KEY PHRASE

The varied roles of the author/maker within theatre and performance are in the foreground in Theatre & Performance Making. In the program, students develop an artistic vision and an independent approach to theatre and the performing arts.

ABOUT THE STUDY

Theatre & Performance Making is a three-year study programme consisting of 180 ECTS credits that ends with a bachelor's degree in performing arts.

In Theatre & Performance Making the role of the performance maker/author is examined in a wide context based on presentation, staging, idea development, creation, devising, directing, playwriting, theory, and performance. Students develop an artistic vision and an independent approach to the performing arts as makers/authors. Graduates of the programme play a leading role within the national and international performing arts, as well as in many other fields; ranging from media to academic work, drama teaching, marketing, cultural management, and production.

STUDY STRUCTURE

The structure of the programme twins together practical and theoretical knowledge. The programme is a platform for experiments and research within performing arts, where students deal with the history, nature and role of the artform in a broad context. In the programme, students get to know different methods for the creation of meaning, structure and composition of theatre and performances. Students explore the boundaries and interplay of the performing arts with other art forms while simultaneously developing their own maker/author's voice, aesthetics, and methodology. In theoretical courses, students gain knowledge and understanding of the historical, social and political context of theatre and performing arts, develop their critical thinking about the profession and an awareness of the authors/makers role and vision for audience and society.

In the first year, a foundation is laid for students' knowledge and understanding, and they discover different aspects and methods of performing arts through practical and theoretical work, independently and in groups. In the second year, the emphasis is on the student experimenting, processing and searching for approaches and craftsmanship through creative projects and independent work under supervision. In the third year, the main focus is on the role of the author/maker and students realizing their own artistic vision, author's voice and emphasis in independent, creative individual projects.

During the fourth and fifth semesters of the program, students have the opportunity to go on an exchange at IUA’s partner universities abroad, or to do an internship with artists, groups and institutions in Iceland or abroad.

Students complete their studies with a graduation project and a final thesis.

AFTER GRADUATION

Graduated performance makers play a leading role in national and international performing arts, work as independent artists or at theatres and cultural institutions in Iceland and abroad, as well as in other diverse fields. Graduated performance makers are also well prepared for continuing studies at a master's level.