The Toi Whakaari Bachelor of Performing Arts (Production) is an intensive and practical programme which provides essential skills in production and arts management for stage, screen and other media. The programme is delivered across a range of production-specific and interdisciplinary learning opportunities. There is a focus on collaboration and building working relationships that reflect industry practice. Mātauranga Māori is a key part of the BPA programme and holds specific focus across 3 x 15 credit courses. Robust engagement with industry practice, performing arts ecology and professional practice is fostered in pathways courses each semester. Students will engage in rangahau and research aligned with creative practice and will have opportunities to apply skills to a wide range of new and existing works. This specialisation takes a small cohort of up to 12 students a year to ensure high levels of individualised learning and opportunities.
Toi Whakaari is excited to announce the launch of its new Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA) with endorsements in Design, Production and Acting.
This unique and revitalised programme provides the same essential training that has always been offered by Toi Whakaari across a range of performance related disciplines.
This core learning is now supported by a new groundbreaking learning model designed to provide students with a range of skills and ways of working that are contemporary, relevant and aligned to the rapidly evolving landscape of creative and performing arts in Aotearoa and beyond.
The BPA programme draws on the commitment of Toi Whakaari to consistently employ processes and structures which can be recognised as uniquely of Aotearoa New Zealand, upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Toi Whakaari is excited to announce the launch of its new Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA) with endorsements in Design, Production and Acting.
This unique and revitalised programme provides the same essential training that has always been offered by Toi Whakaari across a range of performance related disciplines.
This core learning is now supported by a new groundbreaking learning model designed to provide students with a range of skills and ways of working that are contemporary, relevant and aligned to the rapidly evolving landscape of creative and performing arts in Aotearoa and beyond.
The BPA programme draws on the commitment of Toi Whakaari to consistently employ processes and structures which can be recognised as uniquely of Aotearoa New Zealand, upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Toi Whakaari is excited to announce the launch of its new Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA) with endorsements in Design, Production and Acting.
This unique and revitalised programme provides the same essential training that has always been offered by Toi Whakaari across a range of performance related disciplines.
This core learning is now supported by a new groundbreaking learning model designed to provide students with a range of skills and ways of working that are contemporary, relevant and aligned to the rapidly evolving landscape of creative and performing arts in Aotearoa and beyond.
The BPA programme draws on the commitment of Toi Whakaari to consistently employ processes and structures which can be recognised as uniquely of Aotearoa New Zealand, upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Bachelor of Performing Arts is delivered through a range of learning opportunities including workshops, classes, studio-based training, wānanga, self-directed exercises, tutorials, masterclasses, industry placements and practical work on performance and independent projects.
The table below provides a brief overview of BPA courses including course code, name, credit value and Level. Please note ALL courses are compulsory.
Production
Year 1: Semester 1
Production
Year 1: Semester 2
Production
Year 2: Semester 1
Production
Year 2: Semester 2
Production
Year 3: Semester 1
Production
Year 3: Semester 2
Entry into the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Production) is by application and interview.
Step One:
Complete our Online Application Form.
Step Two:
Applicants' Weekend (31 Oct & 1 Nov)
Held at Toi Whakaari in Wellington, applicants will be invited to meet the kaiako and students of the Production course on Day 1 of the weekend. On day 2, each applicant will be interviewed for approximately 25 minutes.
Options for Interviews: While we encourage you to visit the Kura in person and experience our space, we completely understand that this may be a big ask depending on where you are coming from. We offer in-person or online interviews.
All online interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams. A link to be provided prior to the interview.
Interviews are conducted by Programme Kaiako. We aim to create a welcoming atmosphere for your interview. It’s an opportunity for us to have a conversation, get to know each other and learn about your ambitions. Questions will be fairly informal, and we are simply looking forward to hearing about your ideas and aspirations. The questions we are likely to ask are about your goals, the type of work you're interested in creating and how you like to learn.
Successful Applicants:
Successful applicants will be notified by email with an Offer of Place within 2 weeks of an interview taking place.
Lighting,Sound, AV, Rigging, Stage Mechanics, Production and Stage Management, Festivaland Event production, Budgets, Funding and Marketing, Industry practice andInternships, Rangahau and Research, Mātauranga Māori
