MA Performance: Theatre Making
University of the Arts, London
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MA - Master of Arts

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Wimbledon College of Arts

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15 months

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MA - Master of Arts

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Wimbledon College of Arts

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MA Performance: Theatre Making at Wimbledon College of Arts invites you to re-imagine the possibilities of theatre and performance and expand the horizons of your practice.Course overviewMA Performance: Theatre Making will enable you to develop your creative and critical practice. It will encourage you to become a confident and articulate theatre maker and researcher.Performance at Wimbledon is approached through questions of politics and ethics as well as aesthetics and practice. The course ...Read more

MA Performance: Theatre Making at Wimbledon College of Arts invites you to re-imagine the possibilities of theatre and performance and expand the horizons of your practice.

Course overview

MA Performance: Theatre Making will enable you to develop your creative and critical practice. It will encourage you to become a confident and articulate theatre maker and researcher.

Performance at Wimbledon is approached through questions of politics and ethics as well as aesthetics and practice. The course asks you to examine them through practical investigation and experimentation in a studio context.

You will think critically about your theatre making. You will want to place it in the context of contemporary performance and visual culture.

The course focuses on:

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Theatre-making as an integrated, multi-disciplinary practice. Combining, for example, writing, design, acting and dramaturgy.

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Developing innovative compositional strategies for performance-making as a studio-based, embodied and material practice.

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The creation of post-dramatic and politically engaged performance.

What to expect

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Investigation: Explore the opportunities and challenges posed by the development of new theatre and performance practices, technologies, histories and critical and decolonial perspectives.

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Learn new skills: Become familiar with theatrical and compositional practices and improve your physical and vocal performance skills.

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Ensemble theatre: You’ll investigate the formation, support and sustainability of ensemble practice.

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Collaboration: Enhance your understanding of the collaborative nature of performance. This will further enable you to build ideas, proposals and events.

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Research: You’ll produce a dissertation, as well as learn about creative research methods through practical workshops, lectures and seminars.

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Project frameworks: You’ll be introduced to project conceptualisation, design and development.

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Wider contexts: You’ll look at interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary practices.

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Audience relationships: You’ll consider engagement and interaction with individuals, communities and the public.

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Potential opportunities: You’ll research the partnerships and collaborations needed to create effective interventions.

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Final major project: You’ll develop a final project based on an area of personal research that will be presented as a public performance or similar output.

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29th
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Entry requirements

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are BA (Hons) degree in either theatre and performance or art and design -related disciplines, including social and other sciences or engineering; alternative qualifications and experience will also be taken into consideration; personal statement; portfolio of work. Entry to this course will also be determined by the quality of your application, looking primarily at your portfolio of work and personal statement.

Tuition fees

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£13,330 per year

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Students from Domestic

This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

The mentioned fee is for 2024/25 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2025/26 entry. Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.

£28,570 per year

This information is updated by IDP Connect, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

The mentioned fee is for 2024/25 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2025/26 entry. Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.

£28,570 per year

This information is updated by IDP Connect, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: The fees might vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

The mentioned fee is for 2024/25 entry. There may be a slight increase in 2025/26 entry. Tuition fees may increase in future years for new and continuing students on courses lasting more than one year. For this course, you can pay tuition fees in instalments.

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University of the Arts, London
Merton Hall Road London Merton SW19 3QA United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Wimbledon  0.4 miles away Nearest train station: Wimbledon Chase  0.2 miles away
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