Description

Studying Dance is a challenging and rewarding experience. It offers the opportunity to extend and develop your dance technique and choreographic skills, whilst studying and engaging in analysis, critical theory and new technology. The understanding of dance within a wider perspective will enable you to develop your skills to the full potential with a variety of career outcomes such as dance performance, choreographer in your own company, dance teacher, community dance artist or arts administrator.

Choreography is the central focus of study; developing the creative, imaginative and interpersonal skills that will help you to realise your dance potential. Body in Performance (Dance Technique) represents a quarter of the programme for single honours and major students and provides daily technical practice. There is a wealth of specialist tutors whose backgrounds range from highly respected performance companies to practitioners in New Media, Dance Movement Therapy and Dance Journalism. Dance students have many opportunities to perform throughout the course in the Studio Theatre as part of the regular showings of current student work; through performances in local theatres, schools and touring further afield with 3-Fall Dance Company. Beyond the normal working day there is an active Dance Society that offers dance styles such as jazz and hip hop; the Chichester Collective is a company (by audition) that creates and performs work and is led by Lila Dance. Students are part of a wider dance and arts culture with MA Routes for Performers (mapdance company), Choreographers and Independent Researchers and this is a popular continuation for students after completing the BA Programme. Bedlam Dance Company is the resident dance company.

Highlights

Why this Course?

* Our staff includes international professional dancers, choreographers and directors, well known for their theoretical and practical expertise
* Dance facilities include: four superb dance studios, a fully-equipped 250 - seat theatre, computerised sound studio, audio-visual recording, IT software packages (Lifeforms, Isadora, Poser, Director), editing and playback facilities free for your use
* Opportunity for you to see a wide range of professional dance work on the campus through an Arts Council funded programme
* Regular theatre trips to London, Brighton and Southampton
* The International and Erasmus Exchange opportunities - to study in Stockholm or Helsinki for either a semester or full year or further afield to York University, Toronto or Buffalo, State University of New York.

Careers

* Freelance choreographers
* Dancers
* Dance in education companies
* Media - radio and TV
* Stage managers
* Arts administrators
* Dance movement therapist
* Teachers in Primary, Secondary, Further and Higher Education
* Postgraduate study
* Dance science

Subject Areas

• Dance

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

University of Chichester's Mission Statement

The University of Chichester aims to be a socially responsible university that is recognized internationally, significant nationally, important regionally and vital locally - not only in teaching and student experience, but also in research and in its diverse communities and the public, private and voluntary sectors. We aspire to be excellent in everything we do and in the services we offer.