This July the University will see the completion of a brand new, advanced teaching and learning facility for performing arts, called The Performance Hub.
Based at Walsall Campus, the building will house new teaching, rehearsal and performance spaces for students of music, dance and drama. The four-storey building will also feature a new Learning Centre for the entire student body at Walsall.
With purpose-built facilities including a black box theatre and music rooms, students from the School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure will be able to learn as they perform, enriching their student experience.
The Performance Hub will bring together actors, choreographers, designers, writers, researchers, dancers, theatre practitioners and musicians from communities across the UK.
Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Caroline Gipps said:
“The Performance Hub marks the culmination of 20 years worth of investment into the arts. Investment of this kind by universities like us will be critical to the future of this sector. It is well evidenced that the arts (whether creative or performance) play a unique role in helping society to gain a better understanding of the world around us.”
The cutting-edge build, which began 10 months ago, will complete a series of multi-million pound developments at Walsall Campus. The Performance Hub will add to the transformation of the Campus which is already home to the University’s sports facilities including an athletics track and swimming pool.
Dean of the School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure, John Pymm added:
“This is an exciting time for the Creative and Performing Arts provision at Wolverhampton. We have built up an enviable track record in providing high quality programmes and with this state-of-the-art facility we can further enhance the student experience.”
Due to completed in July, The Performance Hub will be officially opened in September ready for the start of the 2011 academic year.
