Educational objectives and professional fields

Educational objectives.

Prepared for the real world. 
MATch is aimed at professionals who are eager to explore the potential of theatre and performance with the aim of social and aesthetic transformation. It is also directed towards professionals who are seeking a programme that promotes individual learning paths, collaboration, and the expansion of professional networks.

Prepared for interdisciplinary work. 
MATch enables artists to develop a critical perspective on their own artistic practice in order to sharpen their profiles as innovative artists and researchers.

Prepared for the future. 
MATch provides an opportunity for students to participate in contemporary, socially relevant dis-courses so as to sketch the theatre of the future in aesthetic and institutional terms.

MATch prepares students for further study in an arts-based PhD-programme.

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Degree title:
Master of Arts ZHdK in Theatre with a Major in Theatre

Potential areas of employment.

MATch graduates will find their future career path in the following industry sectors:

  • as theatre makers in the independent scene 
  • as theatre makers in city and state theatre companies with a forward-looking perspective
  • as theatre educators
  • as production directors/artistic directors
  • as curators and heads of programme at cultural institutions and festivals 
  • in public relations work at cultural institutions
  • in PhD programmes with a focus on practice-based research
  • in teaching in secondary and tertiary education, e.g. conservatories and universities of the arts
  • in training and continuing education courses in the context of the performance arts
  • in collaborative work in research contexts

MATch is aimed at people who would like to expand their own practice and participate in developing the future of theatre in a radically expanded cultural field.