Where a performing arts theatre instructor can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a performing arts theatre instructor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Performing arts theatre instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based theatre courses at a specialised theatre, or acting, school or conservatory at a higher education level. They provide theoretical instruction in service of the practical skills and techniques the students must subsequently master in theatre. Performing arts theatre instructors monitor the students' progress, assist individually when necessary, and evaluate their knowledge and performance of theatre practice through assignments, tests and examinations.
Also known as professor of theatre, acting school teacher, theatre instructor in performing arts school, acting school instructor, instructor in performing arts, conservatory theatre instructor, performing arts theater instructor, theatre instructor, conservatory theatre lecturer.
Professionals 72 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: drama teacher, 78%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- drama teacher 78% covered · difficulty 31.8
- performing arts school dance instructor 72% covered · difficulty 43.4
- music instructor 68% covered · difficulty 42.9
- agriculture, forestry and fishery vocational teacher 68% covered · difficulty 40.3
- drama teacher secondary school 67% covered · difficulty 43.9
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A performing arts theatre instructor needs 36 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- define artistic performance concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
- conduct background research for plays communication, collaboration and creativity
- direct movement experiences communication, collaboration and creativity
- identify performers' needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- theatre techniques arts and humanities
- bring out performers’ artistic potential management skills
- prepare performance training session communication, collaboration and creativity
- stimulate performers' imagination management skills
- create a work environment where performers can develop their potential management skills
- understand the emotional dimension of a performance communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a performing arts theatre instructor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
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How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a performing arts theatre instructor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.