Nashville Performing Arts Schools & Programs

For performing arts students, Nashville is a home where they can fine-tune their craft and learn from masters. Belmont's College of Visual and Performing Arts offers undergraduate degrees in theatre and art, as well as several degree programs in msic. Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music's academic theatre program brings a range of disciplines, offering studies in acting, directing, theatre criticism, and theatre technology. Fisk University's division of humanities and fine arts rounds out the programs with degrees in dramatics and speech, music, and dance.


Performing Arts Schools, Programs & Courses in Nashville
Subjects listed are highlights of programs and/or courses offered.


Why Nashville is a Great Place to Study Performing Arts

The dominance of country music in Nashville, Tennessee, tends to make people forget that the city is home to performance culture of all kinds—and lots of it. The place is as cosmopolitan as any big Southern city, and a veritable stage buffet for all who care to dine. There is a ballet, opera, and orchestra, not to mention a Broadway theatre series, community theatre, theatre-in-the-round, playhouses, and dance companies.


Other Resources for Performing Arts Education and Careers in Nashville
  • Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission
  • VSA arts Tennessee
  • Nashville Dance Center—workshops
  • Nashville Theatre Company
  • Tennessee Players
  • Circle Players
  • Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission
  • Performing Arts - Employers in Nashville
  • Nashville Children's Theatre
  • Nashville Symphony
  • Actors Equity Theatre
  • Nashville Shakespeare Festival
  • Tennessee Repertory Theatre

  • Performing Arts - Internship Opportunities in Nashville
  • Tennessee Performing Arts Center
  • Creative Artists of Tennessee
  • Nashville Opera
  • Tennessee Repertory Theatre
  • Nashville Ballet
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