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Italia Conti is the leading Performing Arts institution in the country built up over the 106 years since it was founded. The Theatre Arts School has an outstanding international reputation for providing both Academic and Performing Arts training for a wide variety of disciplines, enabling our students to achieve excellent grades in their GCSE's and to lead on to become versatile and valuable members of the theatrical profession. The main characteristic of Italia Conti is the collaborative and interdisciplinary approach we bring to everything we do. This approach, along with the vibrant atmosphere of the school, underpins the success of our students and makes for a superb training environment. While studying at the secondary school level can sometimes be rather impersonal, as a comparatively small faculty we strive for and value the high levels of contact The role of the school is to help talented students harness their dedication to achieving high academic standards, reflected in their exam results, and become communicative triple threat artists, with the pure passion and understanding to reach within themselves to affect and move audiences." Italia Conti Theatre Arts School aims to provide education and training opportunities at both academic and vocational levels, to a diverse student population interested in performing careers. Our curriculum includes a range of subjects to ensure all-around education in both areas. Italia Conti Theatre Arts School aims to provide education and training opportunities, both academic and vocational level, to a diverse student population, interested in performing careers. The key objectives are: To provide a safe environment in which its learners can be trained and educated to develop and broaden their skills to their individual highest possible standard. To provide a program of training that takes account of educational and industry needs, and current teaching and learning trends. To provide a curriculum that recognizes individual needs and aspirations with a training process designed to nurture confidence, self-esteem, acknowledgment of personal strength, and the true fulfillment of technical and artistic potential. To provide the industry with skilled individuals who can confidently demonstrate and respond to the needs of an ever-changing and demanding profession. Pupils begin their academic and vocational studies learning the basic techniques and skills required. This is considered a platform to start which they will continue to build upon throughout their schooling. Year 7 - 9 pupils study a range of subjects which are taken through to GCSE level, following a balanced timetable of academic studies and performance classes. Pupils are introduced to assessments for the teaching faculty to monitor pupil progress throughout the year. Pupils continue with their studies in Year 8, building upon the skills and techniques learned in Year 7. More is expected at this level with pupils developing further academically with more in-depth research into subjects and continuing to learn their craft in performance classes. Our second formal entry to the Theatre Arts School takes place toward the end of Year 9. This is a very exciting time for our 13+ entries and current pupils as they are actively choosing a path that is highly creative and incredibly rewarding. In Year 9 pupils make choices for Years 10 and 11 as they begin to think about their GCSE studies. In Year 10 pupils continue to study a range of subjects now at GCSE level, and Dance and Drama are added to the GCSE provision. The GCSE course follows a two-year program for most subjects, though some subjects will also begin GCSE guidance in Year 9, particularly in Science and Drama. The subjects offered at Italia Conti endeavor to enhance our pupil's learning giving them a fully rounded curriculum choice of the Arts, Humanities and Languages, alongside the core subjects English Language and Literature, Mathematics and Science. Fitness classes are now available to pupils along with the continuation of our extensive vocational provision of Acting, Dance, Singing, and Musical Theatre. Year 11 pupils continue onto the second and final year of the GCSE program and are supported through their studies, course work, and examinations with additional learning support and revision sessions. In performance studies, pupils prepare for their final vocational assessments, end-of-year performances, and audition preparation for those wanting to continue onto vocational training. There are a variety of pathways that our pupils can choose from 16+ years of age and we always endeavor to support our pupil's interests by giving individual advice and guidance alongside a careers program. It is internationally known and attracts young people from all walks of life. As the school celebrates over 100 years of success we marvel at the fact that throughout its history the Academy has only had 5 principals. Education was changing. Grants for students aged 16+ from the Local Education Authority's were no longer the norm' and were replaced by funding from the central Government, leading to recognized qualifications in dance, drama, and musical theatre via the Dance & Drama Award scheme (DaDA). The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts is the world's oldest theatre arts training school. It grew out of the first production of the play that was to become a children's classic 'Where The Rainbow Ends'. Italia Conti, who was then an established actress, was invited by the producer Charles Hawtrey to teach children for the first production of 'Where the Rainbow Ends' which opened at the Savoy Theatre in 1911. View full school

In 1946, by combining three schools operating in Krakow (the Acting School of the Old Theatre, the Acting School of the J. Slowacki Theatre, and the Iwo Gall Drama School), Juliusz Osterwa established the State Drama School. During its initial period, the School offered three-year courses for drama students. After being renamed the State Higher Acting School (in 1949), the studies were extended to a four-year course. Its current name, PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts, was given in 1955. The Academy’s first faculty was the Faculty of Acting. View full university

Susi Earnshaw Theatre School is an independent day school for pupils aged 9 - 16 years. It is unique because we only take 12 pupils in each year group and we focus on each individual to constantly change and adapt our school to meet their needs. This means when one person has a specific interest, this knowledge is offered to all. So we learn together, grow and constantly develop. We inspire our pupils to achieve their full potential so they can succeed in whatever career path they choose. Most of our graduates go on to work as performers in theatre, film, TV, and radio, lighting and sound engineers, camera operators, live events, LED technicians, musicians, composers, managers, agents, directors, producers, writers, etc, whilst others have gone on to study law, marine biology, forensic science, and journalism, As we are based in a fully operational theatre in High Barnet with our recording studios and weekly radio program with Barnet Community Radio, our pupils are surrounded by “the business" and have many opportunities to do work experience in front of house and marketing or to assist the technicians during shows. Smaller numbers mean more opportunities and more individual attention. Our pupils are given the time and space to grow into who they are meant to be. See the agency showreel, the list of work obtained via the agency, all the performing opportunities given to our pupils in extra-curricular activities, and the list of colleges that our graduates transfer to. Our pupils take turns to research, produce, present and engineer a weekly radio show broadcast on Barnet Community Radio, a popular internet radio station. Our shows are full of interesting facts and opinions and have a great selection of music. We believe it is a unique platform to talk about matters which affect young people, and we think we are the only internet radio run completely by young people for young people. Our pupils learn the importance of giving back to the community by performing at several charity events throughout the year. Our monthly under 18s Open Mic Nights are very popular and give our pupils plenty of opportunities to be seen and to grow as performers. The school performs two shows each year that are open to the general public: A Family Panto on the first Sunday of December, and our End of Year Show in July. All pupils are involved in these shows. The school is very busy but we make sure we have time to enjoy outings, whether they be trips to the West End Theatre to watch and support classmates, specialist academic workshops, or just fun days out View full school

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) is an internationally recognized higher education institution, which trains artists for a professional career in music, theatre, dance, and film. Specializing in art education, the Academy also offers the didactics of music disciplines, art management, and art research studies, which, combined with artistic and creative practice, make the Academy's profile distinguished. Academy is beautifully situated in the center of Vilnius and currently owns six buildings. Facilities include three Concert Halls, two Dance Studios, Cinema Hall, Theatre Studio (Balkono tetras), Opera Studio, Music Library, Music Innovation Study Centre, and Folk Music Archive. Student-centered teaching and learning, research and artistic research, artistic practice and creation, performance, improvisation, and collaboration with creative industries shift the Academy towards open innovation and constant development. Degree studies in Music (Music Performance, Composition, Sound Directing, Musical Folklore, Music Theory, and Criticism), Theatre and Film (Acting, Cinematography, Screenwriting, Film Directing, Theatre Directing, History, and Criticism of Performing and Film Arts), Dance (classical and contemporary), Pedagogy (Didactics of Music, Music Pedagogy), Art Studies (Arts Management), and Music Therapy are available. See Course Catalogue for a full list of bachelor and master programs. Since the year 2011, Academy offers artistic doctorate (4-year third-cycle studies). Every year the Academy hosts about four hundred concerts, competitions, festivals, and other artistic events that are open to the public, free entrance. Research, artistic research, and educational achievements are being presented at international conferences and published in scientific journals of LMTA. Founded in 1933, currently, LMTA trains about 900 students in 40 art disciplines. The history of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre is an inseparable part of music education in Lithuania. Professional musical development in the country began during Lithuania's great duke Vytautas Magnus when in 1397, a school of the chant was formed at Vilnius Cathedral. The publication of songbooks started in the 16th century. Some hymns were included in the first book published in the Lithuanian language – "Katekizmas" by Martynas Mažvydas (1547). In 1667 Žygimantas Liauksminas published a primer of the Gregorian chant "Ars et praxis musical." Some music schools – "bursts" had been formed during the 16th – 17th centuries, where singing and instrumentation for ecclesiastic orchestras were taught. Private music schools were established in Vilnius, Kaunas, and other towns at the end of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1919 composer Juozas Naujalis founded the music school of Kaunas. This school was acknowledged as a school of higher education and, in 1933, was reorganized into the Conservatoire of Kaunas. 1933 is therefore considered to be the founding year of the current Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 1949 the Conservatoire of Kaunas and the Conservatoire of Vilnius (founded in 1945) were merged into the Lithuanian State Conservatoire. In 1992 the Conservatoire was renamed the Lithuanian Academy of Music (LMA) and in 2004 – the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA). The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre is an art university that specializes in music, theatre, film, and dance with the mission to ensure sustainable development of arts and artistic research, participate in shaping the policy of the national art education and culture, foster the spiritual harmony and the national identity, and educate the most artistically gifted young people into creative, initiative, entrepreneurial members of the society who would be open to Lithuania and the entire world. View full university

Mountview is one of the UK’s leading drama schools, with a long-standing and international reputation for providing the highest quality training to actors, musical theatre performers, directors, and theatre technicians. We offer intensive, practical training, with all students receiving over thirty hours of teaching each week. Classes are small, and students receive regular one-to-one sessions with tutors. Courses are structured to give students a thorough grounding in all aspects of their chosen field. Students are trained to develop a high level of skills that will bring thought, energy, and commitment to their professional work, giving them the tools to succeed in a competitive industry. Students work with Mountview’s experienced teaching staff and current theatre practitioners: directors, set designers, lighting and sound designers, choreographers, musical directors, actors, and stage managers. As well as keeping students in touch with current professional practice, this provides valuable contacts on completion of the course. Industry liaison managers additionally support students to build links with agents, casting directors, and other professionals. View full university

The training of specialists in the field of performing arts and film and related areas (media, multimedia, artistic and cultural marketing, and management, artistic pedagogy) at BA, MA, and doctoral level, as a research university for advanced/artistic creation and education in artistic and professional excellence profile. Promoting the spirit of innovation and excellence, critical thinking and creativity through individual and collective artistic creation, through scientific research and exploitation and dissemination of results in a national and international context The protection of cultural identity, promoting and supporting the diversity of forms of expression and creative content The protection of academic democratic framework, based on respect for fundamental rights and freedoms The active citizen participation in society, promoting social inclusion and entrepreneurship for good relations the labor market. UNATC assumes its role as a national cultural center that contributes to the formation, development, transmission, and dissemination of cultural valuesand represents a benchmark for our country's art and culture, a generator of artistic and cultural events. The Theatre Faculty's mission is to prepare high-level professional artists in theatre, capable of continuously improving their skills and aptitudes. The teaching process is centered on acquiring the primary professional skills and abilities to ensure an immediate and seamless integration of the graduate student in a professional structure (theatre company) or enable him/her to become initiators of artistic, managerial, and pedagogical projects. The training programs reflect an interest in classical theatre values and the interdisciplinary concept that defines contemporary art. The creative lab has a central place in the Theatre Faculty, providing the necessary framework for forming a free critical dynamic thinking. Students are encouraged to investigate as part of creative teams, experience different working formulas, and understand the theatre as a social phenomenon with a changing role in the contemporary world. An essential factor in the young artists' training is direct contact with young audiences, which are seen as taking an active part in their formation. As a leading exponent of the art theatre pedagogy in our country, UNATC developed new formative concepts highlighted by training cycles and specific research. The UNATC Theatre faculty is a member of ELIA. View full university

A young institution founded in 1992, the University of Music and Theatre »Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy« Leipzig (Hochschule für Musik und Theater, or HMT) is the successor to Germany's oldest Academies of Music (1843) and Theatre (1953, itself the successor to the Leipzig Theatre School, founded in 1875-1876). Our Alumni have had an immeasurable influence on the international cultural scene. Starting with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, on whose initiative the Leipzig Konservatorium der Musik was founded, a very brief selection of the countless renowned persons who taught or studied here might include Wilhelm Backhaus, Georg Christoph Biller, Sir Adrian Boult, Frederick Delius, Eberhard Esche, Götz Friedrich, Edvard Grieg, Ludwig Güttler, Leós Janácek, Sebastian Krumbiegel, Tobias Künzel, Harry Kupfer, Kurt Masur, Ulrich Mühe, Tom Pauls, Max Reger, Carl Reinecke, Karl Richter, Robert Schumann, Peter Sodann, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Klaus Tennstedt and Nadja Uhl. The HMT Leipzig is dedicated to the professional training of musicians, music teachers, and actors at the highest international level. Mendelssohn's first draft concept from 1840 explicitly addresses the dangers of narrow technical drills and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive artistic education in forming thinking musicians. This principle is as central to the HMT's ideals and values today as it was in Mendelssohn's day. It has recently informed two fundamental curricular reforms —in the 1990s following German reunification and since 2006 in response to the EU-wide introduction of Bachelor and Master degrees. As a result, our students benefit from focused curricula integrating an unusually broad range of relevant practical and theoretical disciplines. The decade following the amalgamation of the Music and Theatre Academies in 1992 was experimentation and gradual consolidation. This provided several opportunities to add new and innovative courses to the traditional canon. However, great care was taken to ensure that the foundation of new departments (Early Music and Dramaturgy) or the considerable expansion of existing ones (Jazz) was compatible with the HMT's mission. Conscious decisions were made not to establish Music Marketing, Management, Gender Studies, Law, Music Medicine as specific departments within the HMT or to establish an on-site Career Service. Instead, the University collaborates with other institutions and experts who demonstrate a high degree of competence in these fields. The HMT leaders are convinced that their predecessors were right to focus on providing the best possible practical and theoretical music and theatre training. We reject short-term or superficial attempts to expand beyond our core disciplines, divert human and material resources from the University's mission. Building on the HMT's superlative 170-year tradition today requires the same dedication and focus demonstrated by Mendelssohn in the 1840s. In the winter semester 2016/2017, more than 1,300 students were taught at the HMT Leipzig. Two-thirds of them were from Germany while one-third of the students came from abroad. The high proportion of students from abroad reflects our education's international orientation - internationality does not only involve the presence of international students but means exchange and mobility. The collaboration with many European as well as worldwide universities and music conservatories enriches the HMT. It makes it a fertile, living, and various places to study, do research and live and work. Exchange programs such as ERASMUS+ offer numerous possibilities to teachers and students to work internationally or study abroad. The significant number of partner universities allows an individual response to the student's specific needs. Furthermore, the HMT Leipzig is a member of the AEC (Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen), a European cultural pedagogical network with more than 270 members in 55 countries. International students and teachers greatly benefit from this membership, as it opens other doors to international exchange opportunities. The contact person for international matters is Birgit Reichelt. She coordinates international relations and contacts and responsible for the organization of international partnerships within Europe. Birgit Reichelt supports and consults German students and teachers regarding studies abroad and is furthermore responsible for the ERASMUS program View full university

Uniquely located in the heart of Australia’s largest high-tech precinct, Macquarie brings together 40,000 students and 2000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow. From our beginnings, we have defied the traditional boundaries of academia. Instead, we have pioneered – and continue to pioneer – learning and teaching approaches that challenge conventions and shift thinking. Our pioneering approach is built around a connected learning community. Our students are considered partners and co-creators in their learning experience. Their face-to-face experience is paired with sophisticated and interactive digital resources. Their courses are linked to the latest research discoveries. They are connected with industry partners through internships and work placements. Macquarie University is on track to becoming one of Australia’s leading research universities. To reach our goal, we invest heavily in research, learning and teaching, new buildings, new teaching facilities, and developing mutually beneficial relationships with industry. We design many of our degrees in collaboration with the industry, and many are also accredited by peak professional bodies, giving our students a head start on their careers. Additionally, we offer our students a package of career accelerator initiatives that educate, enable, and empower them to launch a career in whatever field ignites their passion. More than AU$1 billion has recently been invested in our facilities and infrastructure so our students and staff can thrive in an environment that is inspiring and switched on to the latest digital technologies. Macquarie is home to some of the world’s most pre-eminent researchers, many of whom are members of our 18 Concentrations of Research Excellence. These concentrations cover a diverse range of fields, from Ancient History to Climate Change. Alongside this research effort, we are rejuvenating our learning and teaching, updating our curriculum, and providing students and staff opportunities to contribute to society. Macquarie University was founded in 1964 to be a radical and unconventional addition to the New South Wales tertiary education market. Fifty years on, Macquarie University is still different. Macquarie is proudly a university of service and engagement – engaging students and staff through transformative learning and life experiences and serving the world through discovery, dissemination of knowledge and ideas, innovation, and deep partnerships. In the heart of Australia’s largest high-technology precinct, our unique location provides benefits for staff and students through an environment of outstanding research and innovation and learning and teaching opportunities with world-leading organizations. We aspire to be: A destination of choice for students and staff who share our values. Deeply connected with our stakeholders and partners, and known for this globally. Ranked among the highest performing research universities of Australia and, for critical disciplines, to be recognized globally for our pre-eminence. Known across Australia and beyond as custodians of a great university campus that blends the vibrancy of a cosmopolitan university village with a setting of Australian natural bushland. View full university

A groundbreaking collaboration between two of Australia's longest-standing private institutions – the Actors College of Theatre & Television (ACTT) and the International Film School Sydney (IFSS) – AFTT is Australia's most immersive contemporary creative arts academy. A groundbreaking collaboration between two of Australia's longest-standing private institutions – the Actors College of Theatre & Television (ACTT) and the International Film School Sydney (IFSS) – AFTT is Australia's most immersive contemporary creative arts academy. Our top-tier industry-relevant training includes cinematography, acting, stage management, live production, performance, screenwriting, directing, producing, and more. We are adaptive, innovative, and flexible, with courses designed to take full advantage of new media technology's rapid and ongoing advancements. So whatever your dream – to manage, perform, produce, direct, sing, dance, or design – the Academy of Film, Theatre & Television promises to deliver you into the heart of the industry, highly trained, experienced, and ready to impress. For over 20 years, ACTT and IFSS have helped launch countless careers in film, television, and theatre, both in Australia and internationally. Their alliance, and the birth of the Academy of Film, Theatre & Television (AFTT) in 2016, builds on this prestige and takes it to the next level – creating a dynamic, skills-based learning environment that offers a full spectrum of creative arts disciplines. AFTT is a broad-focused, dynamic, world-class learning environment. Our vision is long-reaching – to produce industry-ready graduates with a real-world understanding of their craft for whom employability in the industry is a realistic and attainable goal. To do that, we need to be ahead of the curve, an adaptive, innovative, and flexible learning environment with a cross-disciplinary ability to respond and think outside the square. To succeed, graduates need practical hands-on training and one-on-one mentorship from industry professionals. Our intense and wholly immersive environment is designed to ensure AFTT excels in production-focused, professional teaching, and training in all disciplines within our multifaceted industry. Thanks to the Academy's industry conditions and the latest knowledge of our tutors, our graduates emerge with an inherent understanding of the global film, theatre, and T.V. economy and leave primed to succeed on the world stage. The AFTT community is made up of creatively focused, like-minded individuals, drawn from current and past students, tutors, directors, consultants, and a supportive and dedicated student recruitment and administration team. Our extended friends and esteemed partners from the creative industry at large include the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), University of New England (UNE), Belvoir Street Theatre, L.A. film festival, Cannes Film Festival, Director Guild, and the Cinematographers Guild to name a few. Our industry networks are healthy and growing, and our high-value graduate productions are routinely well attended by luminaries in the business. At AFTT, we believe in success. We believe in thinking outside the square, pushing the limits, and daring to imagine. With a highly supportive and nurturing approach, we believe in helping our students aspire to greatness, giving them the best possible foundation to become an integral part of the global film and T.V. industry. View full university