Esplanade Academy

Esplanade Academy offers a conducive environment for aspiring individuals and industry professionals to learn, develop and practise professional and technical skills for the performing arts.

Our training programmes and work attachments in areas including technical theatre, venue management, operations and community engagement are designed for both pre and post-employment learning. Esplanade Academy’s training programmes are conducted by Esplanade’s in-house experts, and supplemented by a wide local and international network of artists and technical professionals.

Training Courses

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As a theatre arts academy, we offer a selection of technical theatre-related modular and year-long programmes. Our programmes equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to work in the areas of arts entertainment or events.

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Training Attachments

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Curious about what it’s like to work in the arts? Get hands-on experience when you join us for a training attachment in any one of our many different departments.

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