About the Program
Performing Arts is a four year program that prepares students for entry into post-secondary performing arts programs as well as professional careers. Students spend their first year in an exploratory program learning various aspects of ACIT's Performing Arts Program. For the remainder of the program, students select an area of concentration in either dance, vocal music, or drama. Students are required to participate and explore all areas, either as a performer and as a technician, in productions and community events.
Possible Dance Future Career Opportunities:
- Aerial Dancer
- Arts Administration
- Art Theorist
- Choreographer
- Circus Performer
- Company Owner
- Creative Writer
- Dance Administration
- Dance Costume Designer
- Dance Director
- Dance Educator
- Dance Historian
- Dance Philosophist
- Dance Photographer
- Dance Medicine Specialist
- Dance Teacher
- Dance Therapy
- Fashion Model
- Fitness Instructor
- Kinesiologist
- Movement Analyst
- Musical Theater
- Performing Artist
- Physical Therapist
- Somatics Coach
- Studio Operations
Possible Theatre/Drama Future Career Opportunities
- Playwright
- Voice Over Artist
- Arts Administrator
- Director
- Producer
- Production Assistant
- Drama Educator
- Cinematographer
- Screenwriter/ Showrunner
- Casting Director
- Dramaturg
- Talent Agent
- Event Coordinator
- Television Personality
- Public Relations
- PAC Director/Manager
- Technical Director
- Stage Manager
- Lighting Operator
- Audio Engineer
- Scenic Designer
- Costume Designer
- Special Effects Artist
- Box Office Manager
- Radio Host
- Communications
- Marketing Executive
- Drama Therapy
Possible Vocal Music Future Career Opportunities
- Performer
- Professional Vocalist
- Songwriter / Lyricist
- Composer
- Music Producer
- Sound Designer
- Sound Engineer
- Music Publisher
- Music Therapist
- Music Educator
- Musicologist
- Music Journalist
- Voice Therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Private Music Instructor
- Music Business Owner
- Orchestra / Choral Conductor
College Options/Post Secondary Training:
- Music Performance
- Music Education
- Music Business
- Music Therapy
- Music Composition/ Theory
- Dance Performance
- Dance Education
- Dance Therapy
- English/Literature
- Arts and Humanities
College Options / Post Secondary Training:
- Theatre
- Acting
- Technical Production
- Theatre Studies
- Theatre Education
- Drama Therapy
- Musical Theatre
- Media Studies
- Film/ Television
- Marketing/ Communication
- Business/ Entrepreneurship
College Options/Post Secondary Training:
- Performer
- Professional Vocalist
- Songwriter / Lyricist
- Composer
- Music Producer
- Sound Designer
- Sound Engineer
- Music Publisher
- Music Therapist
- Music Educator
- Musicologist
- Music Journalist
- Voice Therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Private Music Instructor
- Music Business Owner
- Orchestra / Choral Conductor
Industry Affiliates:
- Stockton University
- ACCC
- Rowan University
- Harrah’s Theater in Atlantic City
- International Thespian Society
- New Jersey Drama & Forensics League
- New Jersey Dance Festival
- Speech and Theatre Association of NJ
- Weist-Barron-Ryan
- National Honor Society for Dance Arts
- Teen Arts