Study Performing Arts

At our School of Performing Arts

When you join us to study the performing arts, you’ll be studying at The Performance Hub at our Walsall Campus, where the mix of technology and community will give you a great start to foster your career ambitions. Whichever subject you choose, you’ll discover the highest-spec equipment and exceptional staff expertise to support you.

Facilities

Music

Boasting all-Steinway School status, whether you’re performing, practising or digitally mastering your music, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art recording studios, Mac labs running specialist software, fully-equipped ensemble rooms, as well as the Black Box theatre, complete with Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing console.

Drama

We have studios with sprung and semi-sprung floors, editing suites and rehearsal spaces for smaller groups as well as the versatile Black Box Theatre. Digital projectors, plasma screens, hard drive cameras, plus the latest hardware and software help you integrate media and theatrical performance.

Dance

Our new biomechanics laboratory is furnished with a force platform, motion analysis system, virtual daylight and air-conditioning – resources to match any university in the UK. You also have access to the University’s very own Arena Theatre – for watching a range of contemporary theatre productions, as well as staging your own performances.

Employability

In addition to the University’s schemes to enhance your employability, we recognise you need both a qualification and relevant experience, so in your second and third years you will have the opportunity for various work placements. In your final year you will deliver projects focused upon real music business activity, including production and performance work.