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Aberystwyth University: Performance Making
| Institution | Aberystwyth University View institution profile |
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| Department | Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies |
| Web | www.aber.ac.uk |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
MA Performance Making at Aberystwyth University is designed to support your development as a performance-maker and creative thinker. The course offers an enquiry-based and interdisciplinary approach, enabling you to experiment with a range of performance practices including live, site-specific, intermedial, scenographic, and object-based processes.
Located between the Cambrian Mountains and Cardigan Bay, Aberystwyth offers an inspiring natural and cultural environment with plenty of possibilities for research and creation. It’s one reason why Aberystwyth has an established international reputation for site-specific and intermedial performance making.
You’ll be taught in a dedicated co-working studio space which is yours to use throughout the course to propose, test and try ideas. Here you’ll conceive, develop and produce three original creative works, develop your ability to critically reflect and evaluate, and learn how to engage with institutions, funders and the public. The course culminates in a major practical project.
Taught by a team of internationally recognised practitioners and academics, you’ll develop your portfolio and profile as a performance-maker through sustained practical experiment and critical reflection.
Why choose Aberystwyth? - Dedicated access to a co-working studio space throughout your studies.
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You’ll have access to three fully equipped performance studios, our dedicated scenography studio, and our sound recording studio and production facilities.
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You'll acquire specialist skills in research, creation and public engagement.
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Located in an extraordinary and inspiring natural and cultural environment.
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You’ll take part in workshops and masterclasses with visiting artists and our annual programme of departmental research seminars.
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You’ll join a department with an established reputation for experimentation in performance and scenography - we were the first in the UK to offer undergraduate degrees in Performance Studies and Scenography.
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Enjoy our close partnership with the Aberystwyth Arts Centre - one of Wales’s best-known venues, presenting everything from live music concerts, stand-up comedy, theatre and dance performances to visual art exhibitions and film screenings.
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You’ll have access to the magnificent collections and archives at the National Library of Wales, just a five-minute walk away.
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| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Location | Main Site (Aberystwyth) Penglais Campus Penglais Road Aberystwyth SY23 3DD |
This is your place to master your future
The University and Town
Established in 1872, Aberystwyth University has a global reputation for teaching excellence and ground-breaking research. The University offers a range of research and taught postgraduate programmes, with students from across the world choosing to study here.
Aberystwyth is a cosmopolitan market town nestled between the mountains and the sea. The University’s scenic location (part of the UNESCO Dyfi Biosphere) provides a beautiful place to explore and unwind in-between studying.
Aberystwyth has a welcoming and inclusive community with a vibrant social life and culture, which …
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