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Shine the Spotlight on Your Career


Muse X™ (i.e., the Tenth Muse) certifies professional actors, singers, musicians, dancers, and other performing artists. Our mission is to advance the performing arts by establishing standards of professional conduct and recognizing performing artists who have demonstrated their knowledge and understanding of--and commitment to--those standards.

Through our multi-tiered certification programs and specialty endorsements, we help inform the decisions and protect the interests of performing artists' stakeholders: Audiences and other public customers, casting directors, record labels, producers, directors, writers, corporate employers, talent agents, unions, governments, distributors, and suppliers within the performing arts community.

When a performing artist's stakeholders see a Muse X™ credential, they know that the certified individual's knowledge, skill, and ability to practice their art professionally have been independently and reliably validated by a credible, unbiased organization.

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Global Scope

Many communities have unique performing arts traditions and styles, and the popularity of performance genres and techniques varies significantly across cultures.

However, there is a common set of knowledge, skills, and ability that are required to be a professional performing artist. That is what the Muse X™ certification programs assess and validate, which is why our credentials are global in scope and relevance.

Certification Standards

The eligibility requirements, exam content, and recertification requirements of each Muse X™ certification program and endorsement are consensus standards, collaboratively determined by a diverse group of Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs) that includes both the relevant community of performing artists and their stakeholders.

To get involved in the ongoing development of a world-class credentialing program, please use our Contact page.

Join the Alliance

A standard is only as relevant as the consensus on which it is based. Muse X™ appreciates that performing artists have many stakeholders with diverse interests, and we believe it is critically important to engage those stakeholders in the process of developing meaningful certification standards.

To become a Muse X™ Alliance Partner and a co-sponsor of the certification programs, please visit our Contact page.

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