Master of Arts - Performance: Theatre Making
- 1 year
- Duration
- 30,890 GBP
- Price
- September
- Start
- June
- Deadline
- Master
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- London / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
The MA Performance: Theatre Making at Wimbledon College of Arts enables students to develop their creative and critical practice as confident and articulate theatre makers and researchers.
The course approaches performance through integrated, multi-disciplinary practice, combining elements such as writing, design, acting, and dramaturgy. It encourages practical investigation and studio-based experimentation, focusing on innovative compositional strategies and the creation of post-dramatic, politically engaged work. Students are asked to critically examine the politics, ethics, and aesthetics of their theatre making, placing it within the context of contemporary performance and visual culture. The program fosters an embodied and material approach to performance-making as a studio practice. Ultimately, it prepares practitioners to contribute thoughtfully and innovatively to the field of theatre.
Program structure
- Unit 1: Creative and critical methods
In this unit you'll engage with the critical and creative practices of performance research and theatre making. You'll 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'll focus on your theatre and performance-making.
- Unit 3: Collaboration
The unit will enable you to extend your collaborative, compositional and research skills. You'll 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.
Price
Tuition fee:
- 30,890 GBP per education*
*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.
You may need to cover additional costs which are not included in your tuition fees, such as materials and equipment specific to your course.
Requirements for applicants
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.
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases.
The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- A combination of these factors
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.5 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
About the university
The University of the Arts London (UAL) produces and encourages the creativity essential for a better future. Its colleges have been at the forefront of innovative education since 1842, creating work with a lasting impact on people and the planet, driven by curiosity, imagination, and purpose.
London is fundamental to UAL's identity, providing a vital context where the university connects and exchanges ideas with individuals from all walks of life. Globally, its creative network influences education, culture, business, and society.
Through innovative research and creative instruction, UAL's faculty and staff bring fresh perspectives to education. The university enables students to build the careers they desire by working with them at every level - from pre-degree to postgraduate, and from short courses to online learning.
UAL's colleges
Ranked second in the world for art and design, UAL comprises six distinct colleges:
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Central Saint Martins
- Chelsea College of Arts
- London College of Communication
- London College of Fashion
- Wimbledon College of Arts
Together, they form a community of creatives, innovators, trailblazers, and storytellers, united in their mission to reimagine the future.
Courses in the visual arts, animation, screen, communication, fashion, media, and performance are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
