Bachelor of Performing Arts (Management)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
The Bachelor of Performing Arts (Management) is an intensive, full-time, three-year degree course that covers the fundamentals of arts management, including stage and production management, marketing, fundraising and sponsorship, event management and technical skills, as well as financial and strategic planning.
We take up to 12 students a year, who acquire an array of practical, technical and managerial skills that lead to creative management and leadership roles in different arts environments. Students hone their skills through productions and workshops and participate in industry networks and internships with seasoned professionals.
Toi Whakaari ensures that graduates can build, collaborate, think critically and manage complex processes in order to be ready to enter the arts industry upon graduation.
Entry requirements
We are looking for ambitious people who can see opportunities to contribute to the performing arts sector. Entry to the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Management) is by application, interview and a workshop. Applicants are asked to answer some questions outlining why they want to study at Toi Whakaari, and what, with your future goals in mind, this training will help you accomplish. We also require two references - either work, school and/or character references.
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About the provider
- NZ Diploma in Scenic Construction & Properties (Set & Props)
- NZ Diploma in Costume Construction
- Bachelor of Performing Arts (Management)
- Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Design (Stage & Screen)
- Master of Creative Performance Practice
Unique like you
We are Toi Whakaari. We stand tall alongside unique people like you, enabling you to express your true creative self.
In our creative village, your individuality and passion for the performing arts is shared, celebrated, and nurtured. We care deeply about you and your unique place in our whānau. To us, manaakitanga – care, respect and enhancing each other’s mana – really does matter.
Our distinctive learning approach, built on the mātauranga and tikanga of our whakapapa, enables our tauira to tell their, and our nation’s, unique story.
As New Zealand’s premier school of performing arts, our legacy has always been to train the best performers, designers, and craftspeople from here and from around the world.
Taught by renown experts and educators with broad industry and community connections, our prestigious qualifications are a mark of quality that opens doors to a successful career. And that’s why our talented alumni are sought after, in front of and behind the scenes, by the world’s leading productions.
Being part of our kura is more than just gaining qualifications. Here skills are gained, perspectives are shaped, connections are made, and potential is revealed. We recognise all our students as future rangitira. They emerge from here - knowing who they are and where they stand - ready to add their value to Aotearoa New Zealand’s thriving performing arts community.
If you’re a past, present or future tauira; a valued staff member, industry partner or funder; or a member of the many communities we’re part of, we stand with you. We’re proud to take this creative journey with people as unique as you.