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)
This course will provide you with the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the exciti...
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
News
A Child of Science: Falmouth Lecturer’s new play tells the brilliant story of the creation of IVF
13 November 2023
Bruntwood Prize-winning writer Gareth Farr’s new play A Child of Science tells the story of Patric...
Photo credit: Steve Tanner
'Help! I Think I'm a Nationalist': Show directed by Falmouth lecturer scores 5-star reviews
03 October 2023
A critically acclaimed show directed by senior lecturer Agnieszka Blonska and written and performed ...
Image by: Steve Tanner
‘Come Out Fighting’: Falmouth graduates star in new play from What Now Productions
29 September 2023
Acting BA(Hons) graduates star in new play exploring suppressed sexuality and homophobia within the ...
In conversation with aspiring stand-up comedian Hayley Ashton
22 June 2023
Third-year Acting student reflects on their time at Falmouth University.
Harnessing technology to make live events more inclusive
05 June 2023
In May 2023, the Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation knowledge exchange project hosted a seri...
Falmouth Showcase 2023: A celebration of our graduating talent
02 June 2023
Congratulations to our class of 2023!
Biscuits for Breakfast: Lecturer's new play makes an impact beyond the stage
09 May 2023
While writing his new play, Acting lecturer Gareth Farr began a collaboration with a local chef and ...
Falmouth dancers join Sadler's Wells National Youth Dance company
28 April 2023
Two dancers from AMATA’s youth dance programme have joined the National Youth Dance Company.
Meet Popular Music student Ephraim Masudi - AKA Ghetto Orange
06 April 2023
Ephraim talks about his creative process, launching Orange Fest and what's on the horizon after grad...
Challenging bias and showcasing female+ talent in the music industry
29 March 2023
In conversation with Vick Bain, founder of The F-List for Music and Falmouth University associate le...
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...
