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    Newcastle College Performance And Production Arts 14

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    Performing Arts

    The Performance Academy at Newcastle College University Centre offers a broad range of specialist one, two and three-year degrees leading to BA (Hons) degrees in Acting for Stage and Screen, Musical Theatre and Dance. As a dancer, actor or musical theatre student you will develop your skills and gain a wealth of industry experience to prepare you for an exciting and successful career in your chosen industry.

    Our degrees are all about providing you with the technical, performance and creative skills needed to thrive within Performing Arts. You will study in our state-of-the-art Performance Academy  building and perform in our very own Peter Sarah Theatre, as well as honing your craft and learning from tutors who will offer their industry experience and in-depth knowledge to create industry standard works and productions.

    Our alumni have gone on to have fulfilling and successful careers as performers, choreographers, directors, writers, teachers and performing arts producers - locally, nationally and internationally. As a graduate of The Performance Academy, you will join an array of artists and performers who have tread the boards before you, showcasing the very best talent Newcastle College University Centre has to offer.

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    CertHE Commercial Dance

    Put your best foot forward with this practical dance course, designed by professional dance practitioners.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 7th September 2026
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    CertHE Musical Theatre

    Prepare to enter the spotlight with this exciting and highly practical one-year Musical Theatre course.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 7th September 2026
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    FdA Musical Theatre

    Be a part of the greatest show and combine dancing, singing and acting in this highly practical industry-integrated Musical Theatre degree.

    Length: 2 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 7th September 2026
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen

    Prepare for a career in theatre or on television by combining practical performance training with academic and creative study on our industry-integrated acting programme.

    Length: 3 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 7th September 2026
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BA (Hons) Dance

    Take the lead with your career on this intensive and practical Dance degree.

    Length: 3 years
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 7th September 2026
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (Top-Up)

    Put your career centre stage and advance your professional skills in acting, singing and dancing in this practical Musical Theatre degree.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 7th September 2026
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Meet our staff and students

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    Andy Griffin

    Associate Lecturer and alumni - Music and Performing Arts

    "My experience encompasses various areas of the music business, with a specialisation in artist management, live shows and touring, A&R development, as well as extensive experience collaborating with record labels and studios. I firmly believe in fostering a positive and motivating environment, employing strategies such as praise, inspiration, mentoring and motivation."
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    Ellie Sturrock

    BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (Top-Up)

    "The facilities for the Musical Theatre course are top of the range! Compared to a lot of other drama schools or conservatoires, where the theatre halls or dance studios aren't up-to-date at all, the ones at Newcastle College University Centre are all fully modernised and larger than usual. It also helps having teachers who are willing to improvise with you and play around with your individual creative process - it's both inspiring and enjoyable to learn from them!"
    Tegan Walmsley

    Tegan Walmsley

    BA (Hons) Dance

    "I chose this degree because it offers a much wider variety of styles of dance, compared to other universities. I'd spoken to a few of my friends who have studied here and they said that as part of the course you do a lot of performances, workshops and work with industry, all things I was looking for!".
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    What can I do with a qualification in Performing Arts?

    Actors, Entertainers and Presenters Dancers and Choreographers

    Daily tasks:

    • Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.
    • Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.
    • Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.
    • Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.
    • Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.
    • Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.
    • Studies script, play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Demonstrates and directs dance moves, monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how improvements can be made.
    • Participates in dance performance.
    • Attends rehearsals to develop and practice dance routines for performance.
    • Builds and maintains stamina, physical strength, agility and general health through fitness exercises and healthy eating.

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