Experiential conservatory performing arts training that occurs over 2.5 years. Our programs offer a dynamic range of performance opportunities, professional collaborations, attentive student-teacher ratio, personalized training, and high in-studio hours.
Please note our programs are not eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
Discover your skills with CCPA’s 2-year diploma program! Get well-rounded performing arts training in acting, voice, dance, and career management. With multiple performance opportunities and industry connections along the way, you will graduate from this program with a strong understanding of the industry and rigorous training.
*this program is not eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit
The certificate program gives you the chance to round out your skills based on previous experience and training. This program still offers similar courses and performances opportunities as the diploma program, but with a more focused selection based on your current level of experience. This program is available to those with previous studies in performing arts or demonstrable professional career experience.
Grow your skills with a tailored schedule for you!
*this program is not eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit
Work both on-stage and off-stage with the Studio Ensemble program! Learn from industry directors as a performing artist, and be mentored in the design, production, and marketing aspects of three distinct shows during the program.
When not working in production, continue developing yourself as an artist through multi-disciplinary masterclasses and workshops led by leading professionals.
*this program is not eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit
The dance program at CCPA is designed to teach, maintain and further your love of dance. Focus will be placed on correct technique and placement as well as execution of style and choreography. Our faculty places high importance on creating a curated program of study for each individual that will lead to the highest level of success. You will train in the following styles: ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, and Musical Theatre styles. Across all the genres taught, you will not only develop a strong technique, but also stamina and skills to maintain a long and healthy career. The goal is that every student leaves CCPA with a passion and comprehensive knowledge of the world of dance, and ability to apply their dance skills to their artistic practice.
The acting program will prepare you with the fundamental skills and professionalism required to work as a professional actor in theatre, television and film. The core acting curriculum offers training in three key areas: acting, movement, and voice/speech. These core components utilize techniques and practices from a range of contemporary theatrical pedagogies, exercises, and practices. They include: Konstantin Stanislavski, Stanford Meisner, Michael Chekhov, Jerzy Grotowski, Kristin Linklater, Jacques LeCoq, Rudolf Laban, and Anne Bogart/Tina Landau. Courses focus on embodiment of your voice and movement in character and text work, imagination, connection of emotional and physical impulse, responsiveness and action, and ensemble building.
Over two years of intensive training you will learn text analysis, contemporary and classical scene studies, clowning, commedia dell’arte, viewpoints, contact improvisation, voice and speech skills, accents, acting for camera, and audition preparation. Additional classes include devised theatre, stage combat, theatre history, and career management.
CCPA’s music department offers individual singing instruction and vocal coaching for various levels of ability, allowing you to focus on your personal vocal development. Using a wide variety of teaching approaches, the curriculum integrates the study of singing technique with acting skills, and interpretation of musical theatre song in the context of performance.
You will explore a wide variety of repertoire chosen to expand their range of technique and styles from classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, and pop. Along with private instruction, you will also take part in large and small vocal ensembles where you will work with multiple conductors, clinicians and instructors.
Over the two-year diploma program you will study piano, sight singing, and music theory to establish a strong music foundation as well as embark on a thorough overview of the history and origins of musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to study vocal anatomy, practicing tips, vocal care, auditioning strategies, microphone techniques, diction, and improvisation and much more.
The Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA) and Yorkville University (YU) have a credit transfer agreement, opening up further academic pathways for CCPA graduates. For more information, contact the Director of Education at education@ccpacanada.com.