MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional
12 monthsProgramme duration
23,200 GBPTuition Fee/year
30 Jun, 2025Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Dance at Trinity Laban will challenge you to defy convention and allow you to share your unique perspective. All MA/MSc students follow one year of study, with an optional second year of extended research leading to an MFA
MA/MFA Creative Practice Dance Professional
Delivered in partnership with Siobhan Davies Studios and Independent Dance, you will have the opportunity to work with three leading dance organisations to develop your artistic practice, working within the structure of a supportive network of peers and professional and academic mentors.
We will support you to:
- Reflect on your professional experience and its role in your ongoing learning.
- Engage in intensive studio-based experiences with significant artists and a skilled peer group.
- Deepen your own practice as performers/makers.
- Develop your understanding of a range of research methodologies within the arts to pursue an area of artistic interest.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Dance at Trinity Laban will challenge you to defy convention and allow you to share your unique perspective. All MA/MSc students follow one year of study, with an optional second year of extended research leading to an MFA
MA/MFA Creative Practice Dance Professional
Delivered in partnership with Siobhan Davies Studios and Independent Dance, you will have the opportunity to work with three leading dance organisations to develop your artistic practice, working within the structure of a supportive network of peers and professional and academic mentors.
We will support you to:
- Reflect on your professional experience and its role in your ongoing learning.
- Engage in intensive studio-based experiences with significant artists and a skilled peer group.
- Deepen your own practice as performers/makers.
- Develop your understanding of a range of research methodologies within the arts to pursue an area of artistic interest.
Admission Requirements
To study with us you’ll need:
- An appropriate first degree (or an equivalent qualification)
- or 5 years’ professional experience
Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements are subject to the Institution’s recognition of prior learning (RPL) process
Who is this course for?
The Dance Professional pathway is for experienced professionals in the fields of dance, performing arts or humanities, such as dancers, choreographers, visual artists, musicians or theatre-makers working with the body, academics, teachers and somatic practitioners.
MFA applicants should demonstrate their capacity to undertake self-directed research and propose a project that warrants the depth and breadth afforded by an extended time frame. The choice between an MA or an MFA programme of study will depend upon prior experience and future aspirations.
For MFA:
Applicants will also be required to submit an initial project proposal, outlining the following:
- The reasons they wish to carry out an independent project over one academic year
- Their suitability for extended independent research in the context of an MFA Creative Practice
- The nature of their intended research and a draft projected timeline with indicated outputs of research (which is understandably subject to change)
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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