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Performers College

Coordinates: 51°32′00″N 0°26′58″E / 51.5332°N 0.4495°E / 51.5332; 0.4495
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Performers College
Address
Map
Southend Road

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SS17 8JT

England
Coordinates51°32′00″N 0°26′58″E / 51.5332°N 0.4495°E / 51.5332; 0.4495
Information
TypeIndependent vocational performing arts college
SpecialistMusical Theatre and Dance
OfstedReports
Heads of SchoolAdam Davenport & Nikki O'Hara
GenderCoeducational
Age16+
Websitehttp://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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Performers College : Directgov - Directories". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  3. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  4. ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  5. ^ "CDET : Information Sheets". Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Performers College and ICTheatre merge to create unified brand in performing arts education". Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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