📖Program Curriculum
Year one
Your first will be a fast-paced challenging experience that builds your skills in the key areas of performance creativity and critical thinking You’ll work on regular performance projects creating solo small group and large ensemble work We introduce you to new ways to think and move that will help you to broaden your skills as a dance artist You'll develop a detailed understanding of safe and healthy dance practices which will help to support your health and wellbeing during your studies and beyond
Regular sessions with visiting companies and artists will help you expand your understanding of the dance industry and inspire you to think about your own career aspirations
Year two
You’ll stretch your creative and performance skills in exciting new directions A wide range of practical sessions will deepen your understanding of how performance work can be created for different contexts; we encourage you to see yourself – and the work you make – within a broader perspective
The visiting guest artist programme continues to provide you with inspirational workshops and residencies that help to build your knowledge of the field and inform your artistic practice
Year three
You'll focus on developing a specialist area of study and preparing for the employment market You'll work regularly with industry practitioners to develop a broad understanding of dance employment routes You can work on a professional performance project complete a work placement and undertake a substantial independent study
Regular individual tutoring is provided by specialist dance staff to help you build a plan for after you graduate The University's Careers and Employability team will also continue to support you for up to three after graduation
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