Performers College
| Performers College | |
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| Address | |
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Southend Road , , SS17 8JT England | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′00″N 0°26′58″E / 51.5332°N 0.4495°E |
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| Type | Independent vocational performing arts college |
| Specialist | Musical Theatre and Dance |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Heads of School | Adam Davenport & Nikki O'Hara |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 16+ |
| Website | http://www.performerscollege.co.uk |
Performers College is an independent, co-educational college specialising in performing arts. It is based across four sites in Birmingham, Brighton, Essex and Manchester.
Overview
[edit]Performers College an independent college, providing vocational training in dance and musical theatre. Key areas of study include ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary dance, singing and drama. The college operates a three year professional vocational course leading to the National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre, a further education qualification validated by Trinity College, London[1] and placed at Level 6 on the National Qualifications Framework. The college also offers 3 year degree courses in Musical Theatre and Acting, validated by BIMM University.
Performers College has a history of feeding artists into West End theatre, dance companies and other areas of the entertainments industry. It is one of 21 schools selected to allocate Dance and Drama Awards, a government funded scholarship scheme to subsidise the cost of professional dance, drama and musical theatre training at leading institutions.[2][3]
The college is an approved centre for the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing[4] and is authorised to offer nationally recognised qualifications in dance teaching. The college is accredited to the Council for Dance Education & Training[5] and is inspected by Ofsted as part of its role as a provider of Dance and Drama Awards.
In 2019 Performers College became part of BIMM University.
In 2021 Performers College announced that they would be opening a second campus in Birmingham.
In 2024 Performers College merged with the Institue for Contemporary Theatre, expanding into Brighton and Manchester.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Performers College : Directgov - Directories". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "CDET : Information Sheets". Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Performers College and ICTheatre merge to create unified brand in performing arts education". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
