Performers College is an independent, co-educational college specialising in performing arts. It is based across four sites in Birmingham, Brighton, Essex and Manchester.
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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 |
Overview
editPerformers 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
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- ^ "Performers College : Directgov - Directories". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
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- ^ "{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.