Performing Arts Colleges in Colchester, England

Colchester Institute College

• The music and performing arts program at Colchester Institute is equipped with the latest music technology and dance studios. In addition, the institute houses several modern arts facilities, including drama and recording studios, specialist classrooms and a 200-seat theater. Performing arts students at Colchester Institute have access to some of the leading arts and theater companies in the region, including the Mercury Theater, the Colchester Arts Center and the Headgate Theater. Students receive their performing arts training from experienced faculty who are practitioners in careers as choreographers, musicians and directors. The college offers diploma and bachelor degree programs in performing arts as well as a post-graduate degree in music.

  Colchester Institute College

  Sheepen Road

  Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LL

  011+44-012-067-12000

  colchester.ac.uk

University of Essex

• The University of Essex is one of the leading universities in the U.K. With three campuses in Essex, the university was ranked ninth out of 159 universities in the U.K., according to its website. The department of literature, film and theater studies provides specialized or combined degrees with a strong emphasis on international perspectives in performing arts. The theater studies program is highly competitive and admits promising candidates with creative and academic capabilities. Students receive their training from faculty with expertise in performance, playwriting, acting and directing. In addition the program provides students with a solid foundation on the theoretical and practical aspects of performance studies. Graduates of the program work as directors, teachers, performing artists and theater programmers. The theater studies program is offered at the master's and doctoral levels. Students can enroll on a full or part-time basis.

  University of Essex

  Wivenhoe Park

  Colchester CO4 3SQ, U.K.

  011+44-012-068-73333

  essex.ac.uk

St. Benedicts Catholic College

• Benedicts Catholic College is a comprehensive institution that admits Catholic and non-Catholic students. The creative and performing arts diploma program provides training in drama, music, art and dance. The college also offers a course in performing arts business; students receive training in stage management, lighting and box office procedures.

  St. Benedicts Catholic College

  Norman Way, CO3 3US

  Colchester, UK

  011+44-012-065-49222

  educationbase.co.uk