Theatre and Performance (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

The BFA major in Theatre and Performance explores devised theatre, live art and social practice, using contemporary processes of performance, expanded dramaturgy, experimental forms and new media. Studio courses are paired with performance studies and public-facing production courses, taught at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts in downtown Vancouver. Fourth-year students develop a capstone project for the annual Live Acts festival.

Faculty: Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology | Department: School for the Contemporary Arts | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

120 units including CA 151 Foundations of Performance, Live Acts I to III, Co-Lab, Body, Context I and II, Performance as Research I and II, Social I and II, Environments, Creative Research and CA 452 Capstone Projects, plus technical options such as lighting, video and projection and space and materials.

Career pathways

Contemporary theatre and performance practice, devised work and arts production.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Program and course admission is contingent upon university admission. Contact Student Services for admission procedures, requirements and deadlines. Entry to all programs and to many courses is by audition, interview or application. Contact the school’s office for information on procedures and deadlines or visit our website . Although the university operates on a trimester system, most CA courses are planned in a two term (fall and spring) sequence. Consequently, students enter in the fall term (September) and are advised to contact the school in the preceding January for program entry and requirements information.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms; most students start in the fall term.

Fall 2027: high school applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027; other post-secondary transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Summer 2027: all applications open 1 December 2026 and close 15 January 2027. Spring 2027: all applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 15 September 2026.

The non-refundable application fee is 86 CAD for domestic students and 130 CAD for international students, payable online by credit card. Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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