India has a great cultural heritage. We have thousands of years of development of different forms of Art and Culture. Performing Arts is one of the most popular branches of various art forms. Performing Arts mainly consists of Music, Dance and Drama. In India, particularly in Maharashtra, there have been great traditions of performing arts, and culture. Today, there are thousands of youngsters who would like to learn these different forms of arts and culture. Moreover, there is a lot of scope for these students in films, theatre and television, as well as for live concerts / performances.
In order to cater to the needs of this section of population for learning and educating in the performing arts and also to produce professional artistes in the respective fields, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) School of Performing Arts was established in 2008 to conduct courses at Graduate and Post Graduate level. It runs B.A. Music / B.A. Dance / B.A. Kirtan Programs and M.A. Music / M.A. Dance, Ph.D. in Music / Dance Programs. Certificate – Diploma Courses in Music / Dance are also been started. These courses have got tremendous response in India, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Singapore, Dubai and Bahrain. These Certificate – Diploma Courses are been approved by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Maharashtra. In the Year 2023- 24 School of Performing Arts have adopted the NEP 2020 Syllabus which includes various elements which are very much important for a performer.