Postgraduate Prospectus 2012 by University of Winchester

Dance: Practice and Production * MA/PgDip/PgCert Fact File Entry requirements: Normally a first or second-class (upper division) Honours degree or professional experience in the area of study Students will be required to show potential for practical work Full-time: 1 year Part-time: 2 years Programme Leader: Cathy Seago Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827157 Email Catherine.Seago@winchester.ac.uk If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent Start dates: September Application process: UKPASS (full-time applicants only) or Direct Entry Application Form (part-time applicants only) Students will be invited to come to the University for audition/interview but submission of examples of previous solo performance and group choreographic works on DVD is acceptable * subject to validation

MA Dance: Practice and Production seeks to bridge academic and professional/vocational contexts for dance artists, to enhance individual approaches and original voices in making dance happen. This programme is a unique and exciting opportunity to link the academy and the professional field through the interdisciplinary physical, creative and critical dialogues which make up the multifaceted role of the choreographic artist in a contemporary context.

Programme content The programme aims to develop an enhanced understanding of choreography as an embodied practice and advanced skills in communicating this in a range of contexts through embodiment, creation, facilitation and documentation. Students build skills as creative entrepreneurs, to support a portfolio career. They develop work to realise their ideas through choreographic forms physically, creatively and pedagogically. Students are challenged to develop their practice within both professional and academic contexts through placements with artists and of arts organisations such as The Point Eastleigh, Hampshire Dance, Creative Ecology Wiltshire, StopGAP Dance Company, Green Candle Dance Company and the Wessex Academy. Through creativity and criticality, students develop reflexive practices and measure their impact towards defining and redefining their artistic vision.

Modules • Choreographic Practice • Creative Partnerships in Choreographic Contexts • Entrepreneurship in Dance • Choreography in Performance • Research Methods • Gateway to Independent Study

Learning and teaching Students undertake workshops, masterclasses and labs, placements in professional contexts and intensive devising, lectures, seminars and a mini-conference, selfdirected study and tutorials.

Assessment Modules are assessed by practical work in real situations through the performance and facilitation of choreography. Reflective documentation supports this through lecture-demonstrations, performative presentations, online blogs, critical writing, proposals and research plans.

Careers The programme prepares students to enter the field as independent dance artists equipped to work in a range of community and professional contexts as creative facilitators, performers and choreographers. Students may also wish to pursue a career in teaching or a related area, for example an education officer attached to a dance company. Students may also consider undertaking further study for a practicebased PhD or MPhil.

Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk

Postgraduate Prospectus 2012