This pioneering MA offers interdisciplinary perspectives on international performance and aims to understand performance in relation to the culture to which it contributes. The MA takes in diverse forms of theatre, including multicultural and street theatre, and such practices as performance art, dance, ritual, site-specific performance and a wide range of hybrid forms. It leads you to explore performance as sociocultural process by using analytical principles from sociology, the sociology of culture, cultural theory, anthropology, history, philosophy, politics and semiotics, as well as theories of the theatre and performance. We have numerous links, locally and internationally, with a wide variety of theatres, companies and performers, all of which enhance your research possibilities.
There are three compulsory core courses which focus on a range of issues concerning performance as a sociocultural practice. They involve conceptual and theoretical material, their interweave and their relationship to performance; historiographical methodologies and textual issues; analysis of live performances; cultural difference, ethnicity and cross-culturalism; questions to do with corporeality, alternative spaces and performance in terms of social inclusivity.
A choice of options or independent study constitutes the fourth component, and a 15-20,000-word dissertation on your individual research completes your programme of study.
Skills
Students of performance and culture develop skills in identifying and discussing the sociocultural, historical and political issues specific to varied types of performance.
Careers
This programme provides a strong grounding in the principles of research and of learning through independent research. It provides a rigorous and informed conceptual framework for those pursuing careers in performance practice, and for those who wish to develop a deeper knowledge of the subject. It is particularly recommended for students wishing to pursue further academic work in creative, performative fields.
For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals. Refer to www.goldsmiths.ac.uk
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Advice on courses and careers:-
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interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
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To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
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m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
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