Welcome to the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of the Free State
Theatre is a unique art form; it does not have a tangible final product that will last forever. The beauty of it is that thespians work for weeks to create brief moments of pure art that evoke a legion of feelings and emotions. These moments, just like other art forms, convey a message and tell a story about life, humans, and even bigger forms of existence. We paint with our voices and sculpt with our bodies to make audiences and ourselves feel something. Theatre is art, and here at the UFS Drama and Theatre Arts Department, we eat, live, and breathe for our art.
Augusto Boal once said: “We must all do theatre, to find out who we are and to discover who we could become.”
We invite you to join us in shaping the future of performing arts education and research through academic achievement, societal impact, and diversity. At the UFS Drama and Theatre Arts Department, you can discover the artist you have always dreamed of being.
Let’s chase excellence together!
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