Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
| Established | 1980 |
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Parent institution
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Edith Cowan University |
| Director | Professor Julie Warn AM |
| Location |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia 31°55′16″S 115°52′3″E / 31.92111°S 115.86750°ECoordinates: 31°55′16″S 115°52′3″E / 31.92111°S 115.86750°E |
| Website | www |
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition. WAAPA (commonly pronounced "whopp-a") operates as a part of ECU, located at the ECU campus of Mount Lawley, a suburb in Perth, Western Australia.
The Director of WAAPA is Professor Julie Warn.
WAAPA provides courses in many fields of performing arts including acting, music theatre, directing, dance, jazz and contemporary music, classical music, performance making, arts management, production, and design. Broadcasting is now taught in the School of Communications and Arts of ECU. Originally an initiative of the State Government the Academy receives funding from both the State and Commonwealth governments.
A further primary purpose of the Academy is to 'stage' concerts and performances, laying the path for a smooth transition from student to professional.
Every year WAAPA stages hundreds of concerts and performances across the genres of Jazz, Contemporary and Classical Music, Composition and Music Technology, Dance, Acting and Musical Theatre. This represents more productions and more diversity than other production venues or arts training institution in Australia.
The WAAPA buildings and facilities form a part of the Edith Cowan University campus in Mount Lawley, a suburb in Perth, Western Australia.
The Academy currently has eight public performance spaces constantly in use for performances and concerts. These include the Geoff Gibbs Theatre – a 270-seat proscenium arch theatre, the The Roundhouse Theatre – a 130-seat court style theatre, the 165-seat Music Auditorium, an outdoor amphitheatre, Enright Studio, Dance Studios and Jazz Studio all designed for more intimate performances.
Four more purpose built dance/rehearsal studio spaces were created. A recording studio, electronics studio, and four production workshops for design and costume making were also added to the existing workshops and behind the scenes production facilities.
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