Arts Practicum (ATS 319)

Arts practicums are designed to give serious students a deeper experience and training in their area of arts specialty (music, dance, fine arts, etc.) with an emphasis on practical application – usually through performance or teaching. This will usually be a position with a specific project within YWAM that requires further development of their skills.

Advanced Production and Performance (ATS 313)

For those desiring to go further beyond ATS 200 level courses, this course provides additional training and practical experiences to deepen skills and p
ersonal development as artistic directors and producers, through musical theatre, dance, and other forms of performing arts.

School of Performing Arts II and Field Assignment (ATS 315 / ATS 316)

This school builds on the foundations established in the School of Performing Arts I and takes the student to higher levels of difficulty in their skill level as a performing artist. The school will give the students a more coherent understanding of the performing arts in a biblical and sociocultural framework.

The field assignment gives students the opportunity to perform in public places and to teach various art forms through workshops and seminars.

Performance and Production Practicum (ATS 322)

Students will apply the learning of the lecture phase as part of a team bringing creating a performing arts production. The practicum begins with a research phase begins. The school will travel to other cities with strong artistic movements to study the cultural riches of said places to acquire and apply them in the creative process. This is followed by the production phase where they will study different aspects of production such as wardrobe, makeup, set design, illumination and sound, script study, choreographic and musical composition etc. Students will work together with their peers and teachers to create a final piece. The school will end with a tour of the final production.

Performance and Production (ATS 321)

The school prepares people with advanced skills for participation in a performing arts production. With a central focus on the professional development of the artist’s technique and character, the school offers students training in one of three different specialties: dance, acting, or music. Parallel to the technique studies, all students of the AME will receive teachings on biblical foundations of the arts such as character of the artist, co-creating with God, and the Spiritual power of the Arts to name a few. They will also learn general skills for making a production happen. The training is in the context of a team developing and performing in a production together.

School of Acting for the Screen (ATS/CMC 231)

Students are introduced to the craft of screen acting from a biblical perspective, studying techniques from Stanislavsky’s System and Strasberg’s Method to Meisner’s Approach. This school runs alongside the School of Digital Filmmaking, allowing students to practice their newly acquired skills in short films. The school provides a wide understanding of the film and television industry, including the personal struggles and challenges encountered in that context.

School of Performing Arts I and Field Assignment (ATS 213 / ATS 214)

This course prepares the student in spiritual, practical, and technical aspects of the performing arts. With the goal of equipping Christian artists both in the context of local church ministry and service in the marketplace, it lays biblical foundations regarding the arts (biblical authority, re-evaluating basic assumptions, reclaiming specific art forms, etc.) and delves into issues of the artist’s development in both character and skill. Topics may include: theatre arts, mime, dance, music and worship, songwriting and recording, improvisation, communication principles, lighting setup, technical management of the stage, acting technique and rehearsal, directing, set design, and scriptwriting.


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