We believe in the infinite power of the arts to unleash the extraordinary potential of young people. Wac Arts offers inclusive performing arts and media programmes for young people aged 5-26.
Weekend and evening enrichment programmes, summer and holiday projects and a full-time professional training course in the Old Town Hall, Belsize Park in the borough of Camden. Wac Arts has a wide range of halls, studios, rehearsal facilities and meeting rooms for hire. Increasingly recognised as one of London’s top venues for performing arts clientele and a creative hub for our community.
What we offer
Professional level performing arts training for ages 18 and up.
Shorter evening courses and holiday projects for ages 5 and up.
Saturday and Sunday performing arts and media classes for ages 5-26.
All our courses are fully inclusive but we also offer a range of specialist disabilities and inclusion programmes too.
Find out about our courses and projects
Our Patrons
“Giving an opportunity to those who sometimes don’t know how to find that door is a responsibility to all of us who work in the arts”
Jonathan Butterell
“Wac Arts is a lifeline. We would be immeasurably poorer without the young people who have passed through their doors.”
Simon Callow
“Wac Arts felt like home every weekend.”
Ms Dynamite
“Wac Arts supports young people in fulfilling their potential”
Martina Laird
“The power of the arts. Let it be for all not just the privileged few.”
Ann Mitchell
“Wac Arts was a gift to kids like me. It was a route out of – it sounds like a bit of a cliche – the ghetto.”
Danny Sapani
“Wac Arts is an organisation supporting young people who often come from challenging backgrounds like mine.”
Owen Teale
News
Wac Arts awarded funding by Ronnie Scott’s Charitable Foundation
Wac Arts have an incredibly rich history of Jazz musicianship, with alumni including Michael and Mark Mondesir, Nikki Yeoh,...
FREE Taster Day at Wac Arts on 9 September 2018
An opportunity to audition for one of London’s most prominent, exciting and long running arts training programmes. What happens...
We meet with Alum Elaine Grant to talk about Wac Arts’ Early Days (part 3)
Read the previous parts of this interview here: In the last interview in this series,...
Alum Elaine Grant discusses her career (interview part 2)
Read the first part of this interview here. Elaine Grant was one of our first students, as well as...
Our Grads Take Their Talent into the World
Thursday 12th July saw the graduation of our six, third-year Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre students. Shekira-Nicole, Ela Kalicka,...
Urban Motivation wow audience with their Street Skillz
Urban Motivation is our over-18 Disability Inclusion group, who work together to create performances devised by themselves about subjects...
Wac Arts Masterclass Week Review
At Wac Arts we aim to give our students the best opportunities to develop their skills and work with...
We meet with Alum Elaine Grant to talk about Wac Arts’ Early Days (part 1)
Over forty years of providing ridiculously good performing arts training, we have seen thousands of young people come through...
Join the Wac Arts Running Team in 2019
Earlier this year, our team of ten runners raised over £7500 to support our programmes by taking part in...
Threepenny Opera Review
Threepenny Opera Review The Wac Arts Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre performed in the final year production of...
What Wac Arts means to me, by John Gaine
As Wac Arts heads into our fortieth birthday, we have been talking to the young people who are current...
Ministry of Senses
Holiday project from the 6th-10th August 2018. Using dynamic dance music technology, multi-sensory visual tools and dazzling dance skills,…
Recent Tweets
What do #DanielKaluuya, @SheilaAtim, @JamWestman and @OTFagbenle all have in common? They all studied here at Wac Arts! Follow in their footsteps by coming along to #WATasterDay and signing up to one of our Drama classes! 9th Sept, 9.15am-5pm > WacArts.co.uk/TasterDay pic.twitter.com/1GjFNzU5TP
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Get in touch
Old Town Hall
213 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4QP
General enquiries: 020 7692 5800
Programmes: 020 7692 5888
Email: Info@WacArts.co.uk
Facebook: WacArts
Twitter: @WacArts
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