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The excitement, the energy and the attitude
This includes arts like drama, dance, live art, mime and puppetry. You may also consider a career behind the scenes in areas like arts management, theatre, set and stage design and costume design.

How tough is it in the performing arts?
The performing arts professions, though very competitive and demanding, can be very rewarding. To succeed you need personality, enthusiasm and an ability to learn fast. Most work is on a short-term contract with long hours and erratic income. Most actors, for example, have to put up with long periods of unemployment.

What work is there?
What about other careers in the theatre?
And how about a career in dance?

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