Twenty-six-year-old Adam Bowers from Edinburgh completed their HND in Technical Theatre during the Covid-19 pandemic and has since gained employment in the sector. We caught up with Adam to find out more about their college experience and what it was like graduating at a challenging time for the performing arts. What were you doing before coming to…
Edinburgh College Performing Arts students thrilled a virtual audience with performances created as part of their course for a festival which aims to showcase creative talent across Edinburgh. The BA Dance and Drama students created their own routines and performed them as part of the week-long Taking Flight Festival 2021, which was premiered on YouTube…
Edinburgh College students gained insight into what it takes to make it in the Creative Industries as the College hosted its annual Creative Industries Employability Day. Over 700 students from across the College’s Creative Industries faculty tuned in for the annual Employability Day, which took place completely online for the first time in the event’s…
Welcome to our Virtual Open Days! This is your chance to find out everything there is about starting College in the new academic year. You can find out about studying with us through our pre-recorded and live online content and will have an opportunity to speak to our staff about any questions you may have…
You can view some of the live Q and As that took place on our Virtual Open Days below. Music and Sound Production Watch the recording here Art and Design Performing Arts Watch the recording here Photography Watch the recording here Engineering Health Professions and Social Services
Our Creative Industries faculty offers a variety of courses which help prepare students to stand out from the crowd in their chosen field, be it art and design, broadcast media and photography, music and sound production, performing arts or computing. From budding artists and filmmakers to up-and-coming performers and software engineers, students showcase their talents…
Edinburgh College has officially signed an exciting new partnership with four European UNESCO Cities as part of a new project to improve literacy rates and preserve and enrich cultural heritage through a variety of creative mediums. Edinburgh College’s Creative Industries faculty has entered the three-year partnership with Nottingham, Leeuwarden (Holland) & Ljubljana (Slovenia), which is…
NC Level 6 Dance student Zoe Hooper has been named the winner of the Academic Excellence Award at this year’s #ECPrizeGiving. Prior to studying Dance at College, twenty-three-year-old Zoe was studying Linguistics but opted for a career change and she hasn’t looked back since. Read more about Zoe’s Edinburgh College experience so far below. “It…
Sixteen-year-old Ben Eales from Edinburgh is hoping to go onto have a career in the creative industries after attending Edinburgh College, and is on course to achieving his goals after being awarded the Schools College Partnership (SCP) award for Acting and Performance at this year’s Prize Giving. We spoke to Ben about what’s it’s like…
NC Acting and Performance student Jenny Duncan has been named this year’s Karen Gillan Award winner at #ECPrizeGiving. We caught up with eighteen-year-old Jenny about her Edinburgh College experience so far. What made you choose Edinburgh College for your studies? I chose Edinburgh College to study as I knew PASS was a great place to…
A group of Acting students from Edinburgh College have worked remotely with industry professionals to produce a short-film based on the meaning of ‘alone time’. The film – Alone Time – A COVID-19 Timepiece – consists of 31 self-made short clips recorded by the College’s HND Year 2 Acting students and produced by Scottish production…
Discover your creative potential and get to grips with industry standard design techniques at Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS). Read our blog to find out more about studying Costume for Stage and Screen with us. Costume Design Costume design is an integral part of the performing arts and designers have an important role to play in ensuring costumes support other…
Scottish actor Karen Gillan has given a group of Edinburgh College’s Performing Arts students a boost during an online question and answer session, giving tips on how to make it in the TV and Film industry. Inverness-born Karen, who was announced as the patron of Edinburgh College’s Performing Arts Studio Scotland (PASS) in October 2018,…
Edinburgh College students gained insight into what it takes to make it in the creative industries as the College hosted some of the country’s top professionals at its seventh annual Creative Industries Employability Day. Students from the College’s Creative Industries courses attended the event at its Granton Campus where they had an opportunity to get…
An Edinburgh College graduate has been recognised at an annual international beauty awards competition for work completed as part of her College course. Former HND Make-Up Artistry student Lori Walker, who graduated in September, was a runner-up in the Best Body Paint category at the International Beauty Industry (IBI) Awards, after submitting an application based…