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Study Details: MA 1 year, full-time / MFA, two years, full-time.
As a student on the MA/MFA Creative Producing programme at Central, you will:
What is a Creative Producer?
The entrepreneurially skilled and culturally literate producer works in dialogue with artists to create performances and festivals, run venues and companies, manage projects, raise funds and investment, and negotiate commissions,
Central graduates have become successful producers, among them Sir Cameron Mackintosh, a name synonymous with Britain’s global pre-eminence in musical theatre, and David Jubb, whose pioneering work at Battersea Arts Centre characterises the vibrancy and originality of London’s contemporary fringe, or ‘off West End’ scene.
Opportunities on the course
The courses offer real-world creative producing opportunities within Central’s production calendar and with extensive industry partners, enabling you to build on your existing practice. These skills are in ever-increasing demand in a competitive production environment.
You will undertake masterclasses in producing with key industry leaders and innovators and take an active role in the organisation of events, productions and projects, underpinned by a solid critical understanding of the cultural industries and creative producing skills, relevant theory and current research in the performance field. While learning, you will also gain a career head start by building a vital network of industry and peer contacts.
Who is the course suitable for?
These courses are suitable for:
The MA is for those with existing arts practice who wish to develop relevant knowledge and expertise, creative entrepreneurial and project management skills and become part of Central’s extensive network of industry collaborators.
A vocational, industry focused course
The MA and MFA have been developed in consultation with leading industry partners to provide a vocational course where you can apply your learning through a diverse range of practical projects. Central is involved in many external collaborative projects, so in addition to its own production activity and commercial theatre connections, its pioneering work in circus and site-specific theatre means excellent connections to a wide range of alternative theatre forms.
Embracing the challenges of creating a sustainable business is a core part of the course and Central is proud to have been recognised by the prestigious London Chamber of Commerce’s Commercial Education Trust (CET) for its entrepreneurial activity.
You should normally have an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, (drama, theatre or performance studies, for example, but other areas such as economics, politics or business studies are also relevant); applications from students of other disciplines will be considered. All applicants will be expected to have had practical experience in theatre related areas and/or arts management.
Applications for the accreditation of prior experience in lieu of academic entry qualification will also be considered where appropriate. An offer will normally only be made after interview/audition.
An MFA top-up year for those with an existing MA or PGDip in this subject is also available.We particularly encourage applications from groups currently under-represented in higher education, such as students with disabilities and members of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups. Find out more information on Central’s commitment to equality and diversity.
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 through the English Language Requirements page.
Interviews
If you are selected for an interview for a place on the Creative Producing, MA/MFA course, you can expect the following (please note that interviews for 2021 entry will all be conducted online via Zoom): Prior to your actual interview, applicants will be required to submit a video presentation that would feature the following:
You will also be asked to think about how you would approach staging one of Aesop’s Fables. Whatever your background you will find it helpful to have a working knowledge of these texts. Aesop’s Fables exist in a number of languages and translations, and you may wish to make use of any of these.
As a guide, we refer you to Mercury and the Woodman, The Wolf and the Lamb, and The Fox and the Crow. In relation to this, we ask you submit:
You will then further discuss your choices and material at the interview stage with one of our admissions tutors.
The interview process will also give you an opportunity to find out more about the course and the School.
International Interviews
Each year Central hosts a number of interviews outside of the UK, with a team of tutors from Central travelling to meet applicants. The international interviews are designed to replicate the London-based interview experience in every aspect (other than a tour of our site!).
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
Graduate employment and career pathways include:
On the MA and MFA, you will engage with the same core subject matter. In the first year of the MFA, you will join MA colleagues for most of the year, undertaking professional creative producing projects to develop your understanding of:
In the fourth term of the MA, you undertake a Sustained Independent Project (SIP).
The MFA extends into a second year to apply and interrogate further specialist subject skills. You have the opportunity to develop sustained experience in the field, working closely with members of the related industry to establish yourself as a professional practitioner. You are encouraged to specialise in one or more directions building on the learning of the first year.
The MFA second year widens the opportunities to practise knowledge within a context and framework where pertinent questions can be asked, protocols tested and new structures suggested. You will undertake tutorials and seminars. These can be via Skype or virtual seminar facilities if your attachment is outside the UK.
You will gain a range of experiences both through Central’s extensive professional contacts and personal networks developed in the first year. In negotiation with the course team, you may use your own work-based learning on attachment, or with organisations in the field.
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