MA MA Performance: Theatre Making

We look for:

• Evidence of a clear commitment to approaching theatre-making as a mode of critical investigation and creative experiment, demonstrating the ability to communicate ideas in performance forms and in writing
• Evidence of an ability to work in an ensemble and to develop collaborative practices, demonstrating respect for other people’s ideas, personhood and cultural identity
• Evidence of creative problem solving and sustained critical thinking, and willingness to explore new performance forms and innovative theatre practices
• Evidence of an ability to conduct performance research through critical and creative practice

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Unit 1: Creative and critical methods

In this unit you'll engage with the critical and creative practices of performance research and theatre making. You'll look at transdisciplinary methods of artistic and political enquiry. This will help you gain a deeper understanding of contemporary theatre and performance as an expanded field of cultural and political practice.

Unit 2 - Performance practice

The unit will enhance the development of your creative research and compositional methods. You'll focus on your theatre and performance-making. 

Unit 3: Collaboration

The unit will enable you to extend your collaborative, compositional and research skills. You'll work with other MA Performance courses, MA Theatre and Performance Design, or outside your discipline.

Unit 4: Performance research

In the final unit, you’ll complete a self-directed individual, collaborative or collective project drawing on the knowledge and skills developed throughout the course. You’ll examine a specific idea or theme through a critical lens, considering how social, racial and environmental concerns may impact and shape your personal performance practice.

Note: 120 Credits must be passed before the final unit is undertaken.

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