Theatre, Performance & Critical Culture MA

This MA provides you with the opportunity to study theatre and performance in a dynamic research environment in the heart of London. From contemporary theatres to live art performances, cultural tourism and the spectacles of the West End, avant-garde dramas and political interventions, site-specific events, choreographies and compositions, you'll be introduced to a range of theatre and performance practices. You will explore the impact of society, both specific to theatre histories and ongoing wider political agency including: Black Lives Matter, the MeToo movement and challenges of sustainability and the climate emergency. You'll also have the option to take a practice-based module, Performance Lab.

Key benefits

• Required modules providing a strong foundation in theatre and performance studies, plus the opportunity to create an individualised course of study through selected options from across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
• Dynamic intellectual community offered by King’s College London and surrounding institutions, supplemented by regular invited artist and academic speakers or artist residents. The cross-faculty network Performance at King's provides students with the opportunity to engage with campus-wide iterations of performance in a wide field of cognate disciplines.
• Unrivalled location at the heart of London allows regular access to a wide range of theatre and performance events, including performances, seminars, and research centres.
• Option to take a practice-based module, Performance Lab.
• Leads to careers in the cultural, performance and arts sectors, including museum, curatorial, archival and production work, journalism, dramaturgy, and arts management, as well as to work in the broader editorial and communications industries, and to academic and non-academic research, teaching, and more.

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