Dartington College of Arts

Dartington College of Arts
Active1961–2010
Administrative staff
30
Undergraduates500
Postgraduates60
50
Location, ,
50°27′11″N 3°41′31″W / 50.453°N 3.692°W / 50.453; -3.692
CampusRural
Lower Close buildings

Dartington College of Arts was a specialist arts college located at Dartington Hall in the south-west of England, offering courses at degree and postgraduate level together with an arts research programme. It existed for a period of almost 50 years, from its foundation in 1961, to when it closed at Dartington in 2010. A version of the College was then re-established in what became Falmouth University, and the Dartington title was subsequently dropped. The College was one of only a few in Britain devoted exclusively to specialist practical and theoretical studies in courses spanning right across the arts. It had an international reputation as a centre for contemporary practice. As well as the courses offered, it became a meeting point for practitioners and teachers from around the world. Dartington was known not only as a place for training practitioners, but also for its emphasis on the role of the arts in the wider community.[1]

  1. ^ 1 Murray, 1 Simon; 2 Worth, 2 Libby; Brown, Bryan; McCaw, Dick (2018). "Editorial". Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 9 (3): 299–306. doi:10.1080/19443927.2018.1505021. S2CID 219622738.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)