Discontinued (April 2022)- Diploma in Madhyama Dance 

at St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Mapusa

St. Xaviers College, Mapusa provides placement assistance to students. The Institute is visited by reputed organizations such as Tekton Builders, Jackson Manuel Sequeira, Ox Rock India Pvt Ltd.

St. Xaviers College, Mapusa has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
B.A.	Candidate must have completed 10+2 examination from recognised board.
B.Sc.	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
B.Com	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
BBA	Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognised school/board.
M.A.	Candidate must have completed graduation in relevant field from any recognised university.
M.Sc.	Candidate must have completed graduation in relevant field from any recognised university.
UG Diploma	Candidate must have completed 10+2 from any recognised Board/Council.

In performing arts, you have different specialisation like dance, drama, music, etc. According to your course you have core subjects. Majoring in performing arts involves study that integrates the overlapping fields of drama, music and dance practices. Even when students specialize in one of the three areas, they will take courses in the other performance arts disciplines as well, as well as taking some general education courses.

Performing arts are all pervading bringing colour and joy to numerous festivals and ceremonies, and reaffirming the faith of the people in their heritage. These facets have been responsible for sustaining the long continuities of ancient traditions. They are the link between the past and the present. It thus exemplifies the complex, organic interaction of all aspects of life implicit in all tribal and folk art forms; art is not seen as something apart from life, a mere ornamentation or entertainment, but as an intrinsic part of it.

A performing arts B.A. Programme may include courses in the following subject areas:

• Music performance
• Theatre history
• Dance and culture
• Musical theatre
• Dance technique
• Dramatic literature

The Courses in Performing Arts include:- 

• B.A. (Music Tabla)
• B.A. (Theatre)
• B.A. (Music Vocal)
• BPA (Music Tabla)
• BPA (Theatre)

Following are the Career opportunity:-

• Actor
• Community arts worker
• Dancer
• Dramatherapist
• Music therapist
• Theatre director

Thes are the Top Colleges for Performing Arts:-

1. Loyola College, Chennai
2. Christ University, Bangalore
3. Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
4. St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
5. K. J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai.

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will often require an area of specially such as acting, musical theater, ceramics, computer animation, creative writing, dance, dramatic writing, drawing, fibre, film production, visual effects, animation, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, visual arts, technical arts, interior design, metalworking, music, new media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, stage management, or television production.

You may pursue a Masters course in any of the above field.

Candidates pursuing BPA have to study different subjects such as:

• History of Indian Theatre
• Western Music
• Sound Editing
• Introduction to Indian Theatre
• Choreography, World Music
• Project on Commercial Advertisement
• Basic Concepts of Film Making