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 LIPA's main entrance, on Mount Street | |
| Established | 7 June 1996 |
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| Location | , England 53°23′58.4″N 2°58′20.3″W / 53.399556°N 2.972306°W |
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| Website | www |
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| General information | |
| Construction started | 1990 |
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| Architect(s) | David Watkins – Brock Carmichael Architects[1] |
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is a performing arts higher education institution in Liverpool, founded by Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty and opened in 1996. LIPA offers 20 full-time BA (Hons) degrees in a range of fields across the performing arts, as well as three Foundation Certificate programmes of study in acting and popular music. LIPA offers full-time, one-year master's-level degree courses in Acting and Costume Design and Making. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.[2]
The Education Guardian has previously ranked LIPA No. 1 in the UK for several of its degree courses,[citation needed] and it is regularly ranked as one of the top 10 specialist institutions.[3]
In September 2003, LIPA launched LIPA 4–19, a part-time performing arts academy for 4-to-19-year-olds. LIPA started its own primary free school in 2014 and its own sixth form free college in 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)". Brock Carmichael. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Granger, Rachel. "Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School" (PDF). De Montfort University Leicester. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Elson, Peter (20 February 2013). "Paul McCartney's "Fame School" to reign in Spain". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 25 March 2018.