Prepare for a career in the performing arts
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is dedicated to providing the best teaching and learning for people who want to pursue a lasting career in the arts and entertainment economy.
BA (Honours) Degree programmes
We offer full-time three year Honours Degree programmes: Acting (Performing Arts); Community Drama; Dance (Performing Arts); Music; Music (Performing Arts); Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management; Sound Technology; Theatre and Performance Design; and Theatre and Performance Technology.
Foundation Diplomas
We also run full-time one year Foundation Diplomas: Performing Arts (Acting); Performing Arts (Dancing); Performing Arts (Singing); and Popular Music and Sound Technology.
Performing arts classes for 4 - 19 year olds
We offer performing arts classes for four to 19 year olds. These are held at weekends in two locations: at LIPA in Liverpool and at Maghull High School in Maghull.
Short professional development courses for adults
We have previously offered short evening courses for adults, which usually start in April. We will not be running these in the academic year of 2009/2010 but hope to introduce some new courses next academic year.