Ensemble Physical Theatre: Training and Performance MA

Course Length
1 year full-time
Course runs June - May

Number of Places
12

Contact
Admissions Tutor
Tel: 01484 478406 or 01484 478455
E-mail: pgcoursesmhm@hud.ac.uk

Entry Requirements

You are expected to have a good degree in a performance related discipline.
We will consider applicants without this qualification who can demonstrate an equivalent/alternative experience in the performing arts.
All applicants will need to demonstrate their capacity to understand and express performance theory and to participate in physically based practical work.
International applicants or those unable to attend a selection workshop will be able to submit video/DVD evidence of their physical capacity along with appropriate supporting material. The definition of physical capacity employed by the Department in assessing applicants is intended to be inclusive of students with disabilities.
Suitable applicants will be invited to attend a practical workshop.
All applicants will be required to undertake an interview in person or by phone.

Introduction

You will work in the recently-developed Milton Building which contains architecturally-inspirational studio spaces and writing rooms. The course offers you the opportunity to undertake a training process combining personal physical development with an exploration of the dynamics of ensemble performance.

The course contains full-time psychophysical training influenced by techniques developed by Grotowski, Barba and Nunez, based on a combination of improvised and fixed structures developed by the course leader, John Britton.

You will develop your training through the process of rehearsal and performance of a piece of tutor-directed ensemble physical theatre. Subsequently, you will work online to reflect on your work, research and analysis and to develop an individual project focusing on performance, theoretical or pedagogical questions.

The course operates a unique structure, designed in response to the needs of UK and international students. Whilst you will register at the University for a 48-week period, you will be required to be on site only from June to October. After that period all work can be pursued through the University's online learning environment.

Course Structure

Core Training - six weeks of morning classes developing the key elements of complicity, concentration, energy, pleasure and impulse.
Contextual Training - six weeks of afternoon classes over the same period developing alternative perspectives on the process of psychophysical training.
Ensemble Physical Theatre - translating the experiences and understandings of this block of teaching into the process of rehearsing and performing a piece of tutor-directed theatre.
Theoretical Framework - a series of online study tasks, working individually and in groups.
Independent Study - this allows you to focus on an area of the course which best reflects your career aspirations.

Career Opportunities

The course is intended for

Graduates seeking to progress to postgraduate study either as an end in itself or as a precursor to a doctorate.
Practitioners wishing to develop their skills whilst gaining an academic qualification.
Educators looking to increase their level of qualification whilst developing practical teaching strategies.
International students wishing to attend an intensive, interactive course, requiring a shorter stay in the UK than other practical MA courses require.

For more details please visit our website at www.hud.ac.uk/mh/drama

Prospectus

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