Do you want to become a Entertainer? Here is some information to help point you in the right direction:
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Entertainers include performers in stage shows and cabaret, musicians, DJs, dancers, magicians, circus performers, comedians and mime artists. They entertain the general public, or groups of people at a function, in venues such as theatres, halls, nightclubs, hotels, pubs, cruise ships, holiday and theme parks, circuses, streets, seafront and countryside venues.
Entertainers work flexible hours. Performances are usually in the evenings, but sometimes in the daytime too. They also spend time rehearsing, auditioning and travelling between entertainment venues. Work can be indoors and outdoors at venues of varying size and quality.
Salaries range from around £10,000 for new entertainers to £30,000 or more for experienced ones. Most are self-employed, earning set or negotiated fees per job to make up these annual totals.
An entertainer should:
Although opportunities to work as an entertainer are many and varied, the entertainment industry is fiercely competitive. Most entertainers are self-employed and work on short or long-term contracts. Some work regularly, and others work part time, doing other jobs as well to make a living.
There are many different entry routes into the profession, ranging from training at performing arts schools and colleges, or at stage schools, through to studying foundation and BA (Hons) degrees.
Degree courses normally last three or four years and the usual entry requirements are five GCSEs/S grades (A-C/1-3) and two A levels/H grades or the equivalent. Foundation degree courses take two years. Entry requirements vary according to the school or college and the course. Apprenticeships may also be available. There is no upper age limit, but jobs may be harder to find for mature entrants because of the competition.
Promotion opportunities may occur for entertainers regularly working for a large organisation, to entertainment manager or dance captain for example. Self-employed entertainers' progression depends on becoming established in the industry, being popular with audiences and performing to a consistently high standard.
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