Movement: Directing and Teaching, MA/MFA

at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

You will undergo a formalised and systematic actor movement education that coincides with the emergence of a widespread social interest in all aspects of physicality and the body. There is a firm emphasis on Laban’s movement philosophy and Lecoq’s spatial and physical techniques, but the overall approach is eclectic and celebrates a variety of methods. You may encounter the work of movement practitioners such as Feldenkrais, Roth, Suzuki, Alexander, Pisk, Humphries, Barba and Grotowski.

Our teaching methods place equal emphasis on individual and group development, through individual tutorials, group seminars and workshops. Practical sessions are designed to enhance your skills as a movement teacher or movement director.

In the first year, students of the MA and MFA combine for terms one to three. MFA students will work independently in a second year of specialist study aimed at widening and deepening practice within a professional context.

You will be expected to undertake one or two attachments that are supported with tutorials throughout the year, as part of an ongoing process of reflection, analysis and growth that will lead to a final dissertation submission.

A MFA top-up year for those with an existing MA in this subject is also available.

You will normally have a degree or equivalent in a subject that includes an element of movement or dance. Graduates of other disciplines will be considered if they can provide evidence of previous training and experience in movement or dance. If you have a strong movement background and professional experience of working with movement for at least two years, you will be considered for non-standard entry.
 

An offer will normally only be made after interview.
 

An MFA top-up year for those with an existing MA in this subject is also available.

English Language Requirements

Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to prove their English language proficiency by gaining an overall score of 7.0 in an IELTS test. We do accept equivalent English language qualifications. Applicants are advised to gain this certification as early as possible and more information can be found
 

The fees for Movement: Directing and Teaching, MA/MFA  may vary from £20,000 to £35,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Graduate employment and career pathways include:
 

Movement Directors

• The Shed at the National Theatre

• Royal Shakespeare Company (Stratford-upon-Avon and Broadway)

• Royal Court Theatre

• Young Vic

• Welsh National Opera

• Finnish and Australian Opera Companies.
   

Movement Teachers, Head of Movement

• Academy of Live and Recorded Arts

• East 15 Acting School

• Middlesex University

• Rose Bruford College

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
   

Assistant Directors

• Royal Shakespeare Company
   

Directors

• Glasgow Citizens Theatre

• Theatre Professors/Practitioners
• Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany.
   

Research Degrees

• Body and Image.
   

Workshop Leaders

• Shamanistic Practices

• Body-Mind Centering for Choreographers, Movement, Animation and Laban.