Developed in partnership with the Experimental Music-Theatre studio class offered at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, the Composing for Theatre course will allow students to experience the process of writing for modern theatre. Several collaborative projects will be developed throughout the term, and a small chamber ensemble will workshop them on a weekly basis. A selection of the final projects will be presented at the New Music Festival. Complementing the creative aspect, the course will also approach the topic from a theoretical perspective and explore current practice, repertoire and tradition, as well the aesthetic relationship between music and theatre.