About the Institution
The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama exists to train artists who will match the world’s best and, on entering their professions, shape the future of dance, drama and circus arts. Established in 2001, the Conservatoire is a Higher Education Institution with a unique structure, comprising eight schools. All of these are small, specialist institutions with international reputations for high quality delivery in their respective fields. Each school has an established record of training its students to a professional standard with an excellent success rate in the number of its students gaining employment in dance, drama or circus. The unrivalled quality of teaching enables the most talented students to benefit from vocational training, to which access is given regardless of background or financial circumstances. Within the Conservatoire there is a balance between the art forms of dance and drama, classical and contemporary styles, as well as the only provision for circus arts within higher education. Each of the Conservatoire schools is a separate and distinct institution that employs its own teaching staff and remains legally autonomous. At the same time, students are registered jointly with the Conservatoire and the individual school. The Conservatoire operates through a series of committees and working groups to determine policy for the schools as a whole. The schools themselves are involved at every level of deliberation within the Conservatoire, enabling them to share knowledge and expertise for the benefit of staff, students and the wider creative world that they serve. At present, the Conservatoire does not have degree awarding powers and the schools’ courses are validated by different universities
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Arts in Circus Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Foundation Degree in Ballet and Contemporary Dance
Foundation Degree in Professional Acting
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Stage Management
Bachelor of Arts in Professional Acting
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Production
Foundation Degree in Professional Acting
Foundation Degree in Costume for Theatre
Television and Film
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Production
Foundation Degree in Professional Stage Management
Graduate Programs / Areas offered :
Postgraduate Certificate in Circus Arts
Foundation Degree in Circus Arts
Master of Arts in Advanced Dance
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Dance
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance (Advanced Dance Studies)
Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance (Advanced Dance Studies)
Postgraduate Diploma in Choreography
Master of Arts in Choreography
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance (Dance Training and Education)
Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance (Dance Training and Education)
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance (Performance)
Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance (Performance)
Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Production Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Arts Management
Postgraduate Diploma in Property Making
Postgraduate Diploma in Scenic Art
MA in Drama Directing
MA in Professional Theatre Design
Postgraduate Diploma in Scenic Construction
Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre Costume
Postgraduate Diploma in Scenic Art