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.
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is a specialist
university-level provider of learning for those who make performance possible.
- 4 Masters
- 1,000 Students
- 250 Students (int'l)
- 600 Students (female)
- Public Institution Type
Master's Programmes
Arts, Design & Architecture (4)
Business & Management (1)
About
History
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts was co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty (who helped set up The Brit School) who were introduced to each other by George Martin, a mutual friend. LIPA welcomed its first intake of students in 1996.
Education
We teach a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation certificate courses across eight discipline areas:
- Acting (including pathways in Screen; Stage; Musical Theatre and Musicianship)
- Applied Theatre
- Dance
- Design/Technology
- Filmmaking
- Management
- Music (including pathways in Performance; Production and Songwriting)
- Sound Technology
Career
You’ll find our graduates working internationally around the globe: for performers this includes as actors, arrangers, choreographers, composers, dancers, directors, educationalists, facilitators, instrumentalists, producers, session musicians, singers, solo arts and songwriters. If you see yourself as someone making performance possible, our graduates are working as artist and event managers, art marketers, costume designers and makers, filmmakers, lighting designers and operators, music publishers, producers, production managers, pro makers, scriptwriters ,set designers and builders, sound designers, engineers and mixers and stage managers.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2021. Universities with a score above 4.0 (out of 5) in any of the 8 award categories, receive Badges of Excellence. Congratulations!
Services
Housing services
We work closely with a number of local accommodation providers who provide accommodation to our students. Liverpool is a student city – this means that there is a wide range of accommodation options available, and we typically encourage students to live within a 10-15 minute walk of LIPA. Accommodation prices typically start at around £80 per week, with the cost of living in Liverpool being much lower than some other cities in the UK, particularly London and the south-east of England.
Library services
LIPA’s Learning Resources Centre (LRC) is a specialist creative and performing arts library with an extensive collection of books, e-books, scores, CDs, DVDs, e-resources, print and electronic journals. Whether you are looking for individual songs or scripts, background research or creative inspiration, the LRC Team will be able to help.
ICT services
LIPA’s integrated learning environment has a variety of study spaces, including individual and group work areas, and an open-access computer suite. Facilities include printing, copying and scanning, plus binding and laminating equipment. A range of stationery is available for purchase to support your studies.
Medical services
Students are strongly encouraged to register with local GP/Doctor and Dentist. Information on local practices is available for students when they enroll at LIPA.
Student Life
Campus life
Students have access to the latest equipment and high-end rehearsal and performance spaces.
The Paul McCartney Auditorium is the largest of our performance spaces and is a traditional proscenium arch theatre with 350 seats.
The George Harrison Workshop Studio is an experimental performance space that offers creatives and performers a ‘blank canvas’ for productions.
We also have 30 music practice rooms, recording studios, film, TV, and dance studios, a management suite, a scenic workshop, and our costume and wardrobe department.
Student clubs
LIPA students are able to participate in clubs and societies at Liverpool John Moores University.
Accreditation
Liverpool John Moores University
Federation of Drama Schools
CDMT – Confirming Quality in Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre
JAMES – Joint Audio Media Education Support
Other programmes from this organisation
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