Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) – MFA (CP)
Advance your film-making, music, design, or theatre performance and production skills to prepare for a rewarding career in the creative industries.
The teaching staff on the MFA(CP) programme are internationally recognised for their creative work and maintain close relationships with the creative industries. See who the teaching staff are for Design, Film, Music/Sound, and Theatre, and read about the experiences of former MFA (CP) students.
Contacts
Lala Rolls, MFA (CP) Film coordinator
Kerryn Palmer, MFA (CP) Theatre coordinator
- kerryn.palmer@vuw.ac.nz
- Room 306, 77 Fairlie Terrace, Kelburn Campus, Wellington
Ewan Clark, MFA (CP) Music/Sound coordinator
Design academic staff
- Dr Zach DodsonDr Zach Dodson—Hybrid books, writing, narrative design for games, world-building
- Areito EchevarriaAreito Echevarria—Storytelling, world-building, computational design, visual effects
- Fanni FazakasFanni Fazakas—Media, interactive narratives for VR
- Dr Leon GurevitchDr Leon Gurevitch—Digital simulation, design sociology, digital workshops
- Dylan HorrocksDylan Horrocks—Comics and graphic novels, tabletop role-playing games, writing, world-building
- Byron MallettByron Mallett—Creative coding, interaction design, animation, VR
- Sarah MaxeySarah Maxey—Publication design, typography, poetry
- Tuakana MetuarauTuakana Metuarau—Game design, film, animation
- Anne NiemetzAnne Niemetz—Media art, wearable technology, interactive installations
- Dr Mizuho NishiokaDr Mizuho Nishioka—Photography, fine art
- Simon RaySimon Ray—Media, animation
- Heli SalomaaHeli Salomaa—Digital character and costume design
- Tonya SweetTonya Sweet—Fine art, sustainable design, fabrication
- Raqi SyedRaqi Syed—Hybrid storytelling, writing, visual effects, interactive narratives for VR
- Tom White Tom White —Creative artificial intelligence, generative graphic design
Film academic staff
- AProf Paul WolfframAProf Paul Wolffram—Documentary, short film production, cinematography, editing (FCP, Avid, Premiere), pre-production and production management
We had an excellent mix of classroom and applied learning, which was woven through every paper. The skills and experience taught to us, I have been able to use in past and current work, and I am very grateful for it.
Robyn Bryant
Graduate, Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) Music
Music academic staff
- AProf Gillian AnsellAProf Gillian Ansell—Classical performance (viola)
- Dr Ewan ClarkDr Ewan Clark—Film scoring, orchestration, film music studies
- AProf Rolf GjelstenAProf Rolf Gjelsten—Classical performance (cello)
- Monique LapinsMonique Lapins—Classical performance (violin)
- David LongDavid Long—Film scoring, music for theatre, audio post-production, music production
- Dr Dugal McKinnonDr Dugal McKinnon—Electronic and digital composition, film scoring, sound design
- AProf Inbal MegiddoAProf Inbal Megiddo—Classical performance (cello)
- Dr Jim MurphyDr Jim Murphy—Game audio, coding for musical applications, audio engineering, sound installations, mechatronics, embedded systems development
- AProf Michael NorrisAProf Michael Norris—Orchestral composition, real-time digital audio processing, sound spatialisation
- Shannon PittawayShannon Pittaway—Head of winds and brass, Classical performance (bass trombone)
- AProf Helene PohlAProf Helene Pohl—Classical performance (violin)
- AProf Martin RiseleyAProf Martin Riseley—Head of strings, Classical performance (violin)
- Dr Thomas VoyceDr Thomas Voyce—Stereo music production, ambisonic audio capture and diffusion, environmental sound composition
Artist teachers in Orchestral Studies (NZSO)
- Matthew AllisonMatthew Allison—Associate Principal Trombone
- Patrick BarryPatrick Barry—Section Principal Clarinet
- Mark CarterMark Carter—Sub-Principal Trumpet
- Ellen DeverallEllen Deverall—Associate Principal Clarinet
- Bridget DouglasBridget Douglas—Section Principal Flute
- Sebastian DunnSebastian Dunn—Sub-Principal Horn
- Dr. Kirstin EadeDr. Kirstin Eade—Associate Principal Flute
- Joan Perarnau GarrigaJoan Perarnau Garriga—Section Principal Double Bass
- Johanna Gruskin—Principal Piccolo
- Cheryl HollingerCheryl Hollinger—Associate Principal Emeritus
- Samuel JacobsSamuel Jacobs—Section Principal Horn
- Andrew JarvisAndrew Jarvis—Principal Tuba
- Andrew JoyceAndrew Joyce—Section Principal Cello
- Carolyn MillsCarolyn Mills—Section Principal Harp
- Robert OrrRobert Orr—Section Principal Oboe
- Laurence ReeseLaurence Reese—Section Principal Timpani
- Leonard SakofskyLeonard Sakofsky—Section Principal Percussion
- Justin SunJustin Sun—Section Principal Bassoon
It helped me explore my work independently as well as offer guidance when I was faced with unfamiliar challenges. My knowledge in the creative aspect of theatre has also evolved and I am now equipped with tools to continue evolving creatively and can explore new ideas and topics more confidently.
Sarai Ropeti
Graduate, Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) Theatre
Theatre academic staff
- Dr Nicola HylandDr Nicola Hyland—Contemporary Māori and Indigenous performance, devised performance and adaptation, decolonial and decentred performance practices and theory, directing and dramaturgy, interdisciplinary world-building
- Dr Sarah ThomassonDr Sarah Thomasson—International arts festivals and their fringes, space and place in performance, digital humanities, contemporary performance practices, feminist performance, directors' theatre
- Dr James WenleyDr James Wenley—Aotearoa New Zealand theatre, theatre ecology/sector advocacy, arts funding and cultural policy, touring productions, dramaturgy, criticism, asexuality and queer performance, theatre for social change, musical theatre
- Lucas Neal—Scenography, set design, costume, lighting
- Dr Kerryn PalmerDr Kerryn Palmer—Theatre for/by/with young people, devised theatre, Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre, site specific/immersive theatre, applied/community and theatre for social change, directing, puppetry
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