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Performance: Design and Practice

  • 2 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Central Saint Martins
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2026-2027
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Course summary

BA Performance: Design and Practice is a course for performance-makers and the makers of performance. This interdisciplinary course challenges conventional ideas, focusing on performance beyond the traditional stage and engaging with new forms and spaces.

The course challenges traditional views of performance by encouraging students to think critically about its role. It explores new forms of performance and examines the relationship between performers, audiences, and the spaces they inhabit.

About Central Saint Martins

Central Saint Martins is a world-leading centre for arts and design education, renowned for innovation and collaboration. Its reputation is built on the creativity of students, expertise of staff, and achievements of its graduates, including Turner Prize winners and Royal Designers.

The College fosters curiosity and experimentation, challenging students to test boundaries and rethink norms. Situated in London’s creative hub, its King’s Cross campus hosts over 500 annual events, connecting students with inspiring practitioners and industry leaders.

Combining academic excellence, creative ambition, and global connections, Central Saint Martins equips students to shape the future of art, design, and performance.

Courses sit within 3 Schools: C School, S School and M School, which cover a range of different disciplines, from fine art and performance to architecture, design, and fashion.

Ways to study this course

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  • Central Saint Martins

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years
  • BA (Hons) • Sandwich • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 28/09/2026

Application codes

Course code:
W460
Institution code:
U65

University of the Arts London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Application codes

Course code:
W460
Institution code:
U65

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Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 8 other drama courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For University of the Arts London, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BBC Most common
  1. A*A*A
  2. Highest grades
  3. CDD
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Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

56% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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