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Professional Certification (RNCP)
Two Year Vocational Conservatoire Training
A full-time professional training
Students train full-time within a structured and demanding environment, focusing on the development of a strong and reliable craft.
An intensive two-year programme designed for actors who want to build a strong, reliable craft through daily practice, rigorous studio work, and public performance. Alongside technical development in acting, voice, and movement, the training prepares students for professional practice and leads to a recognised French professional certification on successful completion.
Duration
2 years
Fees
€12k per year
Campus
Fontainebleau
Age
18+
Group size
Up to 24 students
Audition
2 - 3 rounds
Language
English
Award
Professional Certification (RNCP)
About the Programme
The Two-Year Vocational Conservatoire Training is designed for actors seeking a rigorous, professionally focused training in a more concentrated format. It offers an immersive studio-based experience centred on the development of craft, discipline, and performance readiness.
Through sustained work in acting, voice, movement, and text, students develop the technical foundations required to work with greater precision, responsiveness, and autonomy. The programme is taught by an international faculty of experienced practitioners and combines daily training with public performance, giving students both the discipline of the studio and the practical demands of rehearsal and production.
Its vocational structure makes it particularly suited to those who want intensive preparation for professional practice within a clearly defined two-year framework.
Programme overview
YEAR 1 – FOUNDATIONS & CRAFT
Building the actor’s craft
The first year is primarily dedicated to the development of the actor’s core craft.
Students focus on:
Building the actor’s craft
The first year is primarily dedicated to the development of the actor’s core craft.
Students focus on:
acting technique
voice and speech
physical work
text analysis
precision, listening, and consistency
Alongside daily training, students take part in:
one full-scale theatre production
presented as a public performance
in a professional performance environment
YEAR 2 – CONSOLIDATION & PROJECTS
Stronger craft, more projects
In the second year, technical training remains central, while the number of projects increases.
Students continue to refine their craft and engage in:
Stronger craft, more projects
In the second year, technical training remains central, while the number of projects increases.
Students continue to refine their craft and engage in:
Three full-scale theatre productions all presented as public performances in professional or semi-professional contexts
The balance shifts gradually:
craft is still rigorously trained, but more frequently applied through rehearsal and performance.
A glance inside the course
Meet the Team
Behind FONACT is a collective of artists, teachers, and professionals united by a shared commitment to excellence in training and creation.
From core leadership to visiting practitioners, from craft specialists to well-being and production teams, every part of FONACT is designed to serve the actor’s development with precision, care, and ambition.
1880
hours of practical training
4
full scale theatre productions
7
Public performances
1
Professional Certification
These figures offer a concrete sense of the programme’s structure: substantial studio hours, repeated performance experience, and a clear vocational outcome. Together, they reflect a training built not only on technique, but on disciplined practice and sustained application.
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