MA/MFA Creative Practice: Transdisciplinary 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

23,200 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Jun, 2025Application Deadline

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 Transdisciplinary

Do you have a background in performance, visual arts, movement or other expertise and want to combine this with wider creative practice? Whatever your artistic background this programme will enable you to combine your skillset with leading dance and movement practitioners to develop your individual creative practice. 

The programme gives you a chance to choose from a range of modules that suit you, including Performance making, Dance and the Moving Image, Embodied Practice and Body, Space and Place. This flexible curriculum lets you develop existing specialisms and pursue new skills.

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 Transdisciplinary

Do you have a background in performance, visual arts, movement or other expertise and want to combine this with wider creative practice? Whatever your artistic background this programme will enable you to combine your skillset with leading dance and movement practitioners to develop your individual creative practice. 

The programme gives you a chance to choose from a range of modules that suit you, including Performance making, Dance and the Moving Image, Embodied Practice and Body, Space and Place. This flexible curriculum lets you develop existing specialisms and pursue new skills.

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

60+

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 Transdisciplinary pathway welcomes artists and creative practitioners at varying stages of their career. You may have a background in physical theatre, design, film, visual and live art, contemporary performance or circus.

The programme will be particularly suited to you if you are wishing to pursue portfolio careers that might include performance and performance-making, teaching, movement direction, and multimedia and cross art practice.

As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to tell us about your current practice, where you envision it going and how postgraduate study at Trinity Laban will help you get there.

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)

30 Jun 2025
1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
10,950 GBP
International
23,200 GBP

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