A full colour image of a male dancer performing on a blue background Image by Hugo Glendinning

The postgraduate performance specialisation is designed for students who have graduated from vocational training programmes and are ready to explore their individual potential further by developing their experience and understanding of performance.

Through greater focus on the processes of devising work and/or rehearsing repertoire, followed by performances in a variety of venues, students will have the opportunity to explore and research technical and artistic skills. 

EDge is a postgraduate performance company which offers students a programme of creative investigations under the direction of professional choreographers from a range of backgrounds. The company creates a repertoire of work which it tours nationally and internationally.

For a few students, who are selected to join the group as dancer/choreographers, there is also the opportunity to research and develop work for the company’s touring repertoire.

Qualification:
Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Contemporary Dance

Course duration:
One year (full-time), plus independent research for MA