The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a World Top Ten institution for performing arts education.
(QS World Rankings 2024)
“One of the top performing arts institutions in the world” The Sunday Times, May 2024
Established in 1847, RCS is a dynamic international community of artists. Here you’ll develop your craft, create new work, and collaborate across art forms in one of the finest multi-disciplinary environments in the world.
Be part of a diverse centre of creativity with outstanding teaching, purpose-built facilities, and active partnerships with all of Scotland’s national performing arts companies.
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Be part of Scotland’s national conservatoire and one of the world’s top performing arts education institutions. You’ll be made to feel part of our inclusive and diverse environment from the very beginning of your studies.
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Studying in Scotland: Devon Martirez y McFarland
Second-year BA Modern Ballet student Devon Martirez y McFarland, from the USA, recently spoke to Study UK about why he chose to study in Scotland and his experience at RCS so far. Read the full article on the Study UK website.
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Introduction to Actor Training
The only credit-rated short course of its kind in Scotland. Study an intensive foundation acting programme, develop technical voice and movement skills, develop an understanding of what is required to study acting at degree-level in a conservatoire training and be assessed on your performance skills.
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RCS at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Find out more about the two Musical Theatre productions our Masters students are performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – A Little Night Music and Fountain of You – and other shows being taken to the festival by members of the RCS community including staff, students and alumni.
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