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Contemporary African Theatre & Performance MA – (M.A.)

Goldsmiths, University of London

Department of Theatre and Performance
Location: London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Location of Goldsmiths, University of London

The programme will involve you in a study of indigenous performance and theatre practices, colonial and postcolonial literary drama and theatre, popular performances, theatre-for-development, television drama, and video drama/movie.

The aim is to allow you scope for creative yet rigorous and critical thinking combined with cumulative knowledge of drama, performance and theatre in Africa. The programme will equip you with the analytical tools to enhance critical engagement with and understanding of the various performance practices and traditions in Africa. The programme also aims to encourage and foster independent research, carried out through the scholarly channels of books and visual archives, as well as through access to practice, if/when available.


Contents

You study four core courses: Indigenous African Theatre and Performance; African Drama, Theatre and Performance; Theories and Practices of Theatre-for-Development in Africa; Dissertation. You are also able to take an option from a range of courses available.

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You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.

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Requirements

You should normally have an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant subject area. If your first language is not English you need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS or equivalent.

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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