As the name suggests, performing arts include a course or professional training in the field of acting, dancing, music or choreography. A training in performing arts thus aims to produce good entertainers and performers who can make a programme successful. Although acting, dancing and music were always considered as arts to be pursued as hobbies only. But with the widespread growth of television and radio more and more people are taking up these arts as full time careers.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Dance: As dancing is mostly considered as entertainment, therefore a professionally employed dancer is hard to be seen and hence dancing can only become a career for a few handful of people among the many thousands who learn dancing.

Dance therapy: Dance therapists can be professionally employed as health care professionals or in various treatment centers for the emotionally disturbed ,the elderly or the mentally and physically disadvantaged ones.

Dance critic: Dance critics find jobs as critics to write for specialists dance publications and daily newspapers.

Dance teaching: A main career area for dancers can be considered as dance teachers.

There are some employment opportunities for the musicians, dramatists and dancers in various art academies, radio and television centers, movie studios, films division, song and drama division etc. You can also go in for freelancing.

COURSE DETAILS

There is no formal education required to enter the field of acting, dancing and music. For music and dance training is provided in some schools and colleges. There are many private institutions offering courses in music and dance. For dramatics training is imparted by some institutions and drama companies.

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