Program objectives

This program is no longer offered, but several other programs in the music and performing arts sector are available here:

Organizing concerts, working for a theater, dance, or circus company, managing the production of an event, supporting an artist in their development: careers in the stage arts and performing arts are numerous. This Bachelor opens the doors to them through solid knowledge of the cultural sector, a good general education, and the gradual acquisition of a project methodology.

Acquire the full methodology of producing and distributing a show
Know the history of creation, performances, and festivals
Master the regulations of the performing arts sector
Master the methodology for seeking funding and partnerships
Master communication and distribution tools

Project-based learning

In your 1st year, you are asked to work on events for which IESA arts&culture is a partner: reception, cultural mediation, stage management, audience studies, communication, press relations, community management, … You will thus take part in MaMA (Marché des musiques actuelles), Journées européennes du patrimoine, Parcours des mondes, Festival Classique au Vert, Kiosquorama, Rock en Seine, FRASQ, Parcours Saint Germain, Jeune Création, Salon des artistes animaliers, Mac Paris…
You also produce, in a group, a concert or a theater show of your choice.

In the 2nd and 3rd years, you choose a personal exhibition project that you carry out during your third year and present at the end of the program in order to obtain the certified title.

Internship schedule and assignments

1st year: part-time internship and/or participation in events (October-December), then full-time internship (February-April)
2nd year: 2 part-time internships: October-December and January-March, then 1 full-time internship: April-June
3rd year: 1 mandatory full-time internship: January-March, part-time internships possible from April to June

Skills

Management of the production of a show with its various budgetary, regulatory, logistical, artistic, and scenographic aspects
Organize and lead an event: show, concert, festival…
Design a funding search strategy
Set up and run a cultural communication plan
Handle the logistics and stage management of the event

How to Join the Program?

Admission to the Bachelor takes place in two steps: you must register for an admission session and complete your application file. An admissions officer will then contact you by phone to arrange an appointment so that you can take part in an admission session consisting of a written test and an individual interview. At IESA arts&culture, we commit to sending you the admissibility results within 7 days.

Still have questions? You will find all the information in the "Bachelor Film and Audiovisual Lateral Admission" section (students holding a 1-year to 3-year post-secondary degree)

How Can We Meet?
Would you like to visit the school, meet students and the teaching team, and review your career plan? Visit the Let’s Meet section now.

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Career Opportunities

After completing the Bachelor in Cultural Productions - Theater and Music program, students have the skills needed to enter the performing arts professional sector. This program also allows further study in the Master in Performing Arts Production at IESA.

Learn more about career entry after a Bac+3 in Cultural Productions - Theater and Music.

The Bachelor Program

The Bachelor in Cultural Productions and Mediation - Theater and Music lets you gather the skills required to enter performing arts careers and, more specifically, the music and theater sectors. By working from the 1st year on full-scale projects, you get to know the sector’s different professions and are in constant contact with artists and professionals.

Program Overview

History and analysis of theater, music, and dance
History and analysis of contemporary music
Cultural policies in the performing arts
Show production, logistics, and distribution

Funding and partnership search strategy
Artists' Rights and Contracts
Performances
Legislation, insurance

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Prerequisites

Organizing concerts, working for a theater, dance, or circus company, managing the production of an event, supporting an artist in their development… This Bachelor opens the doors to these careers through solid knowledge of the cultural sector, a good general education, and the gradual acquisition of a project methodology.

Direct entry into the 2nd year: validated 1-year post-secondary degree (60 ECTS credits) and application file
Direct entry into the 3rd year: validated 2-year post-secondary degree (120 ECTS credits) and application file
International student: minimum French level B2 or equivalent