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 with courses offered at Rotherham College.
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
Performance Industries
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.
Choreographers design sequences of steps and movements, direct and lead rehearsals and devise classical and contemporary dance routines.
Turning ideas into steps, fitting movements to music, working with producers, customer designers and musical directors, selecting music and auditioning and rehearsing dancers.**
Film studios, theatres, creative studios or TV studios.
Musicians and singers write, arrange, orchestrate, conduct and perform musical compositions.
Learning and rehearsing music, preparing and attending auditions, looking after your voice and instrument, setting up your instrument ready for performing and performing at concert, or on film, TV or radio recordings.**
Music venues, theatres, recording studios or film sets.
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
