School of Performance and Cultural Industries
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Theatre at Leeds
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School of Performance and Cultural Industries
The School of Performance and Cultural Industries creates new knowledge through the lens of performance, within the context of the arts and cultural industries.
We investigate the creation of cultural artefacts, movements and events, exploring how cultural activity changes the lives of artists, audiences and people in the wider world. Through performance we develop understanding about creativity and cultural activity, how it is applied in our everyday lives and its power to drive change.
Studying with us
We are looking for individuals who want to make things happen with a thirst for knowledge about the world around them. Our students are the makers, thinkers and creators of the future.
Undergraduate
During your time with as an undergraduate student you’ll develop the creativity of the artist, the insight of the cultural activist and the dynamism of the entrepreneur.
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As a postgraduate student you’ll gain potential to challenge cultural practices, contribute to policy making, and shape the landscape of communities within which you’ll work.
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During your PhD you can experience a supportive, stimulating and challenging research environment alongside academics who share your passion for your subject.
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University for research power in the UK
Research Excellence Framework 2014
5th
most targeted by top UK employers
High Fliers Report 2021
60th
in the world for Arts and Humanities
QS World Rankings by Subject 2020
Our research
Research in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries is firmly connected to the roles of arts and culture in society.
Our world-leading research, cuts across the fields of theatre, performance, scenography, somatic practice, new writing, creativity, entrepreneurship, audience research, participation, urbanism, cultural policy and more. We have a strong interdisciplinary ethos as we actively collaborate, with other schools in the University, to enhance our teaching and research, as well as with universities and industry around the world.
stage@leeds
stage@leeds is a public contemporary performance space, situated at the heart of the University of Leeds campus, dedicated to the supporting the work of new and emerging artists.
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