Drama

NORTHLAND

Northtec

Offers Certificate in Applied Arts – Theatre (Level 4) and Diploma in Performing Arts (Creative Techniques).

AUCKLAND

Performing Arts School of New Zealand

Specialises in short courses in the performing arts for all ages, with classes in theatre, dance and body knowledge, with both a recreational and career focus.

Unitec: Performing and Screen Arts

Offers a range of courses in acting, contemporary dance, directing, writing, technology and music.

University of Auckland: Drama Studies

Undergraduate and post-graduate courses in drama.

Pacific Institute of Performing Arts

Offers New Zealand’s first Diploma in Pacific Performing Arts with programmes that combine contemporary teaching practice with a Pasifika flavour for students with stage and screen ambitions.

PALMERSTON NORTH

UCOL

UCOL’s Level 4 Certificate in Performing Arts provides a foundation of knowledge and skills in acting, dance, singing, musical theatre, voice and acting for camera.

WELLINGTON

New Zealand College of Performing Arts

Offers a Diploma in Stage and Screen Arts, Level 6, and a Diploma in Applied Stage and Screen Arts (Advanced), Level 7, in association with Whitireia Community Polytechnic.

Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School

Courses include acting, performing arts management, technology, costumes and directing.

Victoria University: School of English, Film, Theatre & Media Studies

Offers courses in English, film, theatre and media studies.

Wellington Performing Arts Centre (WPAC)

Full-time and professional part-time courses in acting and dance, as well as community classes for adults and children.

Whitireia Community Polytechnic

Offers courses in visual arts, design and multimedia, dance, acting, music, photography, creative writing, journalism, publishing, Māori arts and design, English language, floristry, jewellery.

CHRISTCHURCH

Canterbury University

Offers undergraduate courses in theatre and film, postgraduate degrees and the Graduate Diploma in the Arts.

Hagley Theatre Company

Offers a post-secondary, pre-tertiary performance course for years 18+, part-time classes for those with employment or family commitments, and after school tuition for students between the age of 10 and 18.

National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA)

Offers courses in acting, singing, dance/movement, voice, musicianship, theory and cultural studies.

DUNEDIN

Otago University: Theatre Studies

A performance-oriented course that provides students with inside knowledge on how a theatre actually operates, with regular performances.