Contemporary Theatre and Performance (Hons) University of the Arts London (UAL)

Overview

The Contemporary Theatre and Performance (Hons) BA course from the University of the Arts London (UAL) will give you the opportunity to develop as a collaborative theatre-maker, creative entrepreneur and innovative performance practitioner. You will work collaboratively to create contemporary theatre productions and to develop innovative forms of performance.

The course will enable you to work in an ensemble and to form a company or collective. You will plan, design, develop and deliver performance projects for a range of theatrical and non-theatrical locations and contexts, ensuring your work is engaged with contemporary culture.

What to expect

• To develop practical and critical skills to produce solo and group performances
• To be able to make performance across a range of creative forms and disciplines
• To investigate critical approaches to contemporary theatre and post-dramatic performance
• To study the theory and practice of performance composition
• To have the opportunity to develop your own compositional practices
• To gain an understanding of performance in relation to text, image and action
• To investigate different performance environments
• To look at performance in a cultural, political and historical context
• To examine global theatre practices, post-colonial narratives, and socially-engaged performance
• To learn about digital, participatory and relational performance practices

• To have access to Wimbledon's shared workshops.

Career opportunities:

On completing this course you will be:

• Equipped with a range of specialist performance-making and transferrable performance-related skills. These will enable you to work within the theatre, creative and cultural industries
• Able to communicate effectively through the medium of performance
• Confident about your ideas and ability to transfer them into a professional environment
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Connected and engaged with critical communities of performance related debate and research
• Prepared for postgraduate study

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