Posted by York University
Apply to the Graduate Program in Theatre, Dance, and Performance at York University
Application deadline (domestic students): January 15, 2025
The MA/PhD Program in Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies at York University emphasizes our collective interest in theatre, dance, performance, and cultural politics. Internationally renowned faculty offer advanced seminars and mentor student research in one of the English-speaking world’s most active cities for theatre, dance, and the performing arts. Our program is a leader in the field of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies graduate training, with courses taught by internationally recognized and award-winning faculty guided by an innovative, socially engaged, and interdisciplinary vision for graduate research.
Our location within the School of Arts, Media, Performance, and Design (AMPD) is essential to facilitating this interdisciplinary approach and distinguishes us from other national and international programs. Our MA and PhD students take courses offered by the School’s graduate programs in Art History & Visual Culture, Visual Art, Music, Design, and Cinema & Media Studies. The School’s curriculum is planned collaboratively each year to facilitate fluid movement among the programs and high-level interdisciplinary conversations across the arts. Students also benefit from regular collaborations between AMPD programs in the form of joint Summer Institutes, Speaker Series, and Professionalization Seminars. While our students’ home base is Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies, being part of this larger and extremely dynamic community of arts-based thinkers and practitioners significantly enriches their graduate experience.
We are passionate about bridging the divide between theory and practice in the study of performance, and many of our graduate courses explore how performance practice serves as a vital form of critical inquiry, preparing students to undertake larger research creation Major Research Projects and/or PhD dissertation projects (should they choose). These courses take place in our state-of-the-art studios and in diverse cultural spaces throughout Toronto. Another distinguishing feature is our professional placement course, which affords opportunities for students expand their artistic networks and explore future career possibilities in the arts and beyond.
To learn more about the program, faculty, and degree options, please visit https://www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/tdps/ or reach out to gradthea@yorku.ca for more.
For details on HOW TO APPLY, visit here: https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/graduate/apply-now/