A distinctive voice in British dance training

 A new locus for accessible dance training and improvisation in the UK and one which, nurtures creativity, innovation and  excellence in performance making. ​

The department has strong links with the industry and our theatre visits programme, which runs in conjunction with Peninsula Arts has played host to some of Britain’s major theatre and dance artists. Theatre directors Yukio Ninagawa and Eugenio Barba hold honorary doctorates from Plymouth University, as do the renowned choreographers Russell Maliphant and Matthew Bourne and the influential performance artist Marina Abramović. Russell Maliphant and Wendy Houston have used our theatre to create and preview work prior to London premiers. Jordi Cortés and Kirstie Simson have performed and taught professional development workshops, which some of our third year and post-graduate students have taken part in. The department hosts an employers forum where students can network and find out about our partner organisations such as the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth Dance, Theatre Royal and Attik Dance. 

Students present their own, and professionally directed work across the three years on the main stage in the Roland Levinsky Building , in studio settings and externally for site-specific projects​