Introduction to Performing Arts
The performing arts include dance, music and theatre. Many performing artists use their bodies, voices and talents as means of artistic expressions. They include singers, actors, comedians and dancers. The performing arts refers to art that is performed before an audience. Professionals usually focus on one aspect of art such as drama, dance or music. Others possessing craftsmanship or technical skills often fill supporting roles such as set designers or sound technicians.
Few lines about MA Preforming Arts
MA Performing Arts is a postgraduate course of two years that is divided into four semesters. The course provides an advanced exploration into the production and performing aspects of performing arts. It is a multi-disciplinary course that has intensive training in various aspects of performing arts. The course aims to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of dance/drama/music and facilitates them to shape a career. The course trains the students on different aspects of arts and gives them a detailed knowledge about the specific form of art.
Eligibility for MA Performing Arts
The students who have passed BA in performing Arts with specialisations and with 50% aggregate from recognised university are eligible to apply for MA performing Arts.
Admission Procedures
The students with relevant qualifications can join the MA Performing Arts course by two modes. The first one is Merit based admission and the second one is direct admission. Let’s discuss in detail
1. Merit Admission
There are some reputed educational institutes that conduct entrance exams for the MA Performing Arts course. This mode is called merit admission mode. The entrance exams are conducted to select the serious and hardworking students from the group of non-serious candidates to a limited number of seats in the colleges. The qualified students are allotted the merit seats and are given admission, the fees are fairly nominal for merit admissions.
2. Direct Admission
The students have another option of getting admission to MA Performing Arts course by direct admission process. Under this mode of admission, the students are given direct admission to their desired colleges under management quota. The main advantage of direct admissions is that the students are not required to appear for any entrance exams for getting admissions. Another advantage is that they can choose their desired colleges and book their seats in advance even before the starting of the academic year. The students who are interested in direct admissions are required to contact Educational Advisory centres for more details.