About the course

UC Riverside’s Master of Fine Arts in Experimental Choreography offers emerging and established artists a site for intense investigation in dance making, performance, and interdisciplinary embodied practice. Over the course of six quarters, students engage in a series of core composition courses and select critical dance studies courses that focus on and address current and urgent questions in the field, and that center experimentation and interdisciplinarity in their approaches. Each quarter students pair with a faculty mentor, four quarters of which are for the Graduate Critique Panels (GCP), to engage intimately with their independent creative practices and show their work for critical feedback and progress evaluation. During the second year of the program students are required to share their work publicly as part of the MFA Fourth Quarter Showings (4QS), from which they begin to develop their final projects and form their committees. The final project demonstrates a thorough investigation and committed execution of a specific set of critical questions unique to their cumulative research, and includes a public artist talk and a written reflective/ theoretical document.

　　UCR’s M.F.A. program is unique for the relationship it maintains with the Ph.D. in Critical Dance Studies, one of the preeminent programs for intellectual inquiry in the field of cultural, political, and historical studies of dance. Cooperation between these two programs, both conceptually and through intersecting curricula, contributes to the department’s embrace of dance making and scholarship as complementary modes of investigation. M.F.A. students are equally enriched by the professional relationships they develop with our undergraduate population through teaching, directing, producing, and community engagement. Several venues on and off campus, including our Performance Lab, Studio Labs, and the Culver Center of the Arts downtown, are available for students to share their research.

　　Riverside, CA, is an integral part of a dynamic constellation of landscapes including the high desert, the San Gorgonio Mountains, Los Angeles, and the US-Mexico border. UC Riverside is a place for our M.F.A. students to participate artistically and intellectually in a generative environment of diverse economies and cultural perspectives. Several venues on and off campus, including our Performance Lab and the Culver Center of the Arts downtown, are available to foster this exchange. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: US$41,049

Intake	Location
Winter (January), 2021	Riverside
Winter (January), 2023	Riverside
Spring (March), 2023	Riverside
Fall (September), 2024	Riverside
Fall (September), 2025	Riverside

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of California

Applicants to the MFA in Experimental Choreography must demonstrate significant professional experience as an active choreographer making and producing work, and must have a B.A. or a B.F.A. degree from an accredited institution. Scores on the GRE are not required, although it is recommended that applicants take the GRE if their GPA is below a 3.0. A video sample of choreography is required. This should be provided via a stable online link and hosted by Vimeo, YouTube or any media player compatible with both Mac and PC computer playback, with credits (75 words max) imbedded in the info field of the online video, if possible, or submitted as an electronic document with other application materials. Samples should be what best represents the applicant’s choreographic practice and should ideally include at least one full-length work.

　　The minimum acceptable scores are: 550 for the revised TOEFL paper-delivered test and 80 for the TOEFL iBT. Ielts - The minimum acceptable overall score is 7 with no score less than 6 on any individual component. A minimum of a 3.0 undergraduate GPA or B-equivalent (if GPA is not on a 4.0 scale).

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

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