Program Overview

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Introduction to the Master's Program in Performing Arts

The Master's Program in Performing Arts at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) is designed to provide professionals in the field of performing arts with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of their craft. The program aims to equip students with the necessary tools to create, reflect, and investigate the various manifestations of performing arts from a contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the Master's Program in Performing Arts are:

• To provide students with a conceptual framework and methodological tools to reflect on and investigate performing arts practices from a theoretical and critical perspective.
• To train high-level researchers and creators in the field of performing arts.
• To foster an understanding of the historical, social, and cultural contexts of performing arts.

Target Audience

The program is directed towards professionals from various disciplines, including humanities, communication sciences, social sciences, architecture, cultural management, and education, as well as actors, directors, playwrights, set designers, choreographers, dancers, musicians, composers, and visual artists.

Program Duration

The Master's Program in Performing Arts has a duration of two years, consisting of four academic semesters.

Tuition Fees

The total cost of the program is S/42,446.40, which is subject to variations. A 5% discount is available for cash payments, and a 10% discount is offered to PUCP graduates.

Benefits

The program offers several benefits, including:

• International events with the participation of foreign teachers and specialists.
• Unique in Peru, being the first master's program in performing arts in the country.
• Project advising by renowned artists in the field.
• A faculty composed of artists with recognized trajectories in the national performing arts scene.

Academic Degree and Certification

Upon completion of the program, students are awarded the degree of Master in Performing Arts by the PUCP. After completing the first year of studies (24 credits), students can receive a Diploma of Postgraduate Studies in Performing Arts.

Admission Requirements

To apply for the program, students must submit the following documents:

• General documents:
  • Curriculum vitae with photo.
  • Simple copy of DNI.
  • For foreign applicants, a simple copy of the passport or alien registration card.
• Documents for evaluation:
  • Record of undergraduate studies.
  • Letter of motivation.
• Payment for the right to apply.

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation criteria include:

• Calificación del expediente (25 points).
• Entrevista (35 points).
• Carta de motivación (25 points).
• Evaluación de Competencias Académicas para el Posgrado (ECAP) (15 points).

Total Points

The total points for the evaluation criteria are 100.

Plan of Studies

The plan of studies includes:

Obligatory Courses

• Temas de historia de las artes escénicas (3 credits).
• Metodología de la investigación para las artes escénicas (3 credits).
• Perspectivas teóricas en artes escénicas (3 credits).
• Cuerpo escénico (3 credits).
• Poéticas contemporáneas en las artes escénicas (3 credits).
• Artes escénicas en el Perú (3 credits).
• Diseńo de proyecto de tesis (6 credits).
• Dramaturgias Contemporáneas (3 credits).
• Artes Escénicas y Política (3 credits).
• Seminario de Tesis 1 (6 credits).
• Seminario de Tesis 2 (6 credits).

Elective Courses

• Seminario sobre espacio escénico (3 credits).
• Seminario sobre artes escénicas y tecnología (3 credits).
• Seminario sobre artes escénicas y otras artes (3 credits).
• Seminario sobre estudios de performance (3 credits).
• Seminario de tema libre (3 credits).

Research Areas

The program's research areas include:

• El hecho escénico y audiencias.
• Poéticas, estéticas y procesos creativos en las artes escénicas.
• Dramaturgias.
• Cuerpo y movimiento.
• Narrativas del yo, autoficción, memoria y testimonio en las artes escénicas.
• Artes escénicas, historia, política y sociedad.
• Performance y creaciones escénicas multidisciplinarias.
• Metodologías y técnicas en las artes escénicas.

Faculty

The faculty of the Master's Program in Performing Arts includes renowned artists and researchers in the field, such as:

• Carles Batlle.
• Marissa Béjar Miranda.
• Miguel García Llorens.
• Lucía Ginocchio Castro.
• David Harradine.
• Alberto Isola de Lavalle.
• José Manuel Lázaro de Ortecho.
• Lucía Lora.
• Gino Luque Bedregal.
• Ana Julia Marko.
• Lucero Medina.
• Carlos Mesta Leon.
• Lorena Pastor Rubio.
• Jessica Romero.
• Alfonso Santistevan de Noriega.
• María Paz Valle-Riestra.
• Cristina Velarde Chainskaia.
• María Velasco.

Profile of the Graduate

Upon completing the program, graduates will have acquired the necessary tools to create, reflect, and investigate performing arts practices from a contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective. They will be able to analyze performing arts phenomena and events from a multi- and interdisciplinary approach, considering their historical, social, and cultural contexts. Graduates will also have consolidated their own notion of performing arts and will have developed a stance as artists or researchers in the field. Their professional field can include artistic creation, university teaching, academic research, consulting, and criticism.