‘Putting It Together’: Teaching Musical Theatre in UK Higher Education
| Date: | 27 Mar 09 - 28 Mar 09 |
| Venue: | University Theatre, Newton Park Campus |
| Host institution: | Bath Spa University |
| Email bookings to: | Barbara Hargreaves palatine@lancaster.ac.uk 01524 592614 |
Details
The purpose of this conference is to stimulate debate around musical theatre provision in UK higher education. While this is a popular and growing area of study, musical theatre remains something of an afterthought in many institutions, often positioned slightly awkwardly within either a music or drama department.
This conference aims to bring together teachers from across the UK to address the specific challenges and questions of designing and teaching musical theatre modules and courses. The focus of the conference will be on interaction between delegates, sharing ideas and good practice, as well as identifying ways in which teachers who work within this area might strengthen their connection to each other and to the theatre industry.
We anticipate dividing the two days into five or six sessions, which might take different forms, e.g. short papers, practical lecture-demonstrations, panel discussions, and open forum discussions either within the whole group or in break-out sessions.
Proposals
We are inviting colleagues to contribute proposals on the following conference themes:
- 1. What is ‘Musical Theatre’ in HE?
- 2. Teaching Musical Theatre
- 3. Training v Education
- 4. FE and HE Partnerships
- 5. Industry Links / Employability
- 6. Funding Issues
Further information about contributing a proposal for the conference is available for download:'Putting It Together' - Further Information (PDF format)
To send a proposal or discuss an idea for the conference, please contact:
Ralph Brown
ralph.brown@lancaster.ac.uk
01524 593545
The initial deadline for proposals is 20 October 2008.
Directions
www.bathspa.ac.uk/contact/directions.asp
The University Theatre is approximately 5 - 10 minutes by taxi from the train station.