Prospectus 2020 – 2021 · Prospectus 2020 – 2021 “It was the best three years of my life and...

Prospectus 2020 – 2021

“It was the best three years of my life and has led me to a job and a

career path that I love! Thank you for your guidance and support.”

Ellie Manning – 2018 graduate and now working in the UK as a professional dancer and singer

“I am loving my time at Starquest Performers

College it has opened up so many opportunities.”

Laura Whitehead – 2019 graduate and now

qualified teacher

“These 3 years have been some of the hardest but most rewarding

of my life. So thankful for every opportunity I’ve received and excited

to see what the future holds.”Eloise Price – 2019 graduate and now

Disneyland Paris cast member

Starquest Performers College can offer all the training you need for becoming a professional musical theatre performer and/or a qualified teacher in the performing arts fields.

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Our teachers and staff are highly qualified and experienced in their vocation and can pass on to you the knowledge and know how of classical and musical theatre and how it works. From dance skills to anatomy, from choreography to stamina building and business studies, it’s all here at Starquest Performers College for you to learn.

It is not just about going on stage and singing, dancing or acting but it is about feeling the part that you are portraying within whatever production you are contracted for. This can only be taught by professionals who have the knowledge of how the industry works and what is expected from you. Alternatively, if it is a training course for teaching that you are looking for, then look no further. We offer classes in teacher training by some of the art’s best and accomplished teachers in their fields.

You will learn how to teach with today’s approach and how to keep discipline and respect within your future classes but with a totally fun and warm approach.

This can only be offered by qualified staff that are experienced in this field and use these techniques on a day to day basis.

On completion of your course at Starquest, you can have the opportunity to graduate with a full teaching qualification. These qualifications are taken through an international examination board and are accredited through OFQUAL, QCF and acknowledged within the Council of Dance and Musical theatre educational training.

If you wish to only perform, Starquest Personal Artistes & Management can offer you a place for representation in our very own agency. This will enable you to work towards and be represented for auditions and castings for possible employment within the entertainment industry.

While on your course, you will also get the chance to perform at a number of event including the end of year showcase show and also within our in-house production company, that offers clients anything from intimate solo cabaret through to medium scale pantomime and summer season productions.

We also have high profile clients in the cruise line and hotel industries throughout the world.

Enrol with us today and start your exciting career journey.

Our college is unique in many ways, that’s why we are known as ‘the small college with the big objective’.

About us


After teaching at some of the more established and larger performing arts colleges, it became apparent to me that a lot of talented students were not getting the opportunities or chances to develop their skills fully.

I was also aware that many students could not have the opportunity to attend colleges, mostly due to financial and family situations, confusion of which career path to take, or lack of confidence.

Therefore, I decided to open my own establishment that caters to develop students to overcome these problems by having classes of an equal standard to DADA offered places, that can give individual and affordable tuition with the same objective and outcome.

Small classes, affordability, outstanding training and a guaranteed future are what we are about.

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My vision and valuesCourse Director – Craig Bartley FIDTA, MBBO, Dip.in Dance teaching, Cert.ED


• ‘ SMILE’ – Lead vocalist and show host/compare. Summer 2018 (Town Hall Theatre, Broadway, New York)

• Dance Proms 2015, 2016 and 2017 production choreographer and staging creative at the Royal Albert Hall, London

• Grease – with Shane Richie and Helen Way. Craig spent more than two and a half years playing the part of Doody for which he received the Golden Quiff Award for the best performer in a musical, which was presented by Victoria Wood. (UK national tour)

Craig’s careerCraig Bartley trained at the Jackie Lynn Dance Studios in Kent and also at the Ballet Rambert Academy in London. He has over 35 years of professional experience.

• 42nd Street original cast (Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London)

• Me & My Girl (Adelphi Theatre, London)• La Cage Aux Folles (Palladium

Theatre, London)• Mack And Mabel (Theatre Royal

Drury Lane, London)• Man of La Mancha (Peacock Theatre,

London)• Song & Dance as jazz dancer role

(US national tour)• 42nd Street as Billy Lawlor

(US national tour)• Follies Royale as juvenile lead role

of Joe in the original New York production (Broadway)

Commercial television includes Barclays Bank (Central TV) and Texaco Oil (NBC Films), which is still extensively screened in the US.In film, Craig played the part of ‘Nigel’ in Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.

Craig’s experience has enabled him to travel the globe extensively whilst performing, choreographing, directing and producing for the inaugural entertainment production set up for most of the World’s leading cruise lines. As well as performing, Craig has taught specialist classes in all theatre and dance subjects at some of the well known performing arts colleges including:• Mountview Academy• Millennium Performing Arts• Urdang Academy• Elmhurst Ballet SchoolHe is also a professional adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Music, Dance and Drama Festivals Worldwide (BIFF) and is also Vice Chairman of the South East area Theatre Dance Council Committee for the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA).


Top row: Craig on the set of EastEnders with Nigel Harman, in the original cast of ‘42nd Street’ with Stephen Mear, as Doody in UK tour of ‘Grease’ with Shane Richie. Bottom row: in foreground choreographing Dance Proms 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall, with good friend Joanne Ward-Relfe (Principal at the Royal Academy of Dance), on set of ‘Me and My Girl’ and finally about to get ready to host and star in ‘Smile’ on Broadway 2018.


College objectivesOur staff and freelance teachers are of the highest calibre and are recruited from the widest spectrum of the profession.

All have in-depth experience as performers, choreographers, directors and teachers from London’s west end, Broadway, vocational training colleges or specialist lecturers. There is an infrastructure of staff who are committed to the college and provide a consistency and sense of ongoing process and objective to see all our students fulfill their career path.

This is complimented and enhanced by tutors who will run master classes and work on specific production projects.

Starquest Performers College provides comfortable, fully equipped studios and facilities in a safe environment for your vocational training.

We are committed to recognizing and developing the individual needs of each student for a career in the world of entertainment. Our training aims to develop each student’s individual character and personality in order to produce a professional, all-rounded performer and/or teacher in the making.


Throughout your learning period with us, we offer guidance and fun new teaching methods coupled with fresh, innovative ideas to help encourage and motivate pupils while keeping discipline within the classroom.

You will also be given the chance to put your teaching methods to practice in our part time sister school, Starquest Performing Arts.

On completion of the third year, students have the optional opportunity to take take a separate major examination in the College’s chosen core subjects. If successful, you will gain a teaching certificate that is recognized within the national curriculums framework and you will be registered as a qualified teacher. This will give you the opportunity to train your own pupils or teach at a qualified performing arts school or in mainstream education as a peripatetic tutor.

Teaching


Some of our teaching facultyOur tutors and freelance teachers are of the highest calibre and are recruited from the widest spectrum of the profession. All have in-depth experience as professional performers, choreographers, directors and teachers. There is an infrastructure of staff who are committed to the college, and provide a consistency and sense of ongoing process to develop our students fully.

Charlotte BlinkhornClassical ballet & contemporary

John BarrActing and acting through song

Nadine CoxMusical theatre and vocal specialist

Lewis GameJazz technique and commercial

Rachel StanleyJazz technique and musical theatre consultant

Lauren GoreTap and jazz heels

Bethany TerryJazz technique, production and musical staging

Mandy MastersonClassical ballet and repertoire

Brendon HansfordCommercial jazz styles & contemporary

Benjamin CostelloVocal tutor and dialect coach

Darren BennettMusical theatre consultant

Joanne WardClassical ballet and musical theatre studies


Full-time VocationalTraining


Dance Studies• Classical ballet• Pas de deux• Contemporary dance• Classical repertoire• Modern jazz• Commercial• Adagio/duet work• Street dance and Hip Hop• Tap• Choreography• Musical staging

Musical Theatre Studies• Singing• Rep preparation• Group production work• Blocking and stagecraft• Private tuition available• Breathing and voice control• Audition preparation• Microphone technique

Drama and Acting• Improvisation• Character analysis• Elocution and speech• Monologue preparation• Voice projection and

coaching• Script writing• Mime• Directing• Camera technique

Fitness• Anatomy and physiology• Flexibility and stamina• Body conditioning and

cardiovascular training• Nutrition

Teaching and business studies• Portfolio preparation• Classroom structure• Health and safety• Teaching Practice

The curriculum allows for growth and change to meet current needs and future trends.

Student’s classes are daily from Monday to Friday with specialist workshops or rehearsals on some evenings and weekends.

Curriculum


Year 1Students focus on: • gaining skills in all practical disciplines

of the curriculum • understanding anatomy and physiology

within the dancers body• developing artistry in musical theatre genres • building confidence and individuality• exploring new styles of performance skills.

Students will also begin working on their optional teaching qualification studies.

Year 2 Students build on the skills already learnt in Year 1 in order to: • enhance their technique and style further• strengthen acting and voice potential• gain an understanding in business studies

and how to market themselves as a performer

• increase awareness for audition preparation

• build their CV while performing within our in-house productions.

Year 3 In the final year, students will: • present the skills learnt during year one

and two• gain an in-depth knowledge in delivering

performance skills in dance, singing and drama within professional theatre and industry related sectors

• learn how to evaluate, develop and self promote personal talent

• aquire a greater emphasis on performance culminating in a final graduation showcase

• have the opportunity to take a final (optional) major examination.

Students taking the separate teaching certificate, will be registered as a qualified teacher within that subject upon successfully completing the final exam. This will enable the student to train their own pupils or teach at a performing arts school, or in mainstream education as a peripatetic tutor.

FeesPlease see our website for the latest information on our fees.

Our three year performance based course in musical theatre is unique and of the highest calibre of training.

We also offer the opportunity to add an optional teaching qualification that is recognised by OFQUAL in the National Curriculum and credits framework (QCF).


Conditions of entry


Starquest Performers College offers a free open day workshop on selected dates.

Audition requirementsAll students will attend a ballet class. Students will then indivually demonstrate the following:• Perform individual solo performance

(two routines of 2 minutes in length in various dance styles of your choice from either classical ballet, tap and jazz).

• Perform two solo songs (one ballad and one up tempo of your choice).

• Perform a dramatic or comedic monologue of your own choice of not more than three minutes in length.

Please wear black and correct shoes and attire for your audition.

On your audition day, parents and candidates are encouraged to discuss any aspect of the training offered by the College. The Course Director will deliver an interview and answer any questions.

Applicants should have achieved a satisfactory level of performing arts

training but not necessarily in all subjects.

They should also have reached a suitable standard of academic qualification.

On your audition day you will have the opportunity to meet current students to find out about life at the college and learn about how they have developed since attending.

Find out more about our open days and auditions at www.starquestpc.co.uk

Entry to the college is by audition only


PerformingOpportunities


Students are given the opportunity to perform in a number of events throughout the year including:• Showcase events built into the course

at the end of each year• ‘Move It’ event at London’s Excel• ‘Can You Dance? (CYD?)’ regional events • ‘CYD? Super Convention’ in Liverpool• Demonstrations for examination boards• Annual pantomimes• T.I.E. tours• Cabarets and one-off events

Second and third year students are given the opportunity to work in productions and demonstrations for outside sources as well as our in-house production company.

We offer career guidance and advice and will look after your best interests within the industry, making you stand out as a performer and highlight possible pitfalls along the way.

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Location Situated in the heart of Chatham town centre, Starquest Performers College is easily accessible by train to both Rochester (famous as a favourite place of Charles Dickens) and Chatham stations.

We have good connections with selected landlords in the area who provide good quality and affordable places for students to stay during their time training with us.

The main area where our students currently live is on Rochester high street with properties overlooking the castle.

The properties are modern with lovely interiors and excellent facilities, some with their own en-suite bathrooms.


Chatham town centre is the main shopping area with well known brands on the high street plus a wide variety of bars and restaurants all within walking distance from our studios. Nearby is the famous historic Royal Dockyard which was established by Elizabeth 1 and, for 414 years, provided over 500 ships for the Royal Navy. It is now a world renowned visitor attraction and is often used as a location for films and tv programmes including, Call the Midwife, Mr Selfridge, Sherlock Holmes, Les Misérables and Oliver Twist, two of which our students have performed in.

Rochester high street, where most of our students have accommodation, is only a 10 minute walk away and with its quaint cobbled lanes and old-world charm has some interesting historic buildings and a rich history. It’s like stepping back in time especially during the Dickens festival, when everyone dresses up in Victorian costume and the historic May-day ‘Sweeps’ festivals when the whole high street is full of Morris dancing, music and entertainment.

There is a spectacular cathedral (the second oldest in England) and a mid-13th century castle which hosts live events including the annual summer series of rock, pop and classical music all finished off with a spectacular firework display.

There are many lovely boutique, vintage, specialist and second hand shops as well as a great selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bars to relax in and meet up with other college friends or even be treated to something to eat by visiting parents. Try the Deaf Cat coffee bar for a cool, arty vibe coupled with great coffee and you must try their salted caramel cookies. A lot of these establishments are often recruiting staff so you could gain some part-time work to help supplement your college fees.


By carFrom London follow A2 coast bound until the Rochester and Strood turn off.

Follow route on the A2 through Strood town centre and across Rochester Bridge where you will find the map above picks up your journey from the top left corner.

Continue for another minute or so and proceed along Corporation Street past Rochester railway station on the left.

Travel forward to a junction of traffic lights, where you will need the left lane and turn left at these lights into Rochester Old High Street.

Starquest studios are just at the start of the pedestrian section of Chatham High Street.

Parking is in Sir John Hawkins Car ParkWaterfront Way, Chatham ME4 4JL which is right opposite the college and is a m.myringo.co.uk payment scheme.

By railThere are frequent trains from London Victoria and London Bridge (40mins) and St Pancras (20mins) to Rochester and Chatham stations.

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How to find us

Starquest Performers College


Starquest Performers College Limited109 High Street, ChathamKent, ME4 4DHUnited KingdomOffice: +44 (0)1634 400 177 Hotline: +44 (0)7970 585 427

Email: [email protected] www.starquestpc.co.uk

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