University of Sydney Theatre & Performance Studies

University of Sydney Theatre & Performance Studies From theatre, dance & live art to rallies, rituals & pop stars, we explore all aspects of performanc

Performance Studies at Sydney considers the whole extended field of aesthetic, social and everyday performance across a range of cultural and historical contexts: from theatre, dance, popular music and contemporary performance through to the performative dimensions of rituals, sport, politics and the law. We have a highly interdisciplinary programme, drawing on anthropology, history, cultural stud

ies, theatre studies, musicology, dance and movement studies to explain the phenomenon of performance as a complex, collaborative endeavour, involving performers and audiences alike in the production of meaning and a view of the world as it is and as it might otherwise be. We also have a very active artists-in-residence programme based in the Rex Cramphorn Studio

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From theatre, dance and other forms of live art to political rallies, sacred rituals and pop stars, we explore all aspects of performance to understand culture, history and ourselves.

As one of the first tertiary performance studies departments in the world, we regularly attract international academic visitors who come to observe our unique program. Our staff are widely recognised researchers in the fields of theatre, dramaturgy, dance, community theatre, music and sport.

Some of our graduates move into professional theatre, dance, production management, drama teaching or arts administration, while others use insights from this discipline and the research skills they have acquired to inform their careers in law, medicine, public administration, social justice and foreign affairs. Many of our students undertake postgraduate study and teach at tertiary level.