24 monthsProgramme duration
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MFA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Ballet MFA is a path to deepen your knowledge of pedagogy, choreography, and history. We offer a flexible structure that gives each student a strong foundation in Ballet Studies and options to pursue their specializations.
Students in the program can choose between a written or choreographic thesis and topics of study have spanned from creating a contemporary ballet and screendance to a paper that analyzes representations in La Bayadère to lesson plans in choreography for elementary school students.
Our faculty members take an expansive and inclusive approach to teaching and view ballet as an art form as well as a source of cultural, social, and historical meaning. We seek applicants who have established themselves as performers, teachers, administrators, researchers, and/or choreographers and who are now looking to delve more deeply into the histories and theories of ballet. We give preference to applicants who can identify the focus of their studies during our intensive, 2-year program.
Our graduates describe the Ballet MFA as the perfect preparation for careers as choreographers, university professors, and studio directors.
Students in the program can choose between a written or choreographic thesis and topics of study have spanned from creating a contemporary ballet and screendance to a paper that analyzes representations in La Bayadère to lesson plans in choreography for elementary school students.
Our faculty members take an expansive and inclusive approach to teaching and view ballet as an art form as well as a source of cultural, social, and historical meaning. We seek applicants who have established themselves as performers, teachers, administrators, researchers, and/or choreographers and who are now looking to delve more deeply into the histories and theories of ballet. We give preference to applicants who can identify the focus of their studies during our intensive, 2-year program.
Our graduates describe the Ballet MFA as the perfect preparation for careers as choreographers, university professors, and studio directors.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MFA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Our Ballet MFA is a path to deepen your knowledge of pedagogy, choreography, and history. We offer a flexible structure that gives each student a strong foundation in Ballet Studies and options to pursue their specializations.
Students in the program can choose between a written or choreographic thesis and topics of study have spanned from creating a contemporary ballet and screendance to a paper that analyzes representations in La Bayadère to lesson plans in choreography for elementary school students.
Our faculty members take an expansive and inclusive approach to teaching and view ballet as an art form as well as a source of cultural, social, and historical meaning. We seek applicants who have established themselves as performers, teachers, administrators, researchers, and/or choreographers and who are now looking to delve more deeply into the histories and theories of ballet. We give preference to applicants who can identify the focus of their studies during our intensive, 2-year program.
Our graduates describe the Ballet MFA as the perfect preparation for careers as choreographers, university professors, and studio directors.
Students in the program can choose between a written or choreographic thesis and topics of study have spanned from creating a contemporary ballet and screendance to a paper that analyzes representations in La Bayadère to lesson plans in choreography for elementary school students.
Our faculty members take an expansive and inclusive approach to teaching and view ballet as an art form as well as a source of cultural, social, and historical meaning. We seek applicants who have established themselves as performers, teachers, administrators, researchers, and/or choreographers and who are now looking to delve more deeply into the histories and theories of ballet. We give preference to applicants who can identify the focus of their studies during our intensive, 2-year program.
Our graduates describe the Ballet MFA as the perfect preparation for careers as choreographers, university professors, and studio directors.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
80+
110+
Applicants should demonstrate:
• 3+ years of experience in the professional field of dance in performance, choreography, staging, teaching, Screendance, curation, etc.
• Proficient teaching abilities in areas that align with School of Dance undergraduate curricula and/or offer new perspectives and topics that will enrich our existing curricula. (Please ensure teaching experience is evident in the Personal Statement, CV, and video links.)
• A clear articulation of personal interests, areas of study, or creative or theoretical inquiry that could be developed into a personalized research agenda.
• A clear justification as to why pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree is necessary to future goals.
• 3+ years of experience in the professional field of dance in performance, choreography, staging, teaching, Screendance, curation, etc.
• Proficient teaching abilities in areas that align with School of Dance undergraduate curricula and/or offer new perspectives and topics that will enrich our existing curricula. (Please ensure teaching experience is evident in the Personal Statement, CV, and video links.)
• A clear articulation of personal interests, areas of study, or creative or theoretical inquiry that could be developed into a personalized research agenda.
• A clear justification as to why pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree is necessary to future goals.
2 Years
- 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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