Performance, in Practice.
At NAFA’s Faculty of Performing Arts, practice is at the heart of how you learn. Across the School of Dance, School of Music and School of Theatre, you will develop your artistic voice through rigorous training, performance, creative exploration and collaboration. Guided by practising artists and educators, you will learn through making, performing and reflecting on your work.
Learn through Performance
Performance is integral to your education at NAFA. Through performing, collaboration and artistic exchange opportunities at NAFA, leading arts venues, major arts festivals and professional platforms in Singapore and overseas, including in London, Berlin, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Yogyakarta, you will learn and gain experience beyond the classroom and rehearsal studio, connecting with different artists, audiences, cultures and professional environments.
Connect with the Profession
Our relationships with Singapore’s arts organisations including Singapore Ballet, T.H.E Dance Company, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Nine Years Theatre, Toy Factory and The Finger Players connect your education with professional practice alongside professional artists and companies through internships and attachments, performances, workshops, masterclasses, residencies and collaborative projects.
Our international partnerships with institutions including the Royal College of Music in London, Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing), Central Academy of Drama (Beijing) and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)) further broaden your artistic perspectives and connect you with different traditions, practices and international communities of artists.
Create Across Cultures and Disciplines
At NAFA, a multidisciplinary arts institution, you will encounter Asian and international perspectives while learning and creating alongside visual artists, designers and practitioners from different disciplines. Through collaborative projects, electives, community initiatives and talent development programmes, you will broaden your artistic outlook, challenge familiar approaches, engage with different perspectives and discover new possibilities for your practice.
Explore What Performance Can Become
Music, dance and theatre continue to evolve across disciplines, technologies and new forms of creative practice. At FOPA, you will be encouraged to explore and experiment while remaining grounded in your artistic discipline. Through initiatives such as the NAFA Creative Tech Lab, Centre for Singapore Chinese Music and Centre for Creative Health, you will engage with new approaches to performance and explore how the arts can contribute to wider conversations around technology, culture, health and society.