Performing Arts
About the Program
Performing Arts: Dance, Drama & Vocal Music
Program Overview
Cultivate your creative talent while preparing for the competitive landscape of the professional entertainment industry. Students choose an intensive concentration in Dance, Drama, or Vocal Music. Students take the stage as performers and skilled technicians, mounting professional productions and community showcases in ACIT’s state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center with upgraded technical infrastructure. Students take the stage as performers and skilled technicians, mounting professional productions and community showcases in ACIT's nearly 1,000-seat Performing Arts Center featuring professional lighting and sound systems, fly space, digital projection capabilities, and industry-standard theatrical technology. Schedule permitting, students are encouraged to partake in work-based learning experiences outside of the building. Upon completion of the program, students can earn a high school diploma, technical Certifications, college credits, and qualify to seek employment as an actor, dancer, or vocalist, or continue their advanced studies in the performing arts.
Specialized Concentrations
- Dance: Mastery of diverse techniques (ballet, modern, jazz), choreography, kinesiology, dance history, and somatic movement training.
- Drama: Intense training in method acting, scriptwriting, technical stage production, directing, lighting/audio engineering, and costume/scenic design.
- Vocal Music: Comprehensive study in vocal performance, music theory, songwriting, commercial audio production, sound engineering, and choral conducting.
Industry Credentials & Certifications
- OSHA 10-Hour Safety Certification
Future Pathways
- College Major Options: Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance/Theater Performance, Music Production, Arts Administration, Speech-Language Pathology, and Drama/Dance Therapy.
- Career Opportunities: Professional Performing Artist, Choreographer, Stage/Technical Director, Sound Engineer, Talent Agent, Playwright, or Arts Educator.