MA
Movement Practice for Theatre

MA Movement Practice for Theatre is designed to train movement directors and teachers for theatre and for those interested in the practical and academic research of movement. It is a taught programme which offers the opportunity for intensive practical study with leading practitioners from the UK, Poland and Internationally. There is a three day weekly taught programme for the first two terms. The first half of term one includes The Alexander Technique, anatomy, voice, text work, dance and Contact Improvisation. The second half of term one is based in the work of Monika Pagneux led by Annabel Arden. The third term is communication, group work, workshop leadership and teacher training. There are two study visits, one to Poland in term one to work with Piesn Kozla and to USA in term two to work with leading US practitioners.

Top facts

International work is a unique feature which includes trips to Poland, USA and the possibility to do a placement in Africa or Central America This is a vocational training programme taught by leading practitioners The uniqueness of the programme lies is its emphasis on working close to the source of the original creators of bodies of work and where possible to work with those practitioners who created their own work.

Assessment

Assessment is by means of seminar presentations, essays, learning journals, teaching practice and production.

Placements

There are placements one day a week in term two and for four weeks in term three. These may be in a drama school, as a movement director in a company or in a third world country where movement is used as part of theatre for development.

Graduates

For those interested in teaching movement / being movement directors / using movement for development purposes.

Location

All Saints, Manchester and Poland