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The Master’s Programme in Theatre and Performance Studies boasts an international and intercultural profile. It prepares students for research at the doctoral level as well as for work in the performing arts industry and cultural institutions.

The relationship between the performing arts and society is at the core of the programme. The performing arts constitute an increasingly critical activity where artists actively engage with and promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a result of this development, professional areas related to Theatre Studies and the performing arts are changing and ask for a critical, intercultural and intersectional understanding of what performance means.

Programme overview:

Our International Master’s Programme in Theatre and Performance Studies is a response to these developments and aims to give students the knowledge, competence, and skills needed for a future professional role within academia, the cultural sector, or the performing arts industry.

The programme broadens students’ understanding of the concept of performance, which not only denotes the object of study for a theatrical analysis, but also functions as a theoretical and methodological tool. As such, the concept is used to critically reflect on and interpret performing arts processes, bodily practices, and social structures. Students will gain in-depth and nuanced knowledge of performance theories and methodologies, as well as insights into the overall relevance of those aspects to the humanities. 

Furthermore, the programme thematizes how contemporary performing arts are characterized by new dramaturgies which go beyond the structure and composition of a dramatic work. Students explore how these new trends take into account questions about organization, financing, the audience’s experience, and the performative effect of a theatrical event on people, culture and society. Other issues being increasingly centred in new dramaturgies, such as those revolving around social justice, decolonization, feminism, racialisation, migration, sustainability, the rights of LGBTQ+ people, and children and young people are likewise analysed and considered during the programme.

Career Opportunities: 

Over the course of the programme, students have the chance to make use of the programme’s connections to the labour market. Students are offered the opportunity to do an internship, for example at a theatre or a cultural institution, and overall gain a deeper understanding of cultural policy and management, which are recurring themes throughout the programme. 

The programme naturally includes regular study visits to Stockholm’s rich performing arts landscape as well as cultural institutions, and regular guest speakers with direct connections to the performing arts industry are invited to the programme and the department.

The International Master’s Programme in Performance Studies is a two-year (full-time) programme leading to an M.A. in Theatre Studies. A full overview of the courses included in the programme is listed below.