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Visual & Performing Arts
Our Performing Arts curriculum is the only of its kind in the coastal empire. Savannah State University offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual and Performing Arts with a concentration in performing arts . This degree provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to learning. We offer high quality instruction and exposure to professional performing arts opportunities including acting and dance performance, directing, design, state management, and choreography.
Our Performing Arts curriculum is the only of its kind in the coastal empire.
Our Performing Arts curriculum is the only of its kind in the coastal empire. Savannah State University offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual and Performing Arts with a concentration in performing arts . This degree provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to learning. We offer high quality instruction and exposure to professional performing arts opportunities including acting and dance performance, directing, design, state management, and choreography.
Our students exhibit professionalism and creativity in their many innovative performances and exhibitions, on campus, in the community and internationally. Savannah State’s faculty is talented, diverse, and dedicated to the creative, technical and professional development of our young artists. The curriculum is rigorous and supports our students to envision and attain their professional and artistic goals.
Students will have an opportunity to take courses in the performing arts:
- Improv
- Acting
- Stagecraft
- Make up and Costumes
- Ballet
- Acting for the Camera
- Modern Dance
- Directing
- African Diaspora Dance
- Special Topics
Performing Arts Concentration, BFA
Visual and Performing Arts Minor
Future Career Opportunities
Aside from being a performing artist there are many possible career paths for the BFA graduate with a concentration in Performing Arts. Here are some of the possibilities:
Artistic Director
An Artistic Director is a visionary leader who oversees the artistic direction and creative decisions of a theater, dance company, or arts organization, ensuring a cohesive and compelling artistic vision.
An Artistic Director is a visionary leader who oversees the artistic direction and creative decisions of a theater, dance company, or arts organization, ensuring a cohesive and compelling artistic vision.
Cultural Arts Administrator
A Cultural Arts Administrator is responsible for the management and coordination of cultural arts programs, events, and initiatives, fostering engagement and collaboration within the community.
A Cultural Arts Administrator is responsible for the management and coordination of cultural arts programs, events, and initiatives, fostering engagement and collaboration within the community.
Casting Director
A Casting Director is responsible for finding and selecting the best actors and performers for a production, using their knowledge and expertise to match talent with the requirements and vision of the project.
A Casting Director is responsible for finding and selecting the best actors and performers for a production, using their knowledge and expertise to match talent with the requirements and vision of the project.
Director
A Director is the creative force behind a film, play, or other performance, responsible for guiding actors and crew members to bring a cohesive artistic vision to life.
A Director is the creative force behind a film, play, or other performance, responsible for guiding actors and crew members to bring a cohesive artistic vision to life.
Arts Business Management
Arts Business Management involves the strategic planning and administration required to successfully operate arts organizations, including budgeting, marketing, and fundraising, to ensure long-term sustainability and success.
Arts Business Management involves the strategic planning and administration required to successfully operate arts organizations, including budgeting, marketing, and fundraising, to ensure long-term sustainability and success.
Producer
A Producer is responsible for the financial, logistical, and creative aspects of bringing a project to fruition, overseeing budgets, coordinating resources, and collaborating with directors and artists.
A Producer is responsible for the financial, logistical, and creative aspects of bringing a project to fruition, overseeing budgets, coordinating resources, and collaborating with directors and artists.
Voice-over Talent
Voice-over Talent refers to individuals with exceptional vocal abilities who provide voices for various forms of media, including commercials, animations, films, and audiobooks, utilizing their versatility in tone, delivery, and character interpretation.
Voice-over Talent refers to individuals with exceptional vocal abilities who provide voices for various forms of media, including commercials, animations, films, and audiobooks, utilizing their versatility in tone, delivery, and character interpretation.
Talent Agent
A Talent Agent represents and advocates for actors, musicians, and other performers, leveraging their industry knowledge and network to secure auditions, negotiate contracts, and propel their clients’ careers forward.
A Talent Agent represents and advocates for actors, musicians, and other performers, leveraging their industry knowledge and network to secure auditions, negotiate contracts, and propel their clients’ careers forward.