Theatre in Social, Participatory Art, Community and Educational contexts

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Theatre in Social, Participatory Art, Community and Educational Contexts EMJM Programme is an international and interdisciplinary Master programme which aims to transmit theoretical and practical knowledge on applying theatre in educational, community, cultural and social contexts. Theatre in Contexts is a recent term to describe a wide range of performative practices that share the intention of contributing to societal, pedagogical or community change. Such performative practices usually • involve non-professionals (e.g., citizens, pupils, community members, substance users, activists etc.), • occur in non-conventional theatre sites (e.g., hospitals, schools, public squares, prisons, museums etc.), • focus on topics relevant to the given community (e.g., poverty, bullying, inequalities, climate change etc.), • contain a specific objective of change-making (e.g., communicating with decision-makers, competence development, inclusion of minorities, sharing own stories with the wider community etc.). Theatre SPACEs is the first-ever European joint master programme in this field relying on deep cooperation of three full partner universities: Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (coordinator), Trinity College Dublin and University of Arts Targu Mures; and associated partners University of Hamburg and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Upon the completion of 4 semesters and 120 ECTS, the programme delivers a joint degree. Beyond covering a wide selection of European approaches and methods, the programme will also focus on the adaptation and implementation of the learned methods within different cultures and contexts. The programme includes participatory learning, field visits, group projects, elective courses, artistic research and longer fieldwork at labour market partners worldwide. The programme also has a strong theoretical-academic component which qualifies dedicated students for enrolling to a PhD programme and continue their academic career.