Academics

Faculty of Informatics for Arts
Department of Performing Arts

For students seeking to become an actor or a stage producer.

Three Courses

Musical・Opera Course

Students can learn singing, dancing, and acting techniques in a well-balanced manner, and cultivate rich expressive abilities that make use of individual personality. We also aim to develop individuals who possess strong communication skills and who can be active in a wide range of genres, mainly on stage.

Acting Course

In order to be able to perform various plays, for the first 2 years after admission students acquire the basics of the performing arts, and over the 2 years the theatrical specializations will be increased. There are a variety of course set up extending to post graduation.

Dancing Course

Starting by thoroughly acquiring the basics of dance expression, our students are challenge to create choreography and performances, and aim to foster the ones who are capable of being professional dancers, dance coaches and also production planners.

Students' Benefits from the Department

Point 1

Our instructors are all professionals. They help you develop your creative abilities through precise leadership.

Point 2

There is a variety of basic courses that emphasize the foundation of expressiveness skills.

Point 3

Develop your specialty through Three Courses.

Diploma Policy

Faculty of Informatics for Arts pursues various artistic and media-based expressions,and helps students develop a wide range of a professional skills.

Characteristics of Class Subjects

Musical Expression Practical Sessions

Expressive abilities polished through scene studies and performances Lessons are intended for students to acquire specialized knowledge for singing, dancing, and acting in musicals and then to merge this knowledge and utilize it as a means of expression.

Theatre Expression
Practice

Learning performance expression and stage performance Students participate in the production of a theatrical piece that progresses towards a stage performance, a process that involves overcoming a variety of difficulties and problems and also experiencing the joy of achievement.

Dance Expression Practical Sessions

Acquiring fundamentals for classical ballet and tap dancing Students will participate in community projects and learn about the extensive potential of dance as they fully utilize their dance skills.

Future Vision (Aspired Occupations)

Musical・Opera Course
  • Musical Actor
  • Producer
  • Stage Play Director
  • Vocalist
  • Voice Trainer
  • Concert Promoter
  • Theater and Culture Hall Staff
  • ...and more
Acting Course
  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Playwright
  • Stage Director
  • Stage Staff
  • Stage Producer
  • Theater and Cultural Hall Staff
  • Management Staff
  • Planning and Production Staff
  • ...and more
Dancing Course
  • Dancer
  • Ballet Dancer
  • Performer
  • Choreographer
  • Dance Class Instructor
  • Stage Staff
  • Ballet Instructor
  • ...and more

Faculty Members

Department of Performing Arts, ChairmanProfessor Iwao Yamazaki (山﨑 岩男)

Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts; completed graduate school at Tokyo University of the Arts; studied abroad at Conservatorio Arrigo Boito di Parma, and is a Semi-finalist at "Concorso di Verdi, Parma". He was selected four times to participate in the Sogakudo Japanese Song Competition.
Has performed as a baritone singer at numerous operas and concerts, including Zenkoji Story—part of the culture program for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Nagano—and The Marriage of Figaro with Saitama City Opera. Performed in eleven recitals. Member of the Japan Association for Research in Singing and Japan Federation of Musicians. Director of Saitama City Culture Promotion Agency. Chairman of Saitama City Opera.
Professor in the Department of Performing Arts/Department of Music Expression (Faculty of Informatics for Arts) and the Graduate School of Informatics for Arts Dean of the Department of Performing Arts, Dean of the Graduate School of Informatics for Arts, Head of the Division of Musical Arts.