| Performers College | |
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Southend Road , , SS17 8JT England | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′00″N0°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 in Corringham, Essex, England.
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.
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a constituent college of the University of London in 2005 and is a member of Conservatoires UK and the Federation of Drama Schools.
The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is an international dance teaching and examination board based in London, England. The registered educational charity, which was established on 25 July 1904 as the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, provides training and examinations in a range of dance styles and certified dance teacher courses. The ISTD is recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Council for Dance Education and Training and is also a member of the British Dance Council. It hosts various competitions in many different formats including Modern Ballroom, Latin American, Classical Ballet and Tap Dance as well as contemporary styles like Disco Freestyle.
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is a UK-based examination board specialising in dance education and training, with an emphasis on classical ballet. The RAD was founded in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing, and was granted a Royal Charter in 1935. Queen Camilla is patron of the RAD, and Darcey Bussell was elected to serve as president in 2012, succeeding Antoinette Sibley who served for 21 years.
The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, also known simply as Italia Conti, is a drama school based in Woking, England. It was founded by the actress Italia Conti in 1911. Italia Conti delivers courses in acting, musical theatre, and dance, catering mostly for 16+ and 18+ students through its higher education programmes, and for younger learners (3-18yrs) through its Associate Schools and pre-vocational courses.
Laine Theatre Arts, sometimes referred to as Laines, is an independent performing arts college, based in the town of Epsom in Surrey, England. The college was founded in 1974 by former professional dancer and dance teacher Betty Laine OBE, and developed from an earlier school, the Frecker-Laine School of Dancing. It provides specialist vocational training in dance and musical theatre.
The City of Liverpool College is a further education and higher education college in Liverpool, England.
The Leinster School of Music & Drama, in Dublin, Ireland, provides tuition and examinations in music and drama throughout Ireland.
Arts Educational Schools, or ArtsEd, is an independent performing arts school in Chiswick, West London, England.
BIMM University is a private university specialising in music, film, performing arts and creative technology.
Bird College – Conservatoire for Dance and Musical Theatre is an independent performing arts school and college, located in Sidcup, South East London, in the London Borough of Bexley.
Trinity College London (TCL) is an examination board based in London, United Kingdom which offers graded and diploma qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and English language learning and teaching. Trinity College London has examined over 850,000 candidates in more than 60 countries worldwide. It is a registered charity in England, Wales and Scotland, and its Patron is HRH The Duke of Kent.
SLP College is an independent, co-educational performing arts college based in Garforth near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Stella Mann College of Performing Arts is an independent, co-educational performing arts school and college specialising in dance and musical theatre. The college is located in the Harpur area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
The Dance and Drama Awards are a scholarship scheme which subsidises professional vocational training at some of the leading performing arts schools in the United Kingdom. Established in 1998, the awards are funded and regulated by the British Government through the Learning and Skills Council and are awarded to selected students at 21 specialist performing arts institutions.
The Hammond School is a specialist performing arts school in Chester, England.
The Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT), formerly known as the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET), is the quality assurance and membership body for the professional dance, drama and musical theatre industries in the United Kingdom. CDMT was founded in 1979.
Masters Performing Arts College is an independent dance/musical theatre college based in the town of Rayleigh in Essex, England.
UKA Dance, formally known as the United Kingdom Alliance (UKA), is a dance teaching and examination board based in Blackpool, England, and operates internationally. UKA Dance was established in 1902 and provides training in a range of dance styles, with examination syllabi for students, and training courses for people wishing to become certified dance teachers.
Urdang, previously known as The Urdang Academy, is a performing arts academy based in Islington, London. The school was founded as a ballet school under the direction of Leonie Urdang; after her death her daughter and CEO Solange Urdang succeeded her in 2001, reinventing the school as a performing arts college and remaining director until 2022. In April 2022, Urdang was acquired by City, University of London. Urdang provides specialist vocational training in dance and musical theatre at further and higher education level.
Dundee and Angus College is a further education college in the Tayside region of Scotland. It was created on 1 November 2013 as a merger of Angus College and Dundee College. It is the only college in Dundee, and has a thriving student population of over 18,000.
