Performance MA

Rose Bruford College’s Performance MA/MFA welcomes those interested in making, thinking, or writing about contemporary performance in diverse contexts.<br/><br/>You’ll explore interdisciplinary performance practices across a range of fields, centring innovative performance and research methodologies that draw on socially engaged and radical approaches – from education to nightlife, theatre to activism, immersive to experimental, and beyond.<br/><br/><strong>A Flexible Programme Structure</strong><br/><br/>This programme will empower you to develop new creative practices and refine your existing performance skills.<br/><br/>Through core Shared Modules and Specialist Pathways, you’ll engage with key techniques and approaches across a diverse range of disciplines:<br/><br/><br/>• Actor-Musicianship<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Theatre for Children and Young People<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Queer Performance<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Curating<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Devising<br/><br/><br/><br/>Postgraduate performance training is an opportunity to expand and extend your creative and critical viewpoints. Our flexible structure enables you to tailor your learning experience – choose to focus on a single Pathway or explore multiple areas as your interests evolve.<br/><br/>You’ll study alongside students from a variety of disciplines, engaging collaboratively across shared modules whilst pursuing your specialist focus. This interdisciplinary environment encourages experimentation, dialogue, and exchange across forms and practices.<br/><br/><strong>Shape the Future of Performance</strong><br/><br/>Guided by world-leading experts and practitioners, this programme will challenge you to engage critically with cutting edge contemporary creative industries. You’ll develop your skills across a range of settings and contexts, gaining the confidence to shape and respond to the multiple futures of performance.<br/><br/>Ultimately, the Performance MA/MFA will support you to further develop your creative practice, enhance your professional opportunities, or continue into advanced research and study.