First Level Academic Diploma in Acting – DADPL02

Approved by DM prot. no. 422 of July 30, 2020

The path of the Bernstein School of Musical Theater (BSMT) is aimed at building and developing the artistic personality of each student through the knowledge and fusion of the three main languages of performance, acting, singing and dance.
Over the course of the three years, each student will acquire mastery of his or her technical and expressive means, related to the body, voice and stage presence.
Teaching is divided into the study of the main performance disciplines (acting, singing, dance), basic training disciplines (physical and vocal training, improvisation, diction) and theoretical-cultural subjects (solfege, theater history, theatrical makeup).

The three-year program also includes further study of different languages of acting (film acting, commedia dell’arte techniques, musical theater techniques, combat and acting in English), singing (musicals, choral singing) and dance (classical, jazz, acrobatics, tap, hip hop).

The training course is enriched each year by Laboratories and Workshops aimed at deepening specific aspects, entrusted to high-profile international teachers from the world of live performance and highly specialized in their discipline.

The course has a three-year duration and requires mandatory full-time attendance. An entrance audition is required to enter the course.

Information regarding the Academic Diploma can be emailed to: info@bsmt.it

Study Plan

The first year of the course is characterised by intensive technical work aimed at learning the basic grammar of the fundamental subjects (acting, dance and singing), supported by the programming of workshops, project work and didactic performances.
The primary objective is to build the physical and expressive tools that will be part of each student’s individual baggage, and to identify and remove any pre-existing problems and gaps so as to begin to develop their own artistic personality that will take shape over the following years. The training activity is enriched by the use of project work and didactic performances.

Hours CFA PROGRAM
Basic subject
Improvisation techniques 78 3
Orthoepia of the Italian language 39 3
Technical reading exercises 39 3
Physical training techniques 52 2
Vocal training techniques 52 2
Solfeggio and score reading 39 3
Elements of Phoniatrics 8 1
Voice output 39 3
Breathing techniques 26 2
History of the show 16 2
Totale 388 24
Characterising Subjects
Dance 104 4
Voice Education 26 2
Sing 78 3
Choral singing 26 1
Voice in the speech 26 2
Acting techniques 208 8
Stage exercises 104 4
Character Interpretation 52 4
Acting in verse 26 2
Make-up for the theatre 13 1
Mimo 26 1
Totale 689 32
Related subjects
Acrobatic 26 1
Combat 26 1
Totale 104 2
Subjects to be chosen
Labs and workshop     52 2
Totale    52 2
Ore e crediti totali | 1° ANNO 1181 60

In the second year, the student continues the technical work on voice and body, beginning in parallel to deal with performance, the theatrical scene, the fusion of disciplines, the construction of the character within the different dramaturgical structures, until the preparation and staging of a live performance at mid-year and at the end of the year.

N.Ore CFA  PROGRAMMA
Basic subject
Solfeggio and score reading 39 3
Improvisation techniques 52 2
Orthoepia of the Italian language 26 2
Physical training techniques 52 2
Vocal training techniques 52 2
Voice output 26 2
Breathing techniques 13 1
History of the show 16 2
Totale 276 16
Characterizing Subjects
Dance 104 4
Voice education 26 2
Sing 78 3
Musical 52 4
Choral singing 52 2
Voice in the speech 26 2
Acting techniques 208 8
Character interpretation 65 5
Acting in English 13 1
Stage exercises 104 4
Techniques of commedia dell’arte 52 2
Totale 780 37
Related subjects
Elements of Choreography 52 2
Acrobatic 26 1
Combat 26 1
Totale 104 4
Subjects to be chosen
Labs and workshops  78 3
78 3
Ore e crediti totali | 2° ANNO 1238 60

In the third year, the technical and expressive training is completed through the study of more complex repertoires and the staging of productions directed by live performance professionals. Each student, with the support of teachers, will also work on the preparation of an individual portfolio with a view to both the Final Examination (Showcase) and to launching a professional career.

N.Ore CFU PROGRAMMA
Basic subject
Solfeggio and score reading 26 2
Drama 8 1
History of the show 16 2
Physical training techniques 26 1
Vocal training techniques 26 1
Resonator theory and technique 13 1
Totale 115 8
Characterizing Subjects
Dance 78 3
Singing 78 3
Choir singing 52 2
Musical 52 4
Acting techniques 130 5
Stage exercises 156 6
Acting in English 26 2
Movie and television acting 26 2
Totale 598 27
Related subjects
Acting to music score 39 3
Elements of Choreography 52 2
Acrobatic 26 1
Combat 26 1
Totale 143 7
Subjects to be chosen
Labs and workshops 130 5
130 5
English language 24 3
Final Examination 130 10
154 13
Ore e crediti totali | 3° ANNO 1140 60