Course units
Unit 1: Creative and critical methods
In this unit you will engage with the critical and creative practices of performance research and theatre making. You will 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 will focus on your theatre and performance-making.
Unit 3: Collaboration
The unit will enable you to extend your collaborative, compositional and research skills. You will 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.