Studio 58 SFU BFA Transfer

Classes are generally between 9:30 AM-5:30 PM. The majority of classes are scheduled Monday-Friday, with some occasional evening and/or weekend work required.

Participating in an outside rehearsal process outside of school between September and April would be very difficult, though concessions may be offered in consultation with the faculty.

Students can have a part-time job while completing the program. However, as the program is designed to be completed in 16 months (or four semesters), it is rigorous. Students may extend the process if needed, but they should note that many Theatre & Performance-specific classes are offered sequentially.

Absolutely. Simon Fraser University’s Theatre & Performance program takes an expansive approach to the study and practice of live art. They welcome students and professionals with a wide range of curiosities and knowledge to expand their practice, and open doors for alternative and future creative enterprises.

Yes. The SCA's focus on contemporary performance expands on traditional theatre training to include unconventional dramaturgies, narrative forms, and creative research. In building off your existing training, they will help you find new techniques and avenues for creation in the program.

Absolutely. However, the type of dramaturgy explored in this program moves beyond traditional script-based processes. A contemporary approach to dramaturgy extends beyond the page, and covers autoethnography, archive-based creation, socially engaged ethnography, object-study, design-led creation, and other experimental methods of creative research.

The SCA program develops creative artists who can generate their own work rather than relying on traditional casting or hiring practices. In the final Creative Research and Capstone courses, students create original performance works, which serve as calling cards for the professional market. SFU also offers professional practice courses that prepare students for grant writing, budgeting, networking, and self-producing. Additionally, the program offers professional work placements with established organizations in BC and beyond.

The courses taken at Langara will factor into which writing, quantitative and breadth (WQB) credits you will transfer and subsequently have to take at SFU.

One of the primary benefits of obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Theatre & Performance is that a BFA opens doors to a vast array of university master's programs, including elementary and high school teaching certificates.

In exceptional circumstances, students may apply to have professional experience count toward academic units. However, tuition fees for those units will still apply. To obtain a degree from SFU, students must acquire 60 units from SFU, whether through professional experience, equivalent credits, or coursework. 

The teaching and development of creation skills is the primary focus of the program, i.e. how to take a concept or research question and develop a new work of contemporary performance. You will also develop skills in social practice, direction, site specific/responsive creation, writing and self-producing via the capstone projects in year four.