Performing Arts

Course Presentation

The Bachelor of Performing Arts program at UNESC trains teachers to teach art with a focus on theatrical language. The curriculum integrates scenic creation, pedagogy, and social commitment, incorporating subjects such as Improvisation and Play, Movement Studies, Voice Poetics, Scene Languages: Costume and Makeup, History of Performing Arts, Internship, Theatrical Production, and Educational Practices and Cultural Experiences. The program prepares sensitive, critical, and creative professionals aligned with the demands of Basic Education and the community.

Differentiators

●   Specific training in Theater for teaching in Basic Education;
●   Emphasis on creative processes and pedagogical practices;
●   Infrastructure with drawing, sculpture, and screen printing studios, photography studio, computer labs, theater room, and themed classrooms for artistic creation classes;
●   Engagement in formal and informal educational contexts;
●   Participation in congresses, theater productions, performances, study trips, guided visits, and professional development courses;
●   Students can participate in research and extension programs in technical areas related to art and culture;
●   Appreciation of local and regional cultures;
●   Basic concepts of scenography, costume design, makeup, and lighting;
●   Highly qualified faculty composed of masters and doctors.

What will you learn?

Throughout the Bachelor of Performing Arts program, students develop a broad education that integrates artistic, pedagogical, and cultural knowledge. The educational proposal includes the study of theater as an artistic language, educational practice, and field of knowledge, linking theory and practice from the first semesters.
The program develops competencies for scenic creation, working with body and voice, mediating creative processes, and developing teaching methodologies for theater in different educational contexts. It also addresses topics such as the history and aesthetics of theater, theater pedagogy, aesthetic education, cultural diversity, and public policies in education and culture.
The curriculum includes basic concepts of scene visualities (scenography, costume design, makeup, and lighting) applied pedagogically and in line with the school reality. Students also learn to design and develop educational and cultural projects, utilizing technological resources and interdisciplinary practices, expanding their professional opportunities.

Job Market

Graduates in Performing Arts from UNESC can work as teachers in Early Childhood Education, Elementary School, and High School, in the Arts curriculum component. They also find opportunities in cultural projects, artistic workshops, non-formal education, community actions, public cultural policies, and social assistance, as well as in educational spaces such as cultural centers, NGOs, community services, and integral education programs.