Moravian University offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in Performance Creation in cooperation with affiliated professional theatre, Touchstone Theatre. The University believes that artists are best prepared for careers as performance creators through a program that integrates the principles of liberal education with extensive handson experience creating artistic work. In the program, students create original solo and ensemble performances, engage in sitespecific and communitybased work, gain handson experience teaching in an arts education classroom, and tour original work to an international theatre festival (included in cost of tuition). The degree consists of 68 credit hours over two years Fall, Spring and Summerfor a yearround academic program.
Admission Requirements:
An undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or above, and the completion of an appropriate undergraduate program or the equivalent; Child Abuse Clearance and FBI Clearance with fingerprinting (students must be permitted to enter Pennsylvania classrooms, nonnegotiable); 3 letters of recommendation; Basic Language Competencies (students must demonstrate sufficient knowledge and skill in English to pursue the required studies); A personal artistic statement; Evaluation of Creative, Scholarly, or Professional Work; Demonstration of prior achievement in terms of their readiness to undertake graduate studies in their major field; Proof of a selfdirected body of work; For Performers, a live audition; For Designers, Directors, Choreographers, Composers, etc., a portfolio of work appropriate to your discipline (preferably digital); Interview.
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