Department of

Performing Arts, Theatre Studies and Music

About

The Department of Performing Arts, Theatre Studies and Music holds the vision of providing ‘Integrity through Aesthetic performance’. Its mission is to inspire and mentor the birth and sustained growth of artists who, through cultural ethos, will embody respect, humanity, and discipline. The Performing Arts are a universal language that goes beyond the physical and geographical boundaries of the world. They bring people closer to themselves and a glimpse into the lived experiences of others, and the shared experiences of humanity. The primary aim of the programme is to introduce the students to the possibilities of the art form and help them to gain an integrated sense of it through the application of theory via practical means.
Being aware of the cultural and economic climates of today, the Department of Performing Arts adopts a holistic approach to its education. As such, three triple-major programmes are on offer, which combines Psychology and English Studies:

Bachelor of Arts (Music-Western Classical, Psychology/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts, Psychology/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Studies, Psychology/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts, Creative Media/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Studies, Creative Media/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Music-Western Classical, Creative Media/Honours)

This symbiotic combination helps instill an ensemble spirit and inspires and necessitates a quest for artistic excellence. Each of the majors is carefully tailored to work in tandem with the other two departments. The disciplines foster skills required for multiple career paths and a varied spectrum of Higher Education possibilities.

Bachelor of Arts (Music-Western Classical, Psychology/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts, Psychology/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Studies, Psychology/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts, Creative Media/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Theatre Studies, Creative Media/Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Music-Western Classical, Creative Media/Honours)

Department

Overview

The Department of Performing Arts, established in 2010, initially started as a branch of the Department of Media Studies with one coordinator and two faculty members, and a mere strength of 20 students. In August 2012, it was declared as an independent department and since then, it has flourished and grown to the overall strength of 75 students, 3 permanent and 2 guest faculty members. Our very first batch graduated in the year 2013 and we aim to instil the same values in our future batches through our departmental vision and mission. Studies in Carnatic and Hindustani are taken in the PEP Programme, as are all Indian-based studies.

The Department of Theatre Studies established since 2013 with programme Theatre Studies, Communication, English Studies (TCE) with 25 students. It started as the unique concept in Western Theatre by the Vice-Chancellor Fr Dr Thomas C Mathew, the Registrar Dr Anil Joseph Pinto and Prof. Esther Yates (Late). Our first batch of 25 students graduated in 2016; and since the department has grown to the overall strength of 106 students, with 4 full-time faculty, 2 adjunct faculty.

The Department of Music (Western) was established in 2016 with the notion that insights gained from the Western Classical Music traditions could be explored from Indian contexts well into the future. It began as the brainchild of the then Vice-Chancellor Fr Dr Thomas C Mathew, Dr Guydeok Yeon (Director of Centre for Innovation) and Prof. Bo Ra Lee (South Korea). Our first batch of 28 students graduated in 2019; and since then the department has grown to the overall strength of 107 students, with 3 full-time faculty, 3 adjunct faculty and 2 sessional faculty.

Message

from the HOD

“The principles of true art is not to portray but to evoke” Jerry Kosinski

Ten years have passed since the inception of the Department of Performing Arts. During this period the department has trained a variety of artists in the field of music, dance, and theatre. This programme provides a blend of knowledge and application. In this programme, students are not just trained to perform for a particular event, but to deal with life itself, which is a performance with no rehearsals or scripts, where improvisation is the only option.

This enables them to deliver every performance with imagination, creativity and spontaneity. The training enables the learners to build required knowledge, skills and attitudes to survive the tides of time while preserving and developing the art.

Mr. Prabin Villareesh
hod.performingarts@christuniversity.in

PROGRAMMES

MA (Performing Arts - Bharatanatyam)

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Faculty

Members

Name	Specializaion	Department
ANASTASIYA YAFIMAVA MA View	MA	MUSIC	View
ANDREY MOROZOV FLCM View	FLCM	MUSIC	View
Dr ANIL JOSEPH PINTO MA, MPhil, PhD View	MA, MPhil, PhD	THEATRE STUDIES	View
ANIRBAN DEBSARMA MPA (Theatre Arts) View	MPA (Theatre Arts)	PERFORMING ARTS	View
ANNA LUISA SPAGNA DMT View	DMT	PERFORMING ARTS	View
ASHOKAN O MPA View	MPA	THEATRE STUDIES	View
CHAD LANDON KENNEDY MA, MFA View	MA, MFA	THEATRE STUDIES	View
JAY RAJENDRA RAYTHATHA BE, MMus View	BE, MMus	MUSIC	View
Dr MUTHULAKSHMI G MA, MPhil, PhD View	MA, MPhil, PhD	PERFORMING ARTS	View
NATALLA MAROZAVA PG Diploma (Music) View	PG Diploma (Music)	MUSIC	View
Dr PAOLO PACCIOLLA PG Diploma, PhD View	PG Diploma, PhD	MUSIC	View
PHILIPP SULIM BA View	BA	THEATRE STUDIES	View
PRABIN V MFA View	MFA	PERFORMING ARTS	View
Dr ROBERT LINTON TAVIS ASHTON-BELL BEd, MEd, PhD View	BEd, MEd, PhD	MUSIC	View
Dr STAN DENMAN MA, PhD View	MA, PhD	THEATRE STUDIES	View

Vision

To raise performance to a level of professionalism which will be globally recognized and foster integrity through aesthetic performance.

Mission

To mentor the birth and sustained growth of performance artists by facilitating the development of their potential and skills through a cultural ethos that embodies respect, humility and discipline.

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CHRIST UNIVERSITY

(Deemed to be University)

Dharmaram College Post, Hosur Road, Bengaluru - 560029,
Karnataka, India

Tel: +91 804012 9100 / 9600

Fax: 40129000

Email: mail@christuniversity.in

Web: http://www. christuniversity.in

Vision

EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE

Mission

CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is a nurturing ground for an individual's holistic development to make effective contribution to the society in a dynamic environment.

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