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MA Professional and Commercial Dance

University of Bolton
Bolton , United Kingdom
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Dance
Duration
12 months
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Masters
Major
Dance | Choreography | Performing Arts
Area of study
Dance | Choreography | Performing Arts
Education type
Dance | Choreography | Performing Arts
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
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Program start dateApplication deadline
2023-09-25-
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Program Overview

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The 1-year MA Professional and Commercial Dance has been created and delivered by Shockout Arts. Shockout Arts track record for developing current and industry-focused dance programmes has seen them gain national and international recognition, equipping students and individuals for a dynamic and fast-moving sector.

This innovative and challenging MA allows you to refine your technical, creative and performance practices through a range of projects, performance opportunities and traditional taught modules, designed to nurture and advance the creative practice of dancers and practitioners at all stages of their careers. The programme will also equip students with wider skills surrounding entrepreneurship and creative planning to enable students to sustain career longevity within the dance industry.

This exciting programme allows you to create and form a pioneering, original professional and commercial dance graduate company. Based at Shockout Arts, studying and training in purpose-built, high-specification dance and performing arts studios. The programme will be delivered by a combination of Shockout Arts professionals alongside industry specialists from various fields within the sector to ensure outstanding quality teaching driven by and reflecting industry standards and expectations.

Alongside dance and creative practice students will also be challenged to analyse the professional and commercial dance arena to refine their identity within this emerging area of research surrounding professional and commercial dance. This programme will provide you with real-world experience of professional company ethos and practices to ensure longevity within the ever-evolving professional and commercial dance industry.

For full details about Shockout Arts, their open days and accommodation, please visit www.weareshockout.com

Highlights

  • Shockout Arts is a dynamic and innovative institution – the first in the country to offer higher-level and postgraduate qualifications in professional and commercial dance.
  • This programme will allow you to create and form an emerging graduate dance company within the arena of professional and commercial dance.
  • This innovative and challenging MA programme offers you the opportunity to advance and refine your technical, creative and performance practices through a range of projects, performance opportunities and traditional taught modules.
  • This course provides you with the chance to interact, learn and work alongside professional artists from the dance industry. These can include professional dancers, directors, producers and choreographers.
  • Shockout students have worked with some of the biggest artists in the music and performing arts industry. Credits include Janet Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, Little Mix, Stormzy, Mabel, X Factor and many more.

    • Key Features

  • You’ll also have access to the University’s e-learning resources, an extensive e-library and range or resources.
  • We offer you opportunities to learn and work with industry professionals from the UK and around the world.
  • The programme synthesises the traditional techniques of contemporary, jazz, ballet, street and hip hop within the context of commercial and professional dance.
  • The practical elements of this course involve workshops and structured professional practice in a range of dance types, supported and underpinned by relevant academic elements delivered through lectures, presentations, seminars and tutorials.
  • This programme actively engages with an exciting and emerging area of research surrounding professional and commercial dance and its associated practices.
  • The programme creates performance opportunities at a professional level where you can explore and refine your unique choreographic and artistic voice.

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