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
Funding Success
Wac Arts celebrates its 40th Birthday with National Lottery support 2018 marks Wac Arts 40th anniversary and draws on...
Dance Opportunities!
We Are Dance:Join Wac Arts for a month of dance to kick off our 40th Birthday celebrations You can’t...
We Are Wac Arts: Open Day
We Are Wac Arts: Open Day Wac Arts is celebrating its 40th Birthday and we would love for you...
Wac Arts 40th Birthday Celebration Year
We Are 40 Wac Arts is celebrating 40 years of providing transformational performing arts and media programmes to young...
Wac Arts Summer Schools Roundup
Our Summer programmes come to an end today, having bought performing arts and media training to more than 100...
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...
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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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