PUT YOUR PASSION INTO PRACTICE, CENTRE STAGE.
Have a passion for performance and entertainment? We can help you gain the skills you need for a career in the creative industries.
Whether you’re looking to experience the buzz and adrenaline of opening night as the lights go up, or playing a roof-raising concert of live music to a sold-out audience, Rotherham College is the perfect place to start a creative career in music or acting.
We have some of the finest equipment in the industry allowing you to explore a range of acting techniques and audition for roles, big or small, to provide the experience you need to progress in the industry. You can also learn about the promotion and organisation side of performances gaining experience with live events whilst learning.
We offer a range of courses in acting, dancing, music technology, music performance, and theatre, acting and performance. Careers following on from these courses could be as an Actor, Choreographer or Live events Manager, amongst many more.
Learning in the Roland Academy, we offer you a fantastic creative environment to develop your skills. You’ll use our dedicated music studios, immerse yourself in all forms of popular music and gain experience in live performance, sequencing, composition, music theory, recording, events and much more. You’ll learn from passionate tutors who have a rich background in music, as well as taking part in regular events, trips and guest speaker sessions with those who work within the industry.
Our range of courses allow you to explore general performance or specialise in your passion including acting, musical theatre or dance. We have an on-site theatre where you can build your confidence and perfect performances. Our talented tutors will help you develop a range of performance techniques, helping you prepare for auditions and gain the experience you need to progress.
Performance Industries
Performing Arts
Music
Performing Arts: Acting
Performing Arts: Dance and Musical Theatre
Performing Arts: Performance Music Performance
Music Production and Technology
BA (Hons) in Popular Music Performance and Production
BA (Hons) in Theatre, Acting and Performance
Select your course to begin your application
Music
Music Performance
Music Production and Technology
Performing Arts
Performing Arts: Acting
Performing Arts: Dance and Musical Theatre
“College provides me with the skills and experience I need to progress onto university.”
Sam Simmons Level 3 Music Performance Former student at Wingfield Academy
The performing arts sector is ideal for those who enjoy performing, have a creative flair and have confidence to express their personality.
Actors use speech, movement and expression to bring characters to life in theatre, film, television and radio.
Liaise with agents regarding new roles, prepare for and go to auditions, research roles, learn lines and attend rehearsals, attend fittings for costumes, support back stage activities such as costume or prop management and work as a voice over artist or as an extra.**
In a theatre, on a film set, at a recording studio or in the community.
*Information from EMSI 2022 **Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Community Arts Workers help local communities plan and take part in activities like drama, dance, painting and photography.
Work with local community groups to identify needs, develop new groups and activities, create artwork and help community members develop their own ideas, promote and organise input from other art workers, lead meetings and training activities, write funding proposals and manage budgets and publicise activities.**
In the community, at a library, at a school or an adult care home.
*Information from EMSI 2022 **Information from nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
In-demand skills that commonly appear in job descriptions for roles within the performing arts and music sector include*:
“College provides me with the skills and experience I need to progress onto university.”
Sam Simmons Level 3 Music Performance Former student at Wingfield Academy
“College has provided me with a fresh start; the course is fun and the tutors are really nice.”
Charlie Nicholls Level 3 Performing Arts Former student at Handsworth Grange School
