Dance Professional Practice Liverpool Hope University

Overview

The Dance Professional Practice programme from Liverpool Hope University is designed around three strands: Dance Performance, Dance Making and Thinking through Dance. This course will balance taught and research elements, providing current methodologies towards research, knowledge and creativity which can be applied to the students' communities and/or developing artistic practice. Students will be encouraged to draw upon their dance culture, identity and movement experience alongside a curriculum designed to explore and develop their signature practice within the context of current research and industry perspectives.

This programme will appeal to students who want to learn and engage in a range of experiences and opportunities that directly reflect the dance industry of today. The delivery will be highly practical and students will benefit from Hope's Creative partnerships including English National Ballets' Dance for Parkinson's, Our Dance Democracy International Dance Festival held at Liverpool Hope, Everyman & Playhouse and 24 Hope Street Dance studios, learning to actively work in and alongside grassroots and professional organisations and agendas. There will be artist - led activities and ways of working that will support dance practitioners who wish to develop their performance making, marketing and promotional strategies, professional practice, teaching, community learning and participation alongside exploring working practices and contemporary modes which support environments that desire versatility, rigour, independent and reflexive dance artists.

Career opportunities:

Due to the professional nature of the curriculum, and its explicit links to industry and professional mentoring, learners will have the opportunity to learn skills, practices and approaches, and directly apply them into your professional engagements.

As a graduate of the MA Dance Professional Practice learners will be able to focus on their professional development and progress towards a sustainable career in dance. Learners will be able to work in such roles; Dancer, choreographer, facilitator, community artist, educator, cultural leader, fundraiser, producer.