Acting students at NTA are:
Independent: self-motivators, able to take responsibility for independent work together and with a group.
Collaborative: curious about reaching outside what is known and interested in working together across disciplines and differences.
Engaged: interested in being in critical dialogue with historical acting and performance traditions and bold enough to suggest new futures for the field.
About the study
All teaching is in English and diverse language use in performance is encouraged.
The three year BA programmes in Acting and Scenography work closely together in workshops and productions.
Your daily life at NTA consists of intensive studio-based laboratory activities, group and individual tutoring and artistic direction in longer term projects with internationally practicing directors, choreographers and artists as well as NTA faculty. Critical thinking and self-reflection around the intersection of different bodies and voices, spaces and cultural roots inform our notions of training and making.
This happens through:
Productions
- Developing three independent productions together with your peers in acting and scenography, based on your own collaborative concepts, methods and research questions.
- Taking part in several facilitated projects with internationally known artists beginning from dramatic texts, choreography / music scores and other conceptual starting points.
Training
- Regular voice training through research-based teaching with emphasis on creating and expressing original ideas through music and sound.
- Daily practice in a wide range of dance and movement research approaches.
- A variety of workshops with international guest artists working in a range of contemporary art practices.
Critical theory and project planning
- Theory and analysis courses are embedded in the practice, along with class trips to performances, seminars and festivals when possible.
- Planning and managing production processes in various phases of creation, from the first idea to the dismantling of the work, including grant application writing.
- Contextual lectures, discussions and debates about the field and meetings with artists.
- Collaborating closely with other institutions on projects when opportunity allows, as well as with MA students in Performance and Scenography at the academy.
Study environment
This is an intensive international programme with students from all over the world. We encourage an ethical and conscious learning environment where different bodies, perspectives and experiences are honored and welcomed. Collaboration and critical reflection are core to the study.
NTA students have close contact with teachers, researchers, staff and guest artists. Continual assessment is an important part of the student's individual education plan.
As a student at NTA you will have access to updated technical equipment, a 300 m2 Black Box, 250 m2 dance studio and a 200 m2 theatre studio for use in practice related to the studies.
During your three years of study at NTA you develop an artistic network that puts you in contact with the expanded field of performance and theatre within and beyond Norway. Norwegian Theatre Academy also offers student exchange within an extensive international network of institutions.