PERFORMING ARTS

Passion for performing arts is no different, each and every student is encouraged to take to the stage, whether that’s joining in festivals such as the International School Theatre Association (ISTA) Festival or the Dulwich College International Shakespeare Festival, treading the boards in the school production or performing in Dance shows, House Drama, and Performing Arts Showcases.

With a magnificent Performing Arts theatre, two Black Box studios and a Dance studio, students are in an environment which mirrors the experience of performing on Broadway or London’s West End. This taste of what could be, instils in them the belief that they are who they aspire to be; performers, creators, directors, designers and choreographers. Our Ignite! Performance programme fosters this belief in students who are particularly committed to this path.

We offer students the opportunity to take on larger and more challenging roles in smaller cast performances, to participate in specialised workshops not in the curriculum such as make-up artistry; we offer master classes in audition technique and support in creating a performing arts portfolio. This goes hand-in-hand with our existing relationships with Evolve Arts who deliver our LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) examinations, Auckland Dance, the Royal Shakespeare Company and ISTA which gives our students the opportunity to work with professionals from all areas of the performing arts industry.

Students who are in the Ignite! programme will have a dedicated mentor from the faculty to nurture them in their pursuits and help them identify their choice of career.

Students no longer have to grapple with the question of who they want to be when they grow up because through the Ignite! programme, we support our students in discovering who they want to be now. As our Deputy Head of College, Jacob Martin, puts it “the Ignite! programme lights the fire of inspiration for our most high performing students and provides a pathway for their future success.”

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