Sharjah Performing Arts Academy (SPAA) is a centre of excellence, and is the only dedicated performing arts academy in the Middle East.

Our Academy focuses on training and educating students in performing and production arts to succeed in a competitive and ever evolving industry. SPAA provides a comprehensive education for the professional performing artist and for production and technical specialists.

Performing and production arts includes all the roles involved in the collaborative process of making professional performances this includes, but is not limited to, stage managers, scenic designers and painters, directors, actors, musicians, singers, dancers, theatre technicians, backstage crew, choreographers, costume makers, sound and lighting designers.

SPAA graduates will be strong, confident, independent individuals with life skills that enable them to be the changemakers of the performing and production arts industries.

Developing creative, highly skilled and professionally trained individuals who are able to collaborate and lead in any global context is at the forefront of all strategic aims of our Academy.