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At KC, we are passionate about the performing arts, so much so that we have established 'Ignite', our very own dance, musical theatre, and acting company. We have our own dedicated theatre and dance studios, designed to provide students with authentic experiences whilst studying here.
We offer a range of full-time courses, along with a Higher Education programme, enabling students to further develop their skills and gain additional experience. Many of our former students have gone on to study higher education to refine their talents, and some have even taken on prominent roles like playing Harry Potter in the West End performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' and appearing in 'Kinky Boots'.
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Performing Arts
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What can I do with a qualification in Performing Arts?
Daily tasks:
- Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.
- Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.
- Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.
- Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.
- Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.
- Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.
- Studies script, play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.
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Daily tasks:
- Demonstrates and directs dance moves, monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how improvements can be made.
- Participates in dance performance.
- Attends rehearsals to develop and practice dance routines for performance.
- Builds and maintains stamina, physical strength, agility and general health through fitness exercises and healthy eating.
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What can I do with a qualification in Performing Arts?
Actors, Entertainers and Presenters
Daily tasks:
- Plays pre-recorded music at nightclubs, discotheques, and private functions.
- Conducts interviews and prepares reports for news broadcasts, current affairs programmes and documentaries.
- Introduces and presents radio and television programmes, reads news bulletins and makes announcements.
- Trains animals to perform entertaining routines and may perform with them.
- Performs singing, comedy, acrobatic, illusion and conjuring routines.
- Assumes character created by a playwright or author and communicates this to an audience.
- Studies script, play or book and prepares and rehearses interpretation.
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Dancers and Choreographers
Daily tasks:
- Demonstrates and directs dance moves, monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how improvements can be made.
- Participates in dance performance.
- Attends rehearsals to develop and practice dance routines for performance.
- Builds and maintains stamina, physical strength, agility and general health through fitness exercises and healthy eating.
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Meet our Tutors and Students
Glyn Taylor-Marshall
Tutor - Art and Design & Performing ArtsMy specialist area is in the arts, where I am versed in most mediums, e.g. performance skills/theatre, fine art, and contemporary/conceptual processes, including Live Art. I hold a BA in Fine art and an MA in Performance Studies. My teaching degree also specialises in learners with additional needs, and I hold a further qualification at Level 5 in Special Needs Education. I am an avid record collector, and I feel it is important to introduce my learners to all parts of popular culture, including music, politics and current ethical topics.
Kimberley Clarke
Tutor - DanceI am the Course Leader for Dance in Higher Education at Kidderminster College. I have toured as a dancer with several UK-based contemporary companies, worked as a choreographer on several local and national community-based projects, and received Arts Council Funding for my own independent work. In more recent years, my career has become solely focused on education and helping nurture the talent of future performing artists.
Catherine Williams
Head of DepartmentMy journey spanning the hair and beauty industry and education sector has been marked by unwavering dedication, a commitment to excellence, and a passion for nurturing the next generation of hair and beauty professionals. I look forward to continuing this enriching journey, leaving an indelible mark on both the industry and the lives of those I have the privilege to educate and inspire.
Hollie O’Neill
Student - UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts StudentBe true to yourself, because coming here at college, it gives you the opportunity to study what you love and there’s nothing more rewarding, or greater than, doing what you love all the time and succeeding in it.
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