Master of Performing Arts (MPA) - Classical Dance Kathak
24 monthsProgramme duration
31 Jul, 2024Application Deadline
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MPA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Performing Arts (MPA) in Classical Dance (Kathak) at SVSU is a two-year postgraduate programme designed to develop advanced artistry, deep cultural understanding, and professional competence in Indian classical dance, with a focus on Kathak. The curriculum aims to enhance students’ performance skills, technical mastery, rhythmic understanding (laya), expressive abilities (abhinaya), choreography, and theoretical knowledge of the dance form. The programme combines intensive practical instruction, research methodology, history and aesthetics of Kathak, choreography workshops, and performance opportunities to help dancers evolve as performers, teachers, and creative practitioners. Students also explore the cultural context, classical repertoire, notation, and the interplay of music and movement integral to Kathak, preparing them for careers as professional dancers, choreographers, dance educators, researchers, and performers across cultural institutions, academies, and the performing arts sector.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MPA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Performing Arts (MPA) in Classical Dance (Kathak) at SVSU is a two-year postgraduate programme designed to develop advanced artistry, deep cultural understanding, and professional competence in Indian classical dance, with a focus on Kathak. The curriculum aims to enhance students’ performance skills, technical mastery, rhythmic understanding (laya), expressive abilities (abhinaya), choreography, and theoretical knowledge of the dance form. The programme combines intensive practical instruction, research methodology, history and aesthetics of Kathak, choreography workshops, and performance opportunities to help dancers evolve as performers, teachers, and creative practitioners. Students also explore the cultural context, classical repertoire, notation, and the interplay of music and movement integral to Kathak, preparing them for careers as professional dancers, choreographers, dance educators, researchers, and performers across cultural institutions, academies, and the performing arts sector.
Admission Requirements
40+
A candidate must have completed a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university to be eligible for the MPA programme. This can include degrees such as BPA (Performing Arts), BA, BFA, or any equivalent undergraduate degree. Candidates with additional relevant qualifications in performing arts (like Sangeet Prabhakar or equivalent certificates) may also be considered.
31 Jul 2024
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The MPA (Master of Performing Arts) in Kathak Dance is a two-year full-time postgraduate programme. Candidates must have a BPA or equivalent undergraduate degree in dance (or a related stream) OR significant classical dance training (usually 6–7 years under a guru or recognised institution) with proven credentials; admission typically includes audition/performance assessment.
Graduates can become professional Kathak dancers, choreographers, dance teachers/educators, cultural performers, artistic directors, and researchers in performing arts academies, cultural centres, entertainment industry, and higher education. The degree also supports further research, workshops, and international performance opportunities.
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