Choreography MA
Master
In South London
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Master
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Location
South london
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Duration
13 Months
The MA Choreography programme will provide you with the opportunity to interrogate your own practice, whether you are a choreographer in the early stages of your career or an experienced dancer wishing to change direction. You will pursue your own line of enquiry and develop a critical engagement with your choreographic process through the creation of dance works. Suitable for: Those who have already completed an undergraduate degree in a similar subject and wish to develop their critical engagement with choreography
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About this course
You will normally have prior choreographic experience and /or have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in an appropriate or related subject; or hold an overseas award of equivalent standard (eg USA degree GPA of 3.00). English Language competency requirements also apply
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CHOREOGRAPHY- MA
Programme Length Full time: 13 months
Validated by City University, London Programme Content You will be able to experiment, take risks and develop an individual artistic voice. You will also gain insights into different creative practices in dance and other art forms through contact with visiting artists, while exploring the different artistic and social contexts for the creation and reception of work. You will be encouraged to create pieces in a range of settings and media, and work collaboratively with artists from other disciplines.
The taught element of the programme consists of the following modules:
Examining Practice
Creative Synergies and Transformations
Methods of Practice
Research and Development
To complete the programme, you will also undertake an in-depth independent research project. This may take the form of a publicly presented major choreographic work, or works, which represent your own distinctive practice as it has developed on the programme.
Please note that technical training (technique classes) is not provided within the fee structure of the programme. However, classes may be available on payment of a supplementary fee to cover direct teaching costs; alternatively evening classes offered by the Education and Community department are available.
A range of professional classes are also offered at our partner organisation Greenwich Dance Agency, located some 15 minutes walk away. Educational Aims The focus of the programme is on the student's individual development as a choreographer, and thus one of its main aims is to challenge the student to question their current artistic practice from a variety of perspectives. · To support critical reflection on practice and to allow further critical and research issues to emerge. · Offer opportunity for structured investigation and research in choreographic practice · To support a culture of open dialogue within a secure environment which promotes critical feedback and an appreciation of appraisal and appropriate commentary · Provide opportunities for collaborative exchanges with other artistic practice and encourage a reflexive attitude through collaborative encounters with other artists and art-forms. · Provide a context to interrogate the student choreographer's current practice, engage in critical dialogue with their work from a variety of perspectives, and to review and define their individual fields of artistic interest · Develop in students an appreciation that choreography is a continuous process of creation · Enhance students' understanding of choreography as a nexus of ideas, intentions, movement concerns and production values · Enable students to develop as innovative, independent choreographers who will take initiative in contributing to the profession · Enable students to challenge the existing boundaries of practice and to meet the changing realities of the professional field Teaching, learning and assessment strategies The taught aspect of the programme comprises workshops led by staff and visiting artists, lectures and seminars. These introduce and define key areas of subject matter and offer strategic information to enable students to review and re-inform their choreographic outlook. Through workshops students will encounter different approaches to making work: for example, the idea of score, use of choreographic devices, the act of performing and witnessing work, the subjective/objective frame, the act of being and feeling in relation to the act of observing and reflecting. Assessment is through a variety of assessment modes designed to create opportunities for students to recognise different skills, definitions and values that are a part of practice-based research. Assessment also prepares students for engagement within a variety of contexts and situations of choreographic practice. Assessments take the form of lecture demonstrations: portfolio presentations and theatre performance projects. These are designed to test students' ability to: bring together a line of thinking, transform their ideas, articulate what they have learnt at a particular point in time, and importantly, to reflect critically upon process and product. Assessment Assessment is through assignments and the presentation of a major practical choreographic project in performance.
Choreography MA