Performing Arts Fundamentals
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code6400
- SchoolSchool of Communications, Media, Arts and Design
- CredentialOntario College Certificate
- Program TypeCertificate program
- Program Length1 year/ 2 semesters
- LocationPerforming Arts Centre
- Emaillacton@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000, ext. 58734
- Technology Requirements
Program Availability
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Technology Requirements
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- Faculty Bios
- Advising
- Entrepreneurism
The Centennial College Performing Arts Centre is Now Open!
With the expansion and growth of our performing arts programs over the past several years, a unified performing arts centre has been our goal for some time. We are excited that the dream has become a reality with the opening of our new performing arts centre. Learn more.
Centennial College's Performing Arts Fundamentals program will provide you with the foundation to explore a wide range of career opportunities in the performing arts. You'll develop core music, theatre and dance skills but can customize your program experience through advanced elective courses and express your talents in collaborative, multidisciplinary performance projects. You'll also attend shows and network with leading industry professionals throughout Toronto's cultural hub and leave the program with a personalized, professional video portfolio to help launch your career or explore additional performing arts education options.
As a graduate of this arts certificate program, you'll have the opportunity for direct entry into Centennial College's School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design programs such as Dance Performance (two-year diploma), Music Industry Arts and Performance (three-year advanced diploma) or Theatre Arts and Performance (three-year advanced diploma). Minimum grade requirements will apply.
Program Highlights
- Studio courses will be offered in all three core disciplines: music, theatre and dance.
- Specialized elective courses will allow you to either focus your training or broaden your horizons by trying something new.
- In interdisciplinary ensemble classes, you'll collaborate with your peers to create, remix or produce original multidisciplinary performances.
- Opportunities will exist to attend shows throughout the Greater Toronto Area, network with leading artists and producers, and create your own critiques on a video blog.
- You'll benefit from personalized professional coaching on audition skills, resume writing, career management and financing.
- You'll graduate with a professional headshot and showreel for your portfolio.
Program Overview
The Centennial College Performing Arts Centre is Now Open!
With the expansion and growth of our performing arts programs over the past several years, a unified performing arts centre has been our goal for some time. We are excited that the dream has become a reality with the opening of our new performing arts centre. Learn more.
Centennial College's Performing Arts Fundamentals program will provide you with the foundation to explore a wide range of career opportunities in the performing arts. You'll develop core music, theatre and dance skills but can customize your program experience through advanced elective courses and express your talents in collaborative, multidisciplinary performance projects. You'll also attend shows and network with leading industry professionals throughout Toronto's cultural hub and leave the program with a personalized, professional video portfolio to help launch your career or explore additional performing arts education options.
As a graduate of this arts certificate program, you'll have the opportunity for direct entry into Centennial College's School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design programs such as Dance Performance (two-year diploma), Music Industry Arts and Performance (three-year advanced diploma) or Theatre Arts and Performance (three-year advanced diploma). Minimum grade requirements will apply.
Program Highlights
- Studio courses will be offered in all three core disciplines: music, theatre and dance.
- Specialized elective courses will allow you to either focus your training or broaden your horizons by trying something new.
- In interdisciplinary ensemble classes, you'll collaborate with your peers to create, remix or produce original multidisciplinary performances.
- Opportunities will exist to attend shows throughout the Greater Toronto Area, network with leading artists and producers, and create your own critiques on a video blog.
- You'll benefit from personalized professional coaching on audition skills, resume writing, career management and financing.
- You'll graduate with a professional headshot and showreel for your portfolio.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Career Outlook
- Musician
- Actor
- Dancer
Education Pathways
Graduates of the Performing Arts Fundamentals certificate program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are programs from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner pathway has minimum admission requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Nipissing University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts (college to university program) |
Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
• Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take the Centennial English Admission Test.
Additional Requirements
Note:
Students who are accepted into the program will be invited to:
- Submit a resume and/or complete an intake questionnaire after receiving their offer
- Attend a mandatory Program Welcome Session* online, prior to program start up
*All new students must attend a session prior to their program start date.
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,277.34 | $3,998.34 |
| International | $16,649.00 | $1,765.52 | $18,414.52 |
Technology Requirements
Technology Requirements
Bring IT programs will require students to own and use a mobile computing device that meets or exceeds the recommended hardware requirements.
Note: If you require accommodation for a documented disability, please consider your adaptive technology needs when you select a device for your BringIT programs (click for recommendations). If you wish to access disability services, please make an appointment with the Centre for Accessible Learning and Counselling Services, by calling 416-289-5000, ext. 3850, or by email at calcs@centennialcollege.ca.
Have questions? Check out Frequently Asked Questions for our Bring IT Program.
Students from this program will require to own/purchase a device and software relevant to the program:
Minimum Recommended Hardware Specifications
- Intel i5 processor or better, 8 GB ram or better
- Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher
- OS X v10.13 or later
- A pair of good quality headphones
- 256 GB or better flash memory storage
OR
- OS - Windows 7 or newer (64-bit). Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Intel core i5 CPU minimum; intel core i7 processor
- 8GB RAM minimum; 16 GB or more is always better
- Intel UHD Graphics with shared graphics memory minimum. A GPU with dedicated memory is better
- 13” or better screen; 13” full HD is better; 15” full HD is better
- 256GB SSD / PCIe M.2 SSD minimum, 512GB or better
- A pair of good quality headphones
- 256 GB or better flash memory storage
You will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection. High speed broadband access (LAN, Cable or DSL) with minimum 10mbps download speed is highly recommended. Some courses have more advanced system requirements.
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Develop fundamental technical skills for music, dance, and theatre performance.
- Analyze different styles and genres of contemporary performance.
- Develop a career and professional development plan to enhance work performance and maintain currency with industry.
- Identify career opportunities in the performing arts industry, including opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurial arts work therein.
- Work collaboratively to prepare and present an interdisciplinary performance.
- Interact in a professional manner appropriate to the performing arts industry.
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Student Work
Victor Vasquez, Fine Arts Studio, GraduateThey don't try to change you, they dont try to diminish your voice or identity. They want you to follow your own style, in your own way and work with that through whatever you want to develop.