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Skoða vefinn á ÍslenskuTheatre & Performance Making BA
The varied roles of the author/maker within theatre and performance are in the foreground in Theatre & Performance Making. In the program, students develop an artistic vision and an independent approach to theatre and the performing arts.
About the programme
Theatre & Performance Making is a three-year study programme consisting of 180 ECTS credits that ends with a bachelor's degree in performing arts. The course is taught in Icelandic.
In Theatre & Performance Making the role of the performance maker/author is examined in a wide context based on presentation, staging, idea development, creation, devising, directing, playwriting, theory, and performance. Students develop an artistic vision and an independent approach to the performing arts as makers/authors. Graduates of the programme play a leading role within the national and international performing arts, as well as in many other fields; ranging from media to academic work, drama teaching, marketing, cultural management, and production.
Study structure
The structure of the programme twins together practical and theoretical knowledge. The programme is a platform for experiments and research within performing arts, where students deal with the history, nature and role of the artform in a broad context. In the programme, students get to know different methods for the creation of meaning, structure and composition of theatre and performances. Students explore the boundaries and interplay of the performing arts with other art forms while simultaneously developing their own maker/author's voice, aesthetics, and methodology. In theoretical courses, students gain knowledge and understanding of the historical, social and political context of theatre and performing arts, develop their critical thinking about the profession and an awareness of the authors/makers role and vision for audience and society.
In the first year, a foundation is laid for students' knowledge and understanding, and they discover different aspects and methods of performing arts through practical and theoretical work, independently and in groups. In the second year, the emphasis is on the student experimenting, processing and searching for approaches and craftsmanship through creative projects and independent work under supervision. In the third year, the main focus is on the role of the author/maker and students realizing their own artistic vision, author's voice and emphasis in independent, creative individual projects. artistic vision, author's voice and emphasis in independent, creative individual projects.
During the fourth and fifth semesters of the program, students have the opportunity to go on an exchange at IUA’s partner universities abroad, or to do an internship with artists, groups and institutions in Iceland or abroad.
Students complete their studies with a graduation project and a final thesis.
After graduation
Graduated performance makers play a leading role in national and international performing arts, work as independent artists or at theatres and cultural institutions in Iceland and abroad, as well as in other diverse fields.Graduated performance makers are also well prepared for continuing studies at a master's level.
Application and admission process
The application process proceeds as follows electronic application filled in, registration fee paid and application confirmed. You can save an application while you are working on it. Please note that a photograph of the applicant and a cover letter must be included
Open for applications
January 6th, 2025
Application deadline
April 8th, 2025
Applications answered
May 2025
Price list
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Application
RequiredFor the application to be valid, a registration fee must be paid and the following documents* must be received by the University of the Arts:
*Note – All online documents must be submitted as PDF.
- Certified copies of diplomas. (Required) – note that a photocopy is not valid.
a) Scan originals of diplomas and attach them to the electronic application, or
b) Get certified copies of diplomas with a stamp from the respective institution, scan and attach to the electronic application. - Photograph of the applicant. (Required) . (Mandatory) It is added under "Miscellaneous other supporting documents".
- Motivation letter. (Required) (obligatory) Here the applicant is given the opportunity The reasons for the application, goals, vision, and more should be stated in a short text. Applicants should briefly describe themselves and answer the following questions:
- What is it about performing arts that sparks your interest and passion?
- Why do you want to become a playwright?
- What do you want to get out of studying the playwrighting program?
- Folder/Portfolio. (Required) (obligatory)
Applicants must collect samples of their work in a folder/portfolio.
The portfolio must contain a maximum of five samples, which should reflect the applicant, highlight their areas of interest and main interests. From the samples, it should be possible to decipher the applicant's artistic thinking and their ability to present their ideas.
Everything fits within the portfolio that, in the applicant's own opinion, can in one way or another describe what they want to convey about their qualifications, background, artistic interest and personality. Examples of the portfolio’s contents include: samples of performances or scenes, excerpts from stage plays or short films, excerpts from texts written by the applicant such as plays or film scripts, sections from essays, excerpts from poems and stories, and/or recordings with samples of works.
Please note that full-length works are not requested and applicants are encouraged to choose shorter parts of longer works so that the admissions committee has the opportunity to review all the data in the applicants' portfolios.
You can hand in a folder/portfolio in three ways:
- Applicants hand in a portfolio to the main office of the Performing Arts Department at Iceland University of the Arts, Laugarnesvegur 91, 105 Reykjavík.
- Applicants mail the portfolio by post addressed to the Iceland University of the Arts, Laugarnesvegur 91, 105 Reykjavík, marked APPLICATION – SVIÐSHÖFUNDANÁM. The portfolio must be mailed no later than the advertised application deadline, but applicants are encouraged to mail it earlier as there may be delays in mailing.
- Applicants submit a portfolio in electronic format. The folder must be in .pdf format and the entire folder must be submitted as a single .pdf document. Audio works, video works and similar documents must be sent as active links/paths inside the folder. An electronic portfolio is submitted in the electronic application under "Application career folder/portfolio" or "Links".
It is important that applicants closely monitor the progress of their application through Ugla's communication portal. Through Ugla, applicants receive a message if any supporting documents are missing. The application is only complete when the folder has been turned in and all supporting documents are in order. Based on the application and portfolio, selected candidates will be invited to take an entrance exam.
- Certified copies of diplomas. (Required) – note that a photocopy is not valid.
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Admission process
RequiredThe intake process is divided into these parts:
- step: Applicants submit an application with the required application documents.
Those who submit a satisfactory application with sufficient documentation and meet the admission requirements of the Iceland Academy of the Arts will be invited to a trial and will then pass the first stage. Applications will be answered on April 30, 2025.
- step: Takes place from May 9th to 11th, 2025 and is divided into four parts.
Day 1: First and second part.
The first part consists of a written project where the emphasis is on the candidates' analytical skills and creative processing. Applicants watch a 1-hour-long excerpt from a performance piece or a recording of a performance piece and then get 2 hours to write a text that they submit to the admissions committee. The form of the text is free. The second part consists of a group project. Applicants are sent data for the audition and are then divided into groups and given XNUMX hours to create a stage piece together. The piece must not be longer than XNUMX minutes.
The second part consists of a group project. Applicants are sent data for the audition and are then divided into groups and given 2 hours to create a stage piece together. The work must not be longer than 10 minutes.
Day 2 or 3: Third and fourth part.
The third part includes the performance of a short original piece or performance that the candidates present to the admissions committee. The piece must not be longer than 5 minutes.
The fourth part includes an individual interview. The purpose of the interview is to explore the applicant's general interest in the prospective study, their attitude, vision and approach towards the performing arts. . The applicants are asked about their background, circumstances, health, interests, passions and expectations for the performing arts in general as well as their studies. The ideas behind the applicant's CV are also asked and the applicant's experience and contribution to the admissions process are discussed.No.
After the tests are completed, no later than May 14, 2025, a written response will be sent to all applicants.
- step: Applicants submit an application with the required application documents.
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Procedures
The admissions committee consists of the Theatre and Performance Making programme director, who is the committee's chairman, a teacher, and a practicing artist from the field of Performing Arts. Furthermore, a student sits on the admissions committee as an observer. attends the admissions representing the students as an observer.
The admissions committee selects students from the group of applicants who are considered to have the requirements for studying in the Theatre and Performance Making programme and who meet the conditions specified in IUA’s university rules. The University of the Arts. The admissions committee's focus is that the applicant can make the most of their studies. The evaluation of the committee should not be interpreted in such a way that it contains a judgment about artistic candidates' abilities in general. r. The committee's assessment should not be interpreted in such a way that it contains a judgment about artistic merit candidates' abilities in general. The committee's work is confidential and it does not publish it The committee's work is confidential and it does not comment on individual applications. The committee’s decision is final and cannot be appealed elsewhere within the university. audits elsewhere within the school.Factors assessed by the admissions committee include:
- Creativity: The candidate's ability to follow their intuition and creatively channel their ideas.
- Courage: The applicant's curiosity, initiative and independent working methods are considered in artistic work, interpretation, processing of ideas and presentation.
- Perception of form: Awareness of the possibilities and limits of the forms of expression that
the applicant chooses.
- Structure: Candidate's ability to compose written assignments as well as practical assignments. Among other things, flow, context and dramaturgy, the use of stylistic tricks and breakdowns in the creation of meaning are considered.
- Spatial perception: The candidate's ability to perceive and work with the context of body, space, time and circumstances.
- Work ethic: The applicant's attitude towards work and studies and the applicant's ability to work independently and cooperate. The applicant's independence and initiative are considered. Also, how the person takes the criticism and ideas of others and uses them in artistic work.
- Communication skills and critical thinking: The applicant's ability to express themselves about their own work, the tasks that the person chooses and that are presented to them. As well as the applicant's ability to express himself critically about contemporary arts, especially performing arts.
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Admission requirements & exemptions
Admission requirements:
It is assumed that the applicants have completed a matriculation exam or similar studies. Art studies are taken into consideration when the application is evaluated.Exceptions:
The University of the Arts is authorized to grant admission to the school to applicants who possess knowledge and experience that is considered adequate preparation for a bachelor's degree program at the school. However, applicants must have completed no fewer than 105 credits from the old system of upper secondary education or 150 credits from the new system. -
Registration fee
The annual registration fee at the University of the Arts is ISK 75.000. (ISK 55.000 if applying for enrollment in the spring term). Other rules regarding tuition fees may apply to applicants with citizenship outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland who start their studies in 2025 and later. For more information please contact lhi@lhi.is.
