Why Study at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Whichever aspect of the performing arts you want to learn about and do, we can help you do it. We offer one of the widest ranges of skills and teaching in performing arts education in the UK.

Welcome to The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) – a specialist university-level provider of learning for performers and those who make performance possible. Co-founded by Paul McCartney who remains our Lead-Patron, we are based on the site of the old Liverpool Institute – the former school of Paul McCartney and fellow Beatle George Harrison – and the Liverpool Art College, which a third Beatle, John Lennon, attended.

Today, we are home to 1,200 students, 20% of whom are international and represent over 40 countries worldwide.

Courses

We teach a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation certificate courses across various discipline areas:

• Acting
• Acting Musicianship
• Dance
• Filmmaking
• Management
• Music
• Musical Theatre
• Performance Design
• Production Technology
• Sound Technology

Collaboration is at the heart of our ethos. You will work with the next generation of creatives on major projects and productions. This gives you practical, real life experience from the start is one of the many aspects which makes us unique. Over a typical year we stage more than 50 performances, ranging from dance to musicals, costume drama, gigs and festivals, and anything else that’s dreamt up.

Facilities

Our buildings house over 90 dedicated performance and technical spaces. These include a 400-seat auditorium, a studio theatre, film, TV and dance studios, recording and live sound kit, practice rooms, rehearsal and performance spaces. As well as a management suite, scenic workshop, costume and wardrobe department, broadcast audio, ICT and offline workstations. And our canteen and bar, which frequently get taken over.

All these facilities are high spec. All are industry standard. It’s not always easy to keep up – but we are supported by sponsors and manufacturers and invest annually to update equipment and/or improve the learning environment.

City

Liverpool, in the North West of England, is one of the UK’s top arts, tourist and student cities. It’s a fun loving and diverse place to study and live. Home to major theatres, more museums, galleries and listed buildings than any UK city outside of London, and a UNESCO City of Music, Liverpool is listed in The Guinness Book of Records’ as the `World Capital of Pop`. The city is also a favourite film industry location.

Find out more

Visit our website – www.lipa.ac.uk – for more information on our courses, facilities and student life, but for the latest insight, follow @LIPAliverpool on Instagram to see what our students are currently working on and what life at LIPA is really like. You can also view some of our highlights on YouTube or listen to some of our music on Spotify.

You can also contact the International Team via email – [email protected]

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