Overview

The Theatre - Performance as Public Practice MA/MFA program offered at University of Texas at Austin is highly influenced by interdisciplinary work in performance studies, defining performance in varied and wide cultural contexts. Students are expected to give primary attention to an area of expertise of their choice, while training in the broader theoretical, critical and historical contexts of the field.

Highlights

Students have access to world-class research centers such as the Nettie Benson Latin American Collection, the Harry Ransom Center and the LBJ Presidential Library(link is external). The Performance as Public Practice Program and the Department of Theatre and Dance have interdisciplinary associations Center for Mexican American Studies, the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies and Texas Performing Art. Students have many opportunities to take courses across the university and can also pursue portfolio certification programs in such areas as African and African Diaspora Studies, Mexican American and Latino/a Studies, Women's and Gender Studies and Arts & Cultural Management & Entrepreneurship. The program is also an affiliate member of the Hemipheric Institute.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Choreographing Gender, Dancing Desire
Cultural Policy and the Artist
Dramaturgy
Feminist Theory and Performance
Historiography
Reading the Canon: Play Analysis and Practice
Performance as Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

MA: 36 credits
MFA: 60 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Austin, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are expected to have completed an undergraduate degree.
Three letters of recommendation: To be most helpful, letters should be written by those qualified to judge the student's work for the Performance as Public Practice program, and should comment specifically on the student's aptitude for advanced work in their areas of interest.
Résumé of your relevant academic, professional, and creative credentials
Statement of Purpose: If you are an M.A. applicant, a general sense of your area of interest will suffice. If you are a M.F.A applicant, a more developed statement of a potential thesis/dissertation project is important for our consideration of your application.
Writing Samples: Applicants to the M.F.A. program should submit two writing samples that demonstrate their ability to conduct research and to write, while M.A. applicants should submit one sample.

Tuition Fees

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19212 USD / year

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Out-of-State

19212 USD / year

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In-State

10366 USD / year

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Living costs

Austin

United States

1243 - 2304 USD / month

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