Study MA Screendance at London Contemporary Dance School, The Place in the UK, London Contemporary Dance School, The Place

What will I learn?

The trailblazing MA Screendance is designed to help you refine and expand your screen-based practice. Led by expert teaching faculty and with a wide range of guest artists and lecturers, this practice-based programme blends hands-on learning and experimentation with theoretical investigation.Screendance is a flourishing, international art form that incorporates dance, film, design, sound, visual arts and performance. The MA Screendance embraces this interdisciplinarity, encouraging creative exploration, critical enquiry and artistic innovation across the form.On the course, you’ll explore the histories, contexts and contemporary debates surrounding screendance, whilst developing your artistic voice and honing practical skills.At London Contemporary Dance School, we foster a dynamic, learner-centred environment. Seminars, workshops, and personal tutorials support your artistic development and reflection, ensuring your ideas and interests are core to your learning. You will also have opportunities to collaborate with peers across disciplines and to build a professional network that extends beyond your time at LCDS.The MA Screendance programme attracts students from around the world, each coming with unique backgrounds and experiences, giving rise to a rich environment for exchange and innovation. Our graduates go on to lead and shape the future of screendance, evolving the potential of this ever-expanding art form.This course empowers you to:Develop a confident, articulate, independent artistic practice and a wide professional networkCombine hands-on experimentation, technical skills, contextual research and public engagementExpand your vision and explore how your work resonates in today’s worldCritically assess image-based art in contemporary societyContribute to the development of the field of screendance through practice and research

Which department am I in?

London Contemporary Dance School, The Place

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£24,950.00 (US$ 32,221) per year
This is a fixed fee
Application deadline

Expected March 2027

Start date

September 2026

Venue

London Contemporary Dance School, The Place

17 Duke's Road,

London,

WC1H 9PY, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

• BA (Hons) degree or equivalent academic qualifications

• Alternative qualifications and experience will also be taken into consideration

• Personal statement

• Showreel or selection of prior work

If you don't meet the above requirements, you might still be considered with additional strengths or alternative evidence such as:

• Related academic or professional experience in in dance, film, arts, media, fine arts, performance, or similar field

• The quality of the personal statement

• A strong academic or other professional reference

• A combination of these factors

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