Master's programme in Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research

The Master of Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research (CDPR) programme is a two-year fulltime study that leads to a double degree where students receive a diploma from both the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) and one of the programme’s partner institutions: The University of the Arts Helsinki Université Paris Nanterre Goethe-Universität, Institut für Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft, Frankfurt am Main Université Libre de Bruxelles. The CDPR network consists of five European art academies and universities and is aimed at students who are interested in dramaturgical practice and theory in an international context. The programme responds to possibilities and challenges within a field of theatrical art that more and more is being developed and shaped across national borders, something that affords students the opportunity to understand different theatre cultures and thereby also set up collaborations between interested parties and organisations across national borders and theatre cultures. At KHiO, the programme is closely linked to the Master of Theatre programme, but with an expanded focus on dramaturgical theory and practice. The programme spans four semesters, with students spending either semesters 1 and 4, or else semesters 2 and 3, at KHiO, while the other two semesters are spent at one of the CDPR network’s partner institutions. The programme is particularly well-suited to students who are interested in working in international and intercultural contexts, such as festivals, co-productions and supranational collaborations. The programme provides practice with and insight into theatrical art as a collective art form, develops dramaturgical competence and provides an understanding of the organisational, economic and social premises and conditions of the theatre and theatrical art. The programme qualifies students to work within the field of theatrical art at a high level, whether locally, nationally or internationally, and students who achieve the degree will be able to apply for admission to the artistic research programme and other relevant PhD programmes.