Performance Creation

Concordia University · Sir George Williams

Theatre and Performance: blue ink subject illustration

3–4 years
Duration (years)
3–4 years
Concordia Performance Creation degree and admissions
C+ overall
Published threshold
Published eligibility threshold: C+ overall. Published guidance checked November 2026. Concordia’s high school minimum indicator, which may change.
Concordia Performance Creation degree and admissions

Deadlines

March 2027

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Next deadlineMonday, March 1, 2027

Full-time regular-session application, calendar deadline
2027–28 full-time regular session · Undergraduate full-time regular session. Exact program and applicant-category conditions still apply.
The university calendar prints this general date. Check the chosen program and applicant-category deadline for any earlier requirement; this is not a guarantee of program availability.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

March 1Audition video submission deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

March 1

SourceChecked Nov 11, 2026

March 1Application deadline, fall (September) entryRecurring annual · Every year

March 1
Page adds: "Programs may close at any point after the official deadline without warning."
International and U.S. applicants are told to apply no later than February 1 for immigration processing

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

March 1September application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

March 1

SourceChecked Nov 11, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Grade 12 U English, or Grade 12 U French for students attending a French secondary school

Complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and six Grade 12 U or M courses.
Published high school indicator: C+ overall.
Submit an audition video and letter of intent. Shortlisted applicants are invited to interview.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall

Native published start terms. September 2027 availability was separately verified.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through Concordia admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic records, then final official transcripts after an offer
- Unofficial documents can be used when applying. Accepted applicants must provide final official records after completing school and before classes begin. Fall applicants studying the Ontario curriculum can include their OUAC number for electronic transfer; otherwise follow your offer's issuer or sealed-envelope instructions.
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Step 4Translation for records outside English or French
- Provide an English or French translation prepared by the school or a certified translator, together with a copy of the original document.
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Step 5Choose the degree and academic plan on the Concordia application.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Submit an audition video and letter of intent. Shortlisted applicants are invited to interview.

Applicant pathways

Quebec CEGEP

Applicants presenting a Quebec DEC

Published indicator: DEC.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

The Specialization in Performance Creation is a 60-credit concentration.
The BFA requires at least 90 credits, FFAR 248 and FFAR 249, and at least 6 General Education credits from outside Fine Arts.
Of the 90-credit BFA, at least 45 credits must be completed at Concordia. At least 30 Theatre program credits must be completed at Concordia.

References

Grades and academic standing

Complete all course requirements in acceptable standing with at least a 2.00 final graduation GPA. Normally no more than 54 studio credits may count toward the 90-credit BFA.

References

Program facts

Published thresholdC+ overall

Concordia’s high school minimum indicator, which may change.

Courses

The 2026–27 calendar requirements for this concentration and the university’s published first-year advising sequence.

First year · Fall4 listed

FFAR 248Keywords: Engaging Across Disciplines in the Fine Arts3 credits
Introduces contemporary concepts and interdisciplinary arts practices through critical reflection, composition exercises and collaboration.
Concordia University 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, FFAR 248
PERC 209The Engaged Theatre Artist3 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Specialization in Performance Creation
PERC 212Introduction to Dramaturgy3 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Specialization in Performance Creation
SCEN 209Scenography I3 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Specialization in Performance Creation

First year · Winter4 listed

FFAR 249Keywords: Working Across Disciplines in the Fine Arts3 credits
Develops interdisciplinary arts methods through experimentation, collaboration and a research-creation project or research essay.
Concordia University 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, FFAR 249
PERC 210Performance Creation Studio I: Theory and Method3 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Specialization in Performance Creation
PERC 211Theatre and the City3 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Specialization in Performance Creation
PERC 303Theatre History and Theory to 18003 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Specialization in Performance Creation

Other required Theatre and Performance Creation courses6 listed

PERC 306Theatre History and Theory, 1800 to the Present3 credits
SCEN 271Introduction to Elements of Production3 credits
PERC 321Introduction to Performance Studies3 credits
PERC 384Performance Creation Studio II: Collaborative Practice3 credits
PERC 311Directing I3 credits
PERC 318Playwriting I3 credits

Approved seminar choices6 listed

Choose 6 credits.

PERC 322Gender and Sexuality in Performance3 credits
PERC 323Post‑Colonial Theory and Practice3 credits
PERC 324Queer Theatre and Performance3 credits
PERC 354Popular Theatre3 credits
PERC 412Expanded Dramaturgical Practice3 credits
PERC 421Socially Engaged and Activist Performance3 credits

Approved studio choices10 listed

Choose 6 credits.

PERC 350Somatic Inquiry3 credits
PERC 351Community Arts: The Art of Engagement3 credits
PERC 355The Arts of Listening and Interviewing3 credits
PERC 356Puppetry and Performing Object Workshop3 credits
PERC 386Interdisciplinary Approaches to Performance Creation3 credits
PERC 422Indigenous Storytelling3 credits
PERC 462Playwriting II3 credits
PERC 464Oral History Performance3 credits
PERC 471Directing II3 credits
PERC 486Site‑specific Performance Practice3 credits

Approved public performance choices11 listed

Choose 6 credits.

ACTT 360Ensemble II3 credits
ACTT 435Creation Project3 credits
ACTT 436Contemporary Text Project3 credits
ACTT 439Mainstage Contemporary Text Project6 credits
ACTT 440Supervised Acting Performance Project3 credits
ACTT 460Classical Text Project3 credits
ACTT 463Mainstage Classical Text Project6 credits
PERC 390Performance Creation Studio3 credits
PERC 488Short Works Festival3 credits
PERC 490Performance Creation Mainstage6 credits
PERC 496Performance Creation Field School3 credits

Elective choices

The specialization has 36 required credits. Choose 6 credits in each of seminar, studio and public performance, and 6 additional Theatre credits.
First-year advising places the named studios in Fall or Winter and identifies 6 free-elective credits to distribute across the two terms.

Study routes