MA Performance Studies at Ambedkar University Delhi Offline Course

The Programme is of two-year duration with four semesters. A semester is 16 weeks long. A course meeting for four credit hours a week for the duration of a semester enables students to earn four credits. Students should register for a minimum of 16 credits each term and need to earn 64 credits to complete the program successfully.

MA in Performance Studies at AUD is a unique program and the first of its kind in India. In the present context of globalized culture and its products to study it in transition and to reconnect with the society, Performance Studies has been established as a discipline in many renowned universities. "Performance Studies" is an interdisciplinary field of research that draws on the social sciences, the humanities, art, and theatre. It focuses on the pervasiveness of performance as a central element of social and cultural life, including not only theatre and dance but also such forms as rituals and practices of everyday life, avant-garde performance art, popular entertainment, sports, political demonstrations and potentially any instance of expressive behavior or cultural enactment. Thus, the program aims to contribute to the development of engaged scholarship in the field with a unique perspective given the rich and varied experience situated in and informed by the culture and heritage of India. This program allows the students to develop unique critical thinking in the field of performance, which can be further implemented in their own practice.