MA MOVEMENT PRACTICE FOR THEATRE: Skills, principles and research for movement directing and teaching
Location: UK, Poland and New York
The MA in Movement aims to train movement teachers and movement directors for theatre through a programme that gives the skills, confidence and methods to develop their own practice.
The MA Movement programme is unique both in its content and in its delivery which lies is its emphasis on working close to the source of the original creators of bodies of work and its foundation in practice as research.
The core of the work introduces learning approaches to physical and vocal techniques that provides students with the skills for individual research on the body and voice in training and performance.
Practical and theoretical research is the very nature of the Movement processes studied, which then become manifest in student’s own investigation into Movement. The first year of the Programme is taught full-time.
The fourth term of independent study can be negotiated to happen in any suitable context.
Fees:
The MA will cost approximately £11,000 for EU students and £12,700 for International students which includes costs of travel and accommodation to Poland and New York. This fee includes a financial contribution towards the costs of the placement in term three.
Teachers confirmed so far include:
Niamh Dowling (Head of Manchester School of Theatre) Lucia Walker (Freelance dancer/Alexander teacher) Annabel Arden (Director Opera/ Theatre and founder member of Theatre de Complicite) Struan Leslie (Royal Shakespeare Company) Jackie Snow (RADA/ Guildhall/MMU) Teatr Piesn Kozla (Poland: award winning theatre company) Irina Brown (Natural Perspective/ National Theatre/ Tron/Royal Opera House) Gabrielle Roth ( Dancer, musician, author, philosopher. Creator Five Rhythms)
Programme:
Term One: September - December
The first half of term one is the underpinning of the work and philosophy of the programme. It provides an anatomical underpinning and focuses on the body and voice, the stories and tension they hold and how to release them and use them creatively.
The work would include the central principles of the Alexander Technique and the pure movement work of Trish Arnold and develops them into movement, voice, transformation and text as required. This will be supported by classes in anatomy, pure movement, improvisation, singing, voice, teaching, dance, observation, text, reading the play.
Principal teachers: Niamh Dowling, Lucia Walker, Irina Brown, Jackie Snow Struan Leslie and others
This is followed by a two week study trip to Poland to carry out practical research and workshop on the Physical Theatre work of Eastern Europe. The visit will follow a lineage from the Grotowski Institut (Archives) to Gardzience (Performances) to Teatr Piesn Kozla (Practical) Principal teachers: Teatr Piesn Kozla
The second half of the term will focus on the work that has developed from Le Coq/ Monika Pagneux and the way the work has developed in UK through companies like Theatre de Complicite. This will build on the bodywork of the first half of the term and develops the alive, playful, open responsive body through le jeu, rhythm, mask and ensemble. The practical work of the first term will continue.
Principal teachers: Annabel Arden, Niamh Dowling, Lucia Walker and others
The term culminates in a work-in-progress demonstration of areas of interest, giving students the opportunity to present an exploration of what they are understanding so far. Students will keep a Learning Journal throughout this term.
Term Two: January –March
The first half of this term will focus on teaching, workshop leading and movement direction. Whilst continuing with practical classes students will begin to focus on the development of their teaching and have one day teaching placement or movement direction placement plus skills in devising and choreographing, group work, dance and leadership.
Principal teachers: Niamh Dowling, Lucia Walker, Irina Brown, Jackie Snow, Struan Leslie and others
This is followed by a two-week study trip to New York. The study in New York will be to meet and work with internationally renowned movement and voice teachers who have created bodies of training work that are now internationally established.
Principal Teachers: Gabrielle Roth (Creator of Five Rhythms)
Invited (Contact Improvisation) Siti (Viewpoints) Theatre Mitu
The term culminates in a work-in-progress demonstration of areas of interest, giving students the opportunity to present an exploration of what they have learned so far. Students will keep a Learning Journal throughout this semester.
Term Three: April –June
This is term of placements. Student can be placed in a drama school, a theatre company or in a theatre for development project in Africa or Central America. Students will keep a Learning Journal throughout this term.
Term Four: September – December (Own independent study)
This final project focuses on the student’s own independent research in which they are expected to submit a piece of practical work alongside a contextual essay.
For further information contact
Niamh Dowling
Email: n.dowling@mmu.ac.uk
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