Master of Arts - Drama

Program Description

This course promises students support to realise their performance ambitions. Academically there are seminars in research methodologies, essay writing and documentation. The bulk of their time is spent on three self-initiated practical projects with expert supervision and students have opportunities to work with local theatres, companies and groups.

The philosophical basis of this course is a belief in artistic development through active self-discovery. Students will use creative and somatic practices to allow academic thinking through the body as well as verbally. They will be encouraged to find and develop their unique professional performance identity. This may be in contemporary performance art practices or more established forms of theatre.

There is a strong commitment to interdisciplinary work, aided by the interaction students will have with Dance, Popular Music, Fine Art and Design students. The Programme Leader is both a performer and visual artist, and there is expertise in educational theatre work in the Department.