Dance Performance - MA Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year
- Delivered on campus at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Submit final presentation at the end of the summer semester
- Choose Irish Traditional Dance Performance or Contemporary Dance Performance.
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Irish Traditional Dance performance stream programme content
Core modules
- Embodying Irish Dance Practices 1 (DA6041) introduces students to the repertoires of diverse Irish traditional dance performance practices.
- Dance Practicum 1 (DA5111) equips students with the knowledge and skills to create new work from an Irish traditional dance perspective.
- Media Technologies for Performing Arts and Arts Research (MD6031) explores current media technologies used in the fields of performing arts, creative arts therapies, and arts research.
- Introduction to Somatics 1 (MD6061) educates students in somatics practices that promote a healthy and mindful approach to movement.
- Writing & the Documentation of Arts Practice 1 (MD6071) explores a variety of approaches to the documentation of artistic practices, with a focus on documentation through writing.
Electives – choose 1
- Colloquium 1 (MD6111)
- Professional Development for the Performing Arts (MD6091)
- Introduction to Fieldwork Techniques (MD6021)
- Independent Study 1 (MD6051)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Embodying Irish Dance Practices 2 (DA6032) develops student engagement with the repertoires of diverse Irish traditional dance performance practices.
- Dance Practicum 2 (DA5112) engages students in intensive master classes with dance tutors and choreographers selected by the course director.
- Choreography for Camera (MD6082) introduces students to the range of aesthetic and technical approaches to choreography-for-camera.
- Writing and the Documentation of Arts Practice 2 (MD6072) identifies a research topic that will be explored using practice-based research techniques.
- Critical Contexts for Arts Management and Cultural Policy (MD6062) introduces students to key concepts, practices and discourses related to contemporary arts management, production and policy making.
Electives – choose 1
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Final Presentation (MD5522) equips students to perform specialist repertoire at the standard of a public recital or conduct a research project to the level of a master's standard dissertation or a combination of both.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Contemporary Dance performance stream programme content
Core modules
- Contemporary Dance Techniques for Performance 1 (DA6031) introduces theoretical practices and principles current with contemporary and post-modern dance performance research.
- Practicum: Dance Performance Repertoire 1 (DA5141) introduces conceptual frames and theoretical perspectives that support the creation and performance of contemporary dance choreographies.
- Media Technologies for Performing Arts and Arts Research (MD6031) explores current media technologies used in the fields of performing arts, creative arts therapies, and arts research.
- Introduction to Somatics 1 (MD6061) educates students in somatics practices that promote a healthy and mindful approach to movement.
- Writing and the Documentation of Arts Practice 1 (MD6071) explores a variety of approaches to the documentation of artistic practices, with a focus on documentation through writing.
Electives – choose 1
- Colloquium 1 (MD6111)
- Professional Development for the Performing Arts (MD6091)
- Introduction to Fieldwork Techniques (MD6021)
- Independent Study 1 (MD6051)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Contemporary Dance Techniques for Performance 2 (DA6022) enables students to develop strong technical and theoretical foundations towards the creative application of the body and bodies in choreography and performance.
- Practicum: Dance Performance Repertoire 2 (DA5142) supports students to develop their research into performance-making, with a focus on creating work that is thought provoking and imaginative.
- Choreography for Camera (MD6082) introduces students to the range of aesthetic and technical approaches to choreography-for-camera.
- Writing and the Documentation of Art Practice 2 (MD6072) identifies a research topic that will be explored using practice-based research techniques.
- Critical Contexts of Arts Management and Cultural Policy (MD6062) introduces students to key concepts, practices and discourses related to contemporary arts management, production and policy making.
Electives – choose 1
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Final Presentation (MD5522) equips students to perform specialist repertoire at the standard of a public recital or conduct a research project to the level of a master's standard dissertation or a combination of both.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
