Theatre - Directing University of Melbourne

Overview

Overview

The Theatre - Directing program at University of Melbourne focuses on developing the collaborative creative skills, reflective processes, leadership attributes and industry know how of directors for performance in the broadest sense of the term, including text-based theatre, new writing, devised work, live art and community and cultural development. 

The course is built upon core principles of: intellectual rigour, commitment to craft, artistic inquiry and self-reflection, ethical practices, interdisciplinarity and artform innovation.

During the course, students will experience a wide range of collaboration and leadership roles with students from disciplines within the VCA such as design, acting, production, playwriting, dramaturgy, musical composition, film and dance, as well as a range of creative encounters with local, national and international artists, organisations and communities. As such this course also provides a unique opportunity to develop creative partnerships that can lead to future collaborations in the profession.

The Master of Theatre (Directing) is designed for graduates and/or professionals in the creative arts industry, who are looking to pursue a career as a director, artistic leader, performance-maker, collaborator and/or researcher.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will have developed:

• Potential for artistic leadership and gain in-depth knowledge, practice and critical approach required to build the Australian performance culture of the future
• Specialist skills in directing for performance, such as processes of rehearsal, dramaturgy, devising, composition, performance-making
• Ability to work across disciplines and multiple contexts of performance practice
• Ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary projects
• Advanced dramaturgical awareness, providing the skills to understand one’s own and others’ work within its socio-cultural environment
• Advanced skills to build future collaborative networks nationally and internationally.