Performing Arts
Advance your craft - develop your talent for a career in performing arts.
- Work closely with the Scriptwriting students to perform their written pieces
- Perform in front of a live audience
- Many students get to showcase their work in productions such as the Ottawa Fringe Fest
Program Availability and Schedule
Availability
Open
Closed
Waitlisted
Start Term
Availability
International
Availability
Competitive?
Fall 2024
No
Schedule
Program Summary
Credential
Program Delivery
Program Code
Area of Interest
School
Campus
Work Integrated Learning
In the one-year Performing Arts Ontario College Certificate program, you enjoy the thrill of performing and are committed to pursuing your craft to industry standards. You learn how to advance your craft while developing live and digital performance skills.
Learn the artistry of the stage and how to shine in front of an audience. Through collaboration with other performers, create unique performance pieces and perform to audiences. Learn how to audition and prepare for live and digital performances in professional studio settings....(read more)
Overview
Advance your craft - develop your talent for a career in performing arts.
In the one-year Performing Arts Ontario College Certificate program, you enjoy the thrill of performing and are committed to pursuing your craft to industry standards. You learn how to advance your craft while developing live and digital performance skills.
Learn the artistry of the stage and how to shine in front of an audience. Through collaboration with other performers, create unique performance pieces and perform to audiences. Learn how to audition and prepare for live and digital performances in professional studio settings.
Enhance your performance ability in:
- voice
- movement
- spoken word
- comedy
- theatre
- film
- music
- entertainment
In professional studio settings, you acquire vocal skills, audition, stage presence, production and on-camera techniques. This certificate will help you discover where you fit as an artist and introduce you to new and creative ways to express yourself.
Through collaborative activities, you experience various forms of basic performance, including the development of stage presence and audience interaction.
Learn the essentials of proper breathing and voice production, as well as movement workshops, along with exercises that cultivate physical self-awareness and enable you to make better creative and enduring choices in the performing arts.
Benefit from the college experience while developing confidence in your performance skills. We work with industry to make connections that can help you achieve your future goals. You can choose to prepare for an audition, pursue a career path or apply for further education in the arts.
Graduates may find employment opportunities in:
- acting (television, film and stage)
- arts administration
- arts advocacy
- communications and media relations
- costume/set/lighting/sound design
- digital production
- directing
- drama teacher
- playwriting/screenwriting
- producer
- stage management
- theatre production
SUCCESS FACTORS
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Enjoy the challenge of performing.
- Work well in teams.
- Want to support fellow artists through positive criticism and feedback.
- Are open to learning with performing artists from various disciplines.
- Are committed to pursuing their craft to industry standards.
- Are self-aware.
Courses
Programs at Algonquin College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities. Upon registration, each full-time student is provided an Algonquin email account which is used to communicate important information about program or course events.
Code:
ENL1813M
Course Name:
Communications I
Course Description:
Communication remains an essential skill sought by employers, regardless of discipline or field of study. Using a practical, vocation-orient... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Code:
PER4003
Course Name:
Performance Techniques I
Course Description:
To compete in this highly competitive industry, performers must first learn the foundations of their craft. Through collective and individua... + Read More
Hours:
56.0
Code:
PER4004
Course Name:
Voice I
Course Description:
Effective communication is essential to succeeding in the performing arts industry. In this course, students learn the essentials of voice p... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4009
Course Name:
Creativity and Improvisation
Course Description:
Learning to think on your feet and improvise is an integral component of performance training, used not only in the rehearsal process but al... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4017
Course Name:
Live Practicum I
Course Description:
Applying acting techniques to live performance is an essential step to becoming a professional performer. To ready themselves for the profes... + Read More
Hours:
56.0
Code:
PER4018
Course Name:
Digital Practicum I
Course Description:
Many of today's performers find success by developing their own online material. In this course, students learn how to make videos from the ... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4022
Course Name:
Introduction to Canadian Performing Arts
Course Description:
By exploring the voices and experiences of audiences, emerging and professional practitioners in the performing arts industry, today's artis... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Code:
PER4005
Course Name:
Movement
Course Description:
Performers need to communicate emotion and intention using their whole bodies. Through workshops and individual exercises, students develop ... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4006
Course Name:
Ensemble
Course Description:
The ability to work within a company is fundamental to the success of any performing arts project. In this course, students develop practica... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4011
Course Name:
Performance Techniques II
Course Description:
The application of performance methods are fundamental to a career in the performing arts. This course explores of the principles and method... + Read More
Hours:
56.0
Code:
PER4015
Course Name:
Introduction to Music Basics
Course Description:
Music is a universal language and is a fundamental part of the performer's tool kit. Regardless of their area of performance, all students b... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4016
Course Name:
Voice II
Course Description:
Finding a character's voice and successfully using accents are all part of a well-rounded performer's skill set. Students participate in voc... + Read More
Hours:
14.0
Code:
PER4019
Course Name:
Live Practicum II
Course Description:
Rehearsing and performing in student productions, helps build confidence and the skills necessary to succeed in the professional world of pe... + Read More
Hours:
56.0
Code:
PER4020
Course Name:
Digital Practicum II
Course Description:
Understanding the skills required to compete in today's ever changing digital entertainment industry is an important key to success. Student... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
PER4021
Course Name:
Achieving Success
Course Description:
Performers are entrepreneurs and must learn commercial and professional skills to stand out in a crowded field. Students examine various pro... + Read More
Hours:
28.0
Code:
GED1409
Course Name:
General Education Elective
Course Description:
For this course, you will have the opportunity to choose one from a group of general education electives.... + Read More
Hours:
42.0
Careers & Pathways
Careers
Graduates may find employment as entry-level performers, such as entertainers, musicians, dancers, singers, stand-up comedians and slam poets. Graduates may also pursue self-employment opportunities.
Pathways
Please use our Pathways tool to search for pathway options.
Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Identify key components of the performing arts industry including live and digital genres, production processes, careers and work environments.
- Reflect on one`s own performance and production skills.
- Contribute to the creation and management of performing art productions.
- Work independently and within a team to prepare and execute live performances.
- Archive and distribute digital performance materials.
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment and environmental stewardship.
Tuition & Fees
Get an idea of how much each semester will cost with our Tuition and Fee Estimator.
2023/2024 Academic Year
Tuition and related ancillary fees for this program can be viewed by using the Tuition and Fees Estimator tool at www.algonquincollege.com/fee-estimator.
Further information on fees can be found by visiting the Registrar`s Office website at www.algonquincollege.com/ro.
Fees are subject to change.
Additional program-related expenses include:
- Books and supplies cost approximately $1,500. This includes a laptop, books, camera and card, costumes and a studio outfit.
Admissions Requirements
All applicants must satisfy both College Eligibility and Program Eligibility requirements.
College Eligibility
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Applicants with an OSSD showing senior English and/or Mathematics courses at the Basic Level, or with Workplace or Open courses, will be tested to determine their eligibility for admission; OR
- Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate; OR
- General Educational Development (GED) certificate; OR
- Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and without a high school diploma at the start of the program). Eligibility may be determined by academic achievement testing for which a fee of $50 (subject to change) will be charged.
Program Eligibility
- English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent)
- Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must be evaluated through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) or World Education Services (WES).
- IELTS-International English Language Testing Service (Academic) Overall band of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band; OR TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT) Overall 80, with a minimum of 20 in each component: Reading 20; Listening 20; Speaking 20; Writing 20; OR Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall 110, minimum of 110 in Literacy and no score below 95.
Not sure if you meet all of the requirements? Academic Upgrading may be able to help with that: https://www.algonquincollege.com/access/.
Should the number of qualified applicants exceed the number of available places, applicants will be selected on the basis of their proficiency in English.
Application Information
PERFORMING ARTS
Program Code 1409X01FWO
Applications to full-time day programs must be submitted with official transcripts showing completion of the academic admission requirements through:
ontariocolleges.ca
60 Corporate Court
Guelph, Ontario N1G 5J3
1-888-892-2228
Students currently enrolled in an Ontario secondary school should notify their Guidance Office prior to their online application at www.ontariocolleges.ca.
Applications for Fall Term and Winter Term admission received by February 1 will be given equal consideration. Applications received after February 1 will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis as long as places are available.
International applicants please visit this link for application process information: https://algonquincollege.force.com/myACint/.
For further information on the admissions process, contact:
Registrar`s Office
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Ave
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
Telephone: 613-727-0002
Toll-free: 1-800-565-4723
TTY: 613-727-7766
Fax: 613-727-7632
Contact: https://www.algonquincollege.com/ro
Additional Information
Program Resources
Graduates may receive advanced standing in the following programs:
- Broadcasting - Radio and Podcasting
- Broadcasting - Television and Streaming Video, and
- Music Industry Arts
Contact
Teri Loretto
Program Coordinator
Teri holds a Bachelor’s of Arts and a Master’s Degree from the University of Ottawa. She is an award-winning actress, writer and director with a background in stage and production management. She has written for magazines, newspapers, online formats, theatre and film. She works regularly for CBC Ottawa in both radio and television as producer, writer and host. She has appeared in feature films, worked as a professional musician and toured as a children’s entertainer. Her voice can be heard in cartoons, commercials and in various documentaries. Theatre directing credits include Phil Porter’s Blink, Zastrozzi and Theatre of the Film Noir by George F. Walker, for which she also did the set design. Onstage roles include the title role in the one-woman show Shirley Valentine, Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and she has written or adapted and directed over a dozen radio shows for live performance (War of the Worlds, Voices From the Front). She has been the artist in residence for the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity and serves as Vice President on the ACTRA Ottawa board. She also teaches in Television Broadcasting and Scriptwriting programs at the college. She is a member of EQUITY, the Canadian Media Guild and The Playwrights Guild of Canada.