Theatre Art and Acting

Programme overview

It is the first and only performing arts programme in Lithuania that would influence the expansion of the Lithuanian theatre tradition abroad, as well as train specialists for theaters in Russian-speaking countries, Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre or the establishment of independent troupes in Vilnius city or region. The highlight of the programme is a new in Lithuania integration of acting and directing mastery, dramaturgy studies and reinforced general humanities. Joint artistic research not only synthesizes these disciplines, but is based on the phenomenology and topology, which in our case changes the established historicalist and evolutionist perspective of the theatre sciences. This means a major paradigm shift in theatrical studies, liberating it from the ideological clichés our theatre art has inherited from its totalitarian past. It is about another perspective, at the core of which is artistic research, which in practice is very much related to the area (to a certain topos) in its spatial and topical sense. Both the methodological and geographical elements of the concept of European theatre are manifested here. All of this makes the programme unique, which of course will not be without fundamental stage motion, language, hearing practices, new techniques, and innovation in content and form expression (such as debating contemporary theatre vs IT issues).

The programme is also valuable as a platform for revealing and exploring innovative insights into the relationship between society and the theatre arts, for strengthening this relationship (identified as quite erosive nowadays), for striking a balance between shared human values ​​and collective views, for seeing the performance not just as a service or product, and the audience – not just as a consumer.

Career opportunities:

• Work as an actor in theater and film;
• Preparation of author’s theater projects and performances;
• The obtained qualification is a solid foundation for career growth and continuing education in Master’s degrees in Europe and the United States in a wide range of areas (including directing, drama, criticism).

Language of instruction

• Russian

Programme structure

• Total number of ECTS credits: 240;
• Distribution of academic subjects by semester: 30 ECTS credits per semester, 8 semesters;
• Study program developed in cooperation with the Russian Drama Theater of Lithuania.

Study plan of the program:

I Semester:

• Seminar „Language and Thinking“ (6 ECTS)
• Seminar „Introduction to Humanities“ (6 ECTS)
• Foreign (English) Language (6 ECTS)
• Theory and Practice of Contemporary Theatre: Vilnius (6 ECTS)
• Expression of Stage Art I: Beginnings (6 ECTS)

II Semester:

• Seminar „Introduction to Humanities“ (6 ECTS)
• Foreign (English) Language (6 ECTS)
• Expression of Stage Art I: Beginnings (6 ECTS)
• Etude: Observations of Life (6 ECTS)
• Creative Workshop I (6 ECTS)

III Semester:

• Seminar „Introduction to Social Sciences“ (6 ECTS)
• Theory and Practice of Classical Theatre: Sankt Petersburg (6 ECTS)
• Expression of Stage Art II: Basics (12 ECTS)
• Stage Space / Creating an Image: Makeup, Hairstyles (6 ECTS)

IV Semester:

• Seminar „Introduction to Social Sciences“ (6 ECTS)
• Expression of Stage Art II: Basics (6 ECTS)
• Creative Workshop II (6 ECTS)
• Fragments of Classical Works (drama, prose, poetry) (6 ECTS)
• Social Psychology and Psychology of Communication (6 ECTS)

V Semester:

• Hermeneutic Seminar „Understanding and Creation“ (6 ECTS)
• Theory and Practice of Renaissance Theatre: Florence (6 ECTS)
• Expression of Stage Art III: Deepening and Development (12 ECTS)
• Media Technologies in Performing Arts / Advanced Professional Lithuanian (6 ECTS)

VI Semester:

• Expression of Stage Art III: Deepening and Development (6 ECTS)
• Stages of Artistic Process and Functions of Its Participants (12 ECTS)
• Interactive Theatre (6 ECTS)
• Creative Workshop III (6 ECTS)

VII Semester:

• Hermeneutic Seminar „Understanding and Creation“ (6 ECTS)
• Theory and Practice of Antique Theatre: Athens/Luxor (6 ECTS)
• Expression of Stage Art IV: General Stage Creation and Independent Role (12 ECTS)
• Management of Cultural, Art Projects and Basics of Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)

VIII Semester:

• Expression of Stage Art IV: General Stage Creation and Independent Role (12 ECTS)
• Final Thesis (18 ECTS)

Admission Requirements

• Applicants with a secondary or specialized secondary education are allowed to participate in the competition, with an average score of a certificate or diploma of secondary specialized education of at least 7.0.;
• Applicants of this program must pass an Artistic Performance Exam (the requirements for the exam are available here (in Russian);
• Applicants for Bachelor programs must prove their English proficiency at the A2 level or higher. This can be done in one of the following ways:

1. Provide an Advanced Speech Test certificate. The test can be taken during the Open Doors Days at EHU or at the Propilei center in Minsk. The due dates are published here (in Russian);

2. Provide TOEFL / IELTS / Cambridge English certificates. The points of the certificate are credited by EHU on a 10-point system based on the following scale.

3. Provide a higher education diploma issued by a linguistic university or department of translations studies; an academic transcript issued by a linguistic university or department of translations studies; a diploma from a linguistic college, an academic transcript from a linguistic college, a certificate from the Unified State Exam in English and its equivalents.

4. If the applicant does not have documents confirming his proficiency in English at a level not lower than A2, upon signing a contract with EHU, the applicant undertakes responsibility to additionally study English at a level not lower than A2 before the start of the 3rd semester of studies. The university in this case offers English language courses (12 ECTS credits).

• Collect all necessary documents: national passport, Artistic Performance Exam certificate; document proving English proficiency at the A2 level or higher; certificate or diploma of secondary or specialized secondary education;
• Fill in the online application form;
• Pass the online interview.

Important! If you received your education not in Lithuania, then you must go through the education recognition procedure at the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC). The recognition procedure is compulsory and free of charge.

Autumn Intake Deadline

2022-07-10

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