The Erasmus Mundus MA in International Performance Research (MAIPR) is a 16-month programme aimed at students with a particular interest and/or background in the performing arts, therefore those who may wish to pursue a career in or add value to already existing skills in aspects of arts practice or pursue an academic career through advanced study, perhaps leading to a Ph.D.

The ideal candidate has a strong academic background and also experience with creative practice in theatre and/or performance. You may be in your final year of an undergraduate degree or have been working in a performance-related profession or area.

The current MAIPR intakes are truly international, made up of students from all continents (except Antartica!) We have students who have entered straight after finishing their undergraduate degrees in performance-related disciplines and others who have worked as directors, choreographers, curators, dancers and actors. You should bear in mind, however, that MAIPR is not a practical training programme. What it will do is help you develop and enhance your theoretical knowledge about performance-related issues, and it will certainly add value to your already existing skills base.

Funded by the European Commission, the MAIPR from autumn 2011 will be offered by four internationally renowned academic institutions: the University of Warwick in the UK; the Universiteit van Amsterdam (the University of Amsterdam) in The Netherlands; the Univerzitet Umetnosti u Beogradu (University of Arts Belgrade) in Serbia; and the Helsingin Yliopisto (the University of Helsinki) in Finland.

2011-12: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/postgraduate/maipr/course/11_12/ for more details on how the programme is being taught from autumn 2011.

2012-12: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/postgraduate/maipr/course/12_13/ for more details on how the programme will be taught from autumn 2012.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarships: the European Commission, via the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), funds two scholarship competitions for outstanding students from outside the EU and for selected EU/EEA/EFTA students, as well as for a number of visiting scholars. Please see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/theatre_s/postgraduate/maipr/fees_emscholarships/ for more details. The scholarship competitions are open only to MAIPR applicants.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Lindzey Mullard, the MAIPR Programme Officer, via maipr@warwick.ac.uk

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