Toronto Performing Arts Schools & Programs Unsurprisingly, Toronto's performing arts schools are tops in the English-speaking world as well. So if you're interested, start with a look at York University's Theatre department, which is one of the largest in all of the country and combines academic study with heavy performance training. York also offers programs for the dancers and musicians among us. The Theatre School at George Brown College has also earned high marks in Canada as the place where the best and brightest train in everything from classical theatre to clowning, from ballet to dancing in the entertainment industry.

Performing Arts Schools, Programs & Courses in Toronto
Subjects listed are highlights of programs and/or courses offered.


Why Toronto is a Great Place to Study Performing Arts
Those Canadians are keeping secrets from their neighbors to the south. They don't want the Yanks pouring over the border to enjoy Toronto theatre. Toronto theatre? Yes, they're keeping it secret that Toronto is the world's third-largest English-language theatre community (behind London and New York). And residents of the Toronto metropolitan area—more than 40,000 of whom are employed in the arts and theatre industry—don't want any competition either!

Other Resources for Performing Arts Education and Careers in Toronto
  • Soul Pepper Theatre
  • Toronto Arts Council
  • Acting Up Stage Theatre Company
  • City Centre Theatre Productions
  • Hart House Theatre
  • Toronto Centre for the Arts
  • Performing Arts - Employers in Toronto
  • Tarragon Theatre
  • Theatre Ontario
  • Canadian Opera Company
  • CanStage
  • Yorkminstrels

  • Performing Arts - Internship Opportunities in Toronto
  • Factory Theatre
  • Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival
  • North Toronto Players
  • National Ballet of Canada
  • Theatre Gargantua
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