Overview

Studying Theatre and Performance Studies MA program at York University helps to capture the potential performance has to frame critically-nuanced responses to public events, and thus to model politically and ethically engaged forms of public life. Our areas of program specialization that structure our curriculum and degree requirements reflect this focus.

Canadian Theatre and Cultural Politics
Postcolonialism and Globalization
Cultural Policy and Theatrical Economies
Gender and Sexuality
Embodiment and Cultural Memory
Environment and Cultural Geography
Critical Pedagogy and Community Engagement
Intermediality and Technology

Learning outcomes

We encourage our students to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of theatre and performance by taking courses, and working closely with, supervisory faculty who come from diverse backgrounds in a range of disciplines including Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, Anthropology, Business, Cinema and Media Studies, Dance Studies, English, Environmental Studies, Humanities, Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies, Nursing, Sociology and Visual Arts. Students also have ample opportunities to engage in performance practice through coursework, workshops, and department activities.

We take seriously York’s commitment to forging a just and sustainable world through critical and artistic inquiry and encourage our students to do the same.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theatre and Performance in the Americas: Memory, Colonialism and Power

Solo Performance Creation: Devising for Solo Performance in any Medium

Post-Apartheid Drama: Theatricalizing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Issues in Dance Ethnography & Cultural Studies

Research Methods

Performance Art: Politics and Aesthetics

Suffrage and Sexuality on the Stage

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-12-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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PTE Academic

76

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

24 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

Drama View 21 other Masters in Drama in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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PTE Academic

76

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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135

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Other requirements

General requirements

Resumé or CV
Statement of interest
A writing sample (max. 6,250 words)

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Tuition Fee

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International

12550 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6275 CAD per semester during 12 months.
National

2870 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1435 CAD per semester during 12 months.

Living costs for Toronto

1502 - 2563 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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