Masters Performing Arts
Address
Arterial Road Rayleigh , Essex , SS6 7UQ United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°47′43″N 1°23′16″W / 53.795330°N 1.387760°W / 53.795330; -1.387760
Information
Type	Independent FE College
Established	1995
Specialist	Performing Arts
Gender	Co-educational
Age	16+
Website	http://www.mastersperformingarts.co.uk

Masters Performing Arts College is an independent dance/musical theatre college based in the town of Rayleigh in Essex, England.^{[citation needed]}

Key areas of study include ballet, tap dance, jazz and contemporary dance, singing, and drama.

The college offer one course:

• Professional 3 Year Diploma in Musical Theatre/Dance

The college course is accredited by the Council for Dance Education and Training.

The college offer its own scholarship/funding awards.

The college has over 100 students.

The college is also an approved centre of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. Students have the opportunity to gain nationally recognised dance teaching qualifications with the organisation, in ballet, tap and modern theatre dance.^{[citation needed]}

The college stages an annual production in July at The Shaw Theatre - London to showcase work across all 3 years. This is attended by industry and parents / guardians.

The college also stages a Year 3 - Graduate Year Showcase at The Leicester Square Theatre in May each year which many agents/directors in the industry attend in helping the graduates gain agent representation & employment.

• Nathalie Emmanuel- Sasha Valentine- Hollyoaks- Channel 4
• Clare Foster- Millie Brown- The Bill- ITV (Currently playing the lead role of Polly Barker in the West End revival of Crazy For You)
• Katie Collins- Top Commercial Dancer- T.V. & Arena tours (Leona Lewis 'Labyrinth Tour' 2010)
• Anthony Whiteman- Dance Captain- Billy Elliot the Musical- West End

v t e Performing arts schools in the United Kingdom
Acting Arts Educational Schools, London Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Central School of Speech and Drama City Academy Drama Studio London East 15 Acting School Guildford School of Acting Guildhall School of Music & Drama Identity School of Acting Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art London College of Music Manchester School of Theatre Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Oxford School of Drama Pauline Quirke Academy Redroofs Theatre School Rose Bruford College Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Stella Mann College of Performing Arts Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Dance Bird College Central School of Ballet City Academy Elmhurst Ballet School English National Ballet School The Hammond School Laine Theatre Arts London Contemporary Dance School London Studio Centre Masters Performing Arts College Northern School of Contemporary Dance Pauline Quirke Academy Performers College Royal Ballet School Scottish School of Contemporary Dance Stella Mann College of Performing Arts Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Urdang Academy
Music See: Music Schools in the United Kingdom
Musical theatre Arts Educational Schools, London Bird College City Academy Emil Dale Academy Guildford School of Acting The Hammond School Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Laine Theatre Arts London College of Music London School of Musical Theatre Masters Performing Arts College Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Musical Theatre Academy Performers College Redroofs Theatre School SLP College Stella Mann College of Performing Arts Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Urdang Academy
Secondary Arts Educational Schools, London Birmingham Ormiston Academy BRIT School Dance School of Scotland The Hammond School Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Sylvia Young Theatre School Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
Former Academy of Live and Recorded Arts Birmingham School of Acting Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts Drama Centre London London Theatre Studio