook, Mean Girls)
•Nadine Bhabha (BFA '16, Heated Rivalry, Canadian Screen Award winner)
•Asha James (BFA '18, Dora Award-winning actor)
•Aurora Matrix (BFA '21, runner-up on Canada's Drag Race)
Professional Development
•THEA 4020 Audition & Showcase Preparation and THEA 4021 On Camera prepare students for professional auditions and the film/TV industry
•THEA 3041 Motion Capture Performance for Actors covers mocap for video games and media
•THEA 4010 Accents and Voice Over introduces on-mic technique
Training
•Studio-based program focused on acting for stage and screen
•Two specialization pathways: Focused Acting & Performance (54 studio credits) or Flexible Performance Creation (33 studio credits)
•Training covers performance techniques, character creation, multiple acting methods, devised theatre, voice, movement, acting for camera, motion capture, clown & mask
Performance & Productions
•Upper-year students cast in Theatre@York mainstage shows
•Annual Devised Theatre Festival and student-run playGround Festival
Notable Alumni
•Rachel McAdams (BFA '01, The Notebook, Mean Girls)
•Nadine Bhabha (BFA '16, Heated Rivalry, Canadian Screen Award winner)
•Asha James (BFA '18, Dora Award-winning actor)
•Aurora Matrix (BFA '21, runner-up on Canada's Drag Race)
Professional Development
•THEA 4020 Audition & Showcase Preparation and THEA 4021 On Camera prepare students for professional auditions and the film/TV industry
•THEA 3041 Motion Capture Performance for Actors covers mocap for video games and media
•THEA 4010 Accents and Voice Over introduces on-mic technique
Updated 10h ago
