Partner Details

Institute of the Arts Barcelona

Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Master of Arts - MA
Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-IAB-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

The programme aims to: Enable the student to develop and demonstrate a defined personal methodology, style and approach to the discipline of dance performance and creation, Enable the student to apply knowledge and understanding with originality and creativity for the re-interpretation of received assumptions regarding dominant traditions and practices in dance Enable the student to work creatively, collaboratively and collectively with all dance colleagues and theatre makers at varied levels of development, in a professional, co-operative and effective manner; Enable the student to reflect analytically upon personal progress as performer and dance artist, undertaking continuing development of skills and knowledge, and demonstrating an understanding and awareness within the discipline of dance performance and creation, of issues of personal responsibility, integrity and ethics. Enable the student to effectively and appropriately employ a range of critical methodologies and theoretical models to interrogate, evaluate and explore theatre texts and performance approaches so as to develop their own creative practice as performers and theatre makers Enable the student to undertake advanced academic research demonstrating the ability to locate, sift, order, evaluate and appropriately use material in the development of coherent arguments which are then communicated clearly and concisely Enable the student to successfully undertake the task of theatre, performance, and event creation utilizing entrepreneurial, organizational and managerial skills, knowledge and ability

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate a detailed and critically informed knowledge and understanding of a range of approaches, methodologies and practices for the creative development and performance of dance
2.
Collaborate constructively as a dance creator and performer in creative relationships with appropriate professional colleagues;
3.
Work as a dancer with appropriate assurance, ability and understanding;
4.
Demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how research skills and techniques are used in the creation and performance of dance;
5.
Explore, interrogate and contextualize a range of current and contemporary issues relating to dance, theatre and the ‘theatre industry’ overall.
6.
Originate, research and develop ideas - in performance and practice, on paper and electronically – enabling the student to demonstrate the independent learning ability that is required for continuous professional development.
7.
Organize and make the best use of all available time, working independently towards the completion of a substantial project that demonstrates initiative and personal responsibility.
8.
Present ideas fluently and cogently, demonstrating the ability to adapt their material and the presentation of it to the demands of complex and/or unpredictable situations and pressures.
9.
Demonstrate an advanced research based critical understanding and knowledge of a range of contemporary theoretical and evaluative concepts and methodologies for dance creation and performance
10.
Demonstrate a well informed, research based knowledge, understanding and comprehension of their own creative imperatives and methodologies
11.
Demonstrate a detailed and professionally informed understanding of entrepreneurship and creative theatre and dance producing
12.
Demonstrate an advanced understanding and knowledge of the structures of the ‘theatre industry’
13.
Engage with, and appropriately and successfully utilize, a range of contemporary conceptual frameworks and critical methodologies for the coherent, informed and advanced evaluation of the work of others, and of their own work and its actual and potential development
14.
Locate, select, sift, order, evaluate, synthesize, and appropriately use research material in the development of coherent informed arguments, which are then communicated clearly and concisely in writing and verbally
15.
Demonstrate informed independence of thought and judgment
16.
Conceive, create and execute original, convincing and cogent dance performances;

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching is though lectures, screenings, seminars, individual tutorial and collaborative rehearsal and workshop projects. A substantial part of the programme is given over to tutored and mentored individual and collaborative performance projects. Visiting lecturers and the contribution of professional theatre artists will make a major contribution to the programme. Assessment methods and requirements are specified in the module handbook and module proforma. The high staff student contact time and small cohort sizes allows for considerable formative assessment before summative assessment. The types of assessment include; Written essays and critical evaluations Performance and studio rehearsal projects Written business plans and other professionally related work Teaching and Learning for Intellectual Skills Through lectures, seminars and other discussion fora students will be provided with the opportunity to explore and evaluate contemporary conceptual frameworks and critical methodologies. Studio group work, and group evaluations/critiques will foster practical engagement with ideas, theories and concepts Individual tutorials provide the opportunity for in-depth discussion about theoretical and conceptual concerns and the student´s relationship to them All students will be assigned an academic guidance tutor who will be responsible for supporting the students in their intellectual development The assessment of intellectual and cognitive skills is through all assessment tasks required for the programme. The development of Intellectual and cognitive skills is embedded into all teaching and learning activities, and assessments. However the most direct method of assessment of Intellectual and cognitive skills are essays and other research focussed material. Practical and professional skills will be developed through practical workshop sessions, rehearsal and performance projects and master-classes given by external professional practitioners Individual tutorials provide the opportunity for in-depth discussion about professional and practical skills and the individual students approaches to their application All students will be assigned an academic guidance tutor who will be responsible for supporting the students in their development Practical skills are assessed through practical exercises such as rehearsals, performances, workshops, demonstrations and the artistic development of all original dance performances and their directly related component activities. Transferable skills are acquired through coursework, which includes workshops, performances, rehearsals and one-to-one tutorials through oral presentations and performances to the whole group. The assessment of transferable skills is through all assessment tasks required for the programme. The development of these skills is embedded into all teaching and learning activities, and assessments.

Opportunities for work related learning

The MA programme is vocationally specific, designed especially to develop work-related learning. The curriculum, learning environment and teaching and learning strategies employed on the programme are designed specifically to enhance and develop the student´s employability. Wherever possible, the projects developed on the programme reflect professional working practices and context. The Arts Entrepreneurship module, with its focus on business developed provides the students with the knowledge and abilities necessary for effective professional practice.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The programme operates within the University academic framework. The programme is offered over a whole year in full-time mode. The programme commences in September and the submission of the final assessment is in August of the following year (although students may choose to submit earlier). Students follow seven modules (1 … For more content click the Read More button below.

Approved variance from Academic Framework Regulations

The IAB has an approved variance from the LJMU framework to deliver year-long modules.

Entry Requirements

Alternative qualifications considered