Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, home of the Victorian College of the Arts

Phone
13 MELB (6352)

Website
finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au

Courses
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance), Master of Dance, Master of Fine Arts (Dance), PhD (Dance).
Description
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) - This 3-year full-time program develops kinetically strong, culturally and conceptually aware dance artists through specialist education in an inclusive range of contemporary dance practices, dance science and somatics, critical dance studies, choreography and performance.
Master of Dance - This 2-year full-time (4-year part time) coursework emphasises choreography as an expanded research practise through interdisciplinary, performance and collaboration - subscribing to the view that the discipline of dance and approaches to choreography are inherently diverse and evolving.
Main Subjects
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) - Body Knowledges: Dance Science; Studio Practices; Integrated Practices; Repertory Studies; Composing While Dancing; Choreographic Production.
Master of Dance - Body Time Space and Place; Inter-Disciplinary Dance Methods; Choreography as Research; Dance Writing, Archives and Documentation; Dance Science & Somatics; Research Project.
Contact Hours
Full-time students should expect to be on-campus approximately 30 - 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Teachers
Professor Carol Brown, Dr Derrick Brown-Appenzeller, Dr Phillip Adams, Dr Megan Beckwith.
Auditions Date
Please refer to the detailed information for each course at study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/
auditions-and-interviews/
Scholarship or Subsidies
A range of competitive scholarship opportunities are available at both faculty and university level.
More information online at: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/
Graduate Placements
Australian Dance Theatre, Stephanie Lake, Lucy Guerin, Chunky Move, Joel Bray