Academy of Music & Theatre Arts
AMATA (Academy of Music & Theatre Arts) is a destination for international theatrical performances, dance groups and music acts - where you can take a realistic approach to becoming a professional performer, manager or technician.
You’ll work with industry partners like Island Records, Yamaha, Solid State Logic and RouteNote, and hear from visiting lecturers like Emma Rice and Island Records’ Darcus Beese. Alongside this real-world experience, you’ll collaborate with gaming, animation and film students, taking your work into digital and virtual environments.
Our Performance, Music & Theatre courses
Acting BA(Hons)
Push boundaries to become a progressive actor in a highly creative and collaborative environment. Ba...
CertHE Music Courses
Take your first steps towards becoming a skilled creative music artist with one of our three CertHE ...
Creative Music Technology BA(Hons)
Develop the creative and technical abilities needed to thrive in the music industry. Exploring compo...
Dance & Choreography BA(Hons)
Launch your career as a dancer and an artist with this skills-focused dance degree. You’ll train i...
Music BA(Hons)
Prepare for a career as a professional musician with this industry-focused music degree. Based withi...
Music Business BA(Hons)
Get ready to shape the music business by mastering the skills needed to manage, create and innovate....
Music Business MA
Ready to shape the future of the music industry? From marketing and publishing to project management...
Musical Theatre BA(Hons)
Combining training in acting, singing and dance, this practice-led degree will empower you for a car...
Popular Music BA(Hons)
Whether it’s underground or mainstream, DIY or commercial, acoustic or electric, this course is fo...
Sound Design BA(Hons)
Explore the boundaries of sound and its potential to transport an audience in different contexts, fr...
Technical Theatre Arts BA(Hons)
Begin your career in the technical theatre arts and get valuable, hands-on experience of the perform...
Theatre & Performance BA(Hons)
Embrace a world of opportunity to become an original and distinctive theatre maker and performer. As...
"I had a brilliant couple of days with the music students at Falmouth. There are some great young musicians making bold, innovative and exciting music, and some cool tutors and lecturers encouraging and challenging them."
Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
Featured Artist Coalition Board Director & Co-Chair
Upcoming events at AMATA
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Wednesday 29 March at 14:30 & 19:30 and Thursday 30 March at 14:30 & 19:30
Pornography by Simon Stephens
In-person
Pornography is Simon Stephens' stark and shattering play that powerfully captures a portrait of a fr...
Sat 29 Apr 2023
19:30 (Doors open 19:15)
Winter Mountain
In-person
Hailing from the wild and beautiful northern shores of Cornwall, Winter Mountain is an extraordinary...
News
Falmouth supports Cornwall Youth Noise Orchestra
24 March 2023
Cornwall Youth Noise Orchestra is a project offering free and experimental music sessions for young ...
Benjamin Woods on his Cornwall-born music project The Golden Dregs
15 March 2023
We recently chatted to Falmouth graduate Benjamin Woods about his new album On Grace & Dignity, the ...
Live from Studio K: Caitlin Pinkess and The Octets
10 February 2023
Brit School alumna Caitlin Pinkess and function band The Octets take to the Live from Studio K stage...
Popular Music graduate signs to Blue Adventure Records
18 November 2022
2021 BA Popular Music graduate Eva Gadd has been signed by Blue Adventure Records less than two year...
Rachel Harrison and Ben Pisacane with Tim Peake
Falmouth pair work with Tim Peake for Spaceport Cornwall broadcast
18 November 2022
Graduate Rachel and student Ben got to work with British astronaut Tim Peake as part of the Universi...
Graduate spotlight: Reigniting your creative fire
25 October 2022
BA Musical Theatre and MA Professional Writing graduate speaks about discovering, losing and finally...
Lecturer to Chair new Cornwall Music Education Hub
09 June 2022
A consortium led by Community Interest Company (CIC) ASONE Perform has been granted funding of more ...
Student secures internship with legendary recording studio
07 June 2022
Second year Creative Music Technology BA(Hons) student Kalev Villem has secured an internship at leg...
“Nothing’s ever wasted.” Rising star Mog Jones discusses lessons learnt on creativity
30 May 2022
For someone who describes herself as “quite reserved and nervous”, Mog Jones is making some bold...
Interior Design students create concept designs for AMATA
18 May 2022
Two second-year Interior Design BA(Hons) students have teamed up to create concept designs for an ex...
From Falmouth to the West End
12 April 2022
Popular Music graduate Kelly has landed her dream role as a bassist for Six the Musical. In Augus...
Olivier Award win for Associate Lecturer Simon Harvey
11 April 2022
Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of), co-directed by Associate Lecturer Simon Harvey, has won Best ente...
Fresh From Falmouth: March Edition
30 March 2022
After a brief hiatus, Fresh From Falmouth returns with even more exciting stories from our wonderful...
Photo of Sink the Show event at Printworks
From frontman to backstage guru: Meet Technical Theatre Arts graduate Ned Siuipy
17 February 2022
From starring in a pop band in Lithuania to a backstage lighting role at London’s biggest ...
AMATA’s Live from Studio K sessions are back
15 February 2022
Live from Studio K kicks off its spring line-up with three-piece band Rayne, comprised of Popular Mu...
The Soundery: Graduates making big sounds for big brands
02 February 2022
Graduates Luke Brown and Liam Iliffe set up their audio composition agency The Soundery in 2017. Tod...
Graduate DJ speaks to BBC Radio 6 Music about the Bristol club scene
27 January 2022
Music alumni Daisy Moon is now a staple of the Bristol DJ scene. On 15 January, she spoke to Gilles ...
Enhancement Week gives AMATA students access to industry expertise
27 January 2022
Accent classes with a renowned coach, accredited unarmed combat sessions and intensive dance worksho...
Popular Music graduate takes The Guardian Playlist top spot
02 December 2021
BA Popular Music graduate Annie Hockey-Smith, who makes fascinating techno-infused tunes under the m...
Falmouth graduate joins Stink Films as music video executive producer
23 September 2021
BA(Hons) Popular Music graduate Dom Mckiernan has joined the independent production network Stink Fi...
