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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal" lang=EN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Master of Arts in Theatre (MA) (Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Department of Theatre offers a two-year program leading to the degree of Master of Arts (MA) in Theatre (Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy).<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">This program, which consists of courses and a thesis, gives students the opportunity to develop and perfect their analytical, critical and scholarly skills, as well as enrich the intellectual curiosity required for doctoral studies.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">By expanding the MA students’ academic scope with respect to the epistemological and interdisciplinary specificities of theatre as an art form and as a discipline of study, the program prepares graduates to follow doctoral programs offered in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> and abroad.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">In addition, upon completion of this program MA graduates may choose to work as, literary advisors, dramaturges in theatrical practice, or as teachers in community colleges or CÉGEPs.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Department of Theatre recognizes the pedagogical, academic and practical benefits of interaction between theatre practitioners and theoreticians, both in the classroom and in the rehearsal hall. The existence of two graduate programs: <STRONG>MA in Theatre (Theory and Dramaturgy) </STRONG>and<STRONG> <A href="http://www.theatre.uottawa.ca/eng/program2.html"><FONT color=#800080>MFA in Theatre (Directing</FONT></A>) </STRONG>creates a unique learning environment within the only graduate program in theatre in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s capital.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">MA students have the opportunity to interact with the graduate candidates enrolled in the <STRONG>Master of Fine Arts (MFA)</STRONG>. Students in the two programs share seminars: <EM>Dramaturgy</EM> and <EM>Theory of Performance</EM> and can collaborate on a number of academic and practical projects.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Graduate Program in Theatre promotes various forms of exchange between the professional theatre, the Faculty and students.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The MA Program encourages the analysis of the Western world’s principal theatrical traditions from various discursive perspectives. Students are expected to increase their knowledge and understanding of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s two principal theatrical traditions, as well as develop scholarly discourse in regards to each.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">We accept only 6 students per year, with alternating English and French language cohorts. The admission for the Fall of 2010 will be for the Anglophone cohort only.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Department of Theatre of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ottawa</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> offers the only <STRONG>bilingual </STRONG>Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (MFA) (Directing) in directing for the theatre in the country. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Founded in the fall of 2004, this innovative new program allows students to benefit from the approaches to directing found <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s two principal theatrical cultures. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">During their two-year course of study, our MFA students complete a rigorous practical and theoretical training as directors of repertoire. Our program also aims to cultivate our students' sense of aesthetic diversity, exposing them to contrasting approaches to the director's art, from traditional, text-based production to devised and postdramatic performance. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">MFA students have the opportunity to work alongside acclaimed professional directors. MFA students have served as assistant directors to such artists as Richard Rose, Diana Leblanc and Peter Hinton and have taken master classes with internationally renowned directors as Denis Marleau and David William. Furthermore, student directors are provided with the services of professional actors from the Ottawa/Gatineau area during their studio work. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The MFA in directing accepts two students per year, and there are only four candidates in the program at any given time. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
<SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Due to the demanding nature of this degree, the MFA in directing can only be undertaken as a full-time course of study. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN><BR>
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<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">The deadline for applications for both programs is January 15, 2010. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><BR>
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<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="mso-ansi-language: EN" lang=EN><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Interested candidates are invited to contact Professor Kevin Orr, the Director of Graduate Studies, for more information: </FONT><A href="mailto:korr@uOttawa.ca"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">korr@uOttawa.ca</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">, 613-562-5800 ext. 1258. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><BR><BR><BR><BR> <br /><hr />Internet Explorer 8 makes surfing easier. <a href='http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9655264' target='_new'>Get it now! </a></body>
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