MFA Program Spotlight: Saint Mary's College of California (Low-Res and Full-Time)

Photo of Todd Courage's thesis performance (MFA 2016); with dancers Shaunna Vella and Stephanie Emmanuela Engel

 

Degrees offered: MFA in Dance: Creative Practice; MFA in Dance: Design and Production

Application deadline: The priority deadline is November 1, 2017 for a June 2018 start date and for merit-based scholarship consideration. We accept applications year-round until each cohort is filled.

Website: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mfa-in-dance

 

Our graduate degree program is unique in many ways:

• A multidisciplinary approach that broadens the scope of the traditional MFA in choreography and performance
• The first MFA in this country in Design and Production specifically for dance
• The nature of the program is student-centered, building on peer collaboration, faculty mentoring, and student-driven projects.
• The program hosts an outstanding permanent faculty and numerous distinguished guest faculty.

Read more here about the permanent faculty and some of the guest artists:

Permanent Faculty

Cathy Davalos

Rosana Barragan

Dana Lawton

Rogelio Lopez

Elizebeth Randall

Shaunna Vella

Guest Artists (*Please note that there are many guest artists, but these two artists have been featured on Life as a Modern Dancer. Other guests include Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Martha Eddy, William Evans, James Sutton, and James Graham.)

Debra Knapp

Randee Paufve

 

Read more here about the performances on the website MFA Dance in Review:

http://www.dancingwords.typepad.com/mfa_dance_in_review/

 

"Coming into the program in my late 30s, I feel I can really reflect upon and unpack what I have done in my career over the past 18 years. Adding onto that, I am re-enlivened working with colleagues from around the country in my cohort as well as diving into courses such as critical dance pedagogy, stage management, and somatics. I love the wide variety of courses within this MFA program." - MFA in Creative Practice candidate

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Related links:

In Dance article about the Saint Mary's College MFA Program

Low Residency Programs in the United States

How many MFA programs are in the United States right now?

Continuing the dialogue around MFA programs

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