| Masters in Drama
| Specializations
. Performing Arts (+)
. Stage Design (+)
. Staging (+)
. Production (+)
. Drama and Community (+)
Performing Arts
The specialization in Perfoming Arts focuses in the scientific and artistic areas of performing arts and performance studies, seeking to develop training and experience previously acquired by candidates, in different branches of the ESTC Degree in Drama, as well as other artistic-professional contexts. These specific areas are included in the scope of the curricular unit Performing Arts, in which students are asked to develop specific projects in Performance, Movement Theatre, Music Theatre or Theory. The specialization in Performing Arts proposes several subjects in drama practices, with their respective core aspects as alternative:Interpretation:
- Drama perspective of interpretation work and related analytical structure;Movement Theatre:
- Mastering of interpretation techniques in different stage discourses, whereby stage discourse is analysed in a staging perspective;
- Contextualization of interpretation of different stage projects, in a production perspective.
- Body techniques;Music Theatre:
- Movement theatre writing and composition techniques;
- Epistemology of body studies.
- Voice Techniques: physical and sensorial characteristics as natural voice support in its multiple forms of expression;Theory:
- Word and text-based music-drama improvisation;
- Musical theatre repertoire;
- 20th and 21st Century Music Theatre History.
The concept of ‘Performing Arts’ focuses essentially in the action rather than in performance or conventions associated with different arts. This presumption fosters a radically different configuration of the resulting objects, which ultimately tend to present themselves as unrepeatable and autonomous. The multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary aspects of performing objects constitute one of their greatest interesting features but, on the other hand, prevent a definitive configuration of their contents, scope and identity.
Stage Design
The specialization in Stage Design seeks to individually develop mastering of design language in the practice of conceptualization and design of stage and costume, and relevant theoretical grounds. The objective of this specialization is to improve professional skills in scene and costume design creation, including scientific fields that are transversal to drama, plastic arts, design, multimedia, architecture, costume and furniture, lighting, acoustics, among others, in a context of theory and practice, redirecting specificities from different arts into the context of Stage Design.
Staging
The objective of this course is to improve the artistic, technical and conceptual skills of highly qualified professionals in response to contemporary staging challenges. The training will focus on several aspects deemed essential in staging training, namely:- in-depth knowledge of the most significant staging languages, in Portugal and abroad; - mastering of support techniques of different aesthetic discourses, through in-depth knowledge of drama spaces (conventional and non-conventional) and the way to treat them in scenic terms (lighting, sound, scenography, costumes, props and make-up); - enabling mastering of dramaturgy, in particular in the dramaturgical perspective of scenic work and in the structuring of an analytical discourse; - contextualization of scenic projects according to different perspectives of production works.In brief, the course seeks to provide students with extensive knowledge in different values of drama shows (actors’ direction, dramaturgy, stage design and production) in order to offer specialized advice as stage director, and respond to different challenges, demands and opportunities of contemporary drama.
Production
The specialization in Production seeks to develop students’ specialization skills in terms of planning, organization, implementation and management of stage shows. Reflective and research skills will be developed to enable the acquisition of a wide perspective of social, economic, political and cultural contexts, which the cultural manager must be aware of in order to adequately fulfil his/her role.
Drama and Community
The Masters in Drama and Community integrates researchers and professionals interested in drama processes and methods as a privileged artistic-cultural development tools in the entire society, making use of existing structures, making them more flexible, with the aim to create proximity and empathy with artistic practices, the creators, cultural offers and artistic awareness activities. The course aims to promote the discussion of new ideas and contemporary artistic practices, and a psychosocial reflection, to accompany the academic plan, and respective selected options, and to allow students to develop:- capacity to analyse community intervention variables and contexts; - awareness on the issue of observation and analysis of artistic intervention in the community; - planning and assessment of artistic interventions in different contexts and directed to different audiences; -Â self-reflection and critical analysis skills on artistic intervention considering different theoretical references.The Masters in Drama and Community seeks to respond to a growing desire of existing and former students of the School of Actors, with proven professional careers, to develop their relationship with Drama in a socio-cultural intervention perspective.
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