OPEN CALL FOR AUDITION | MA PERFORMANCE PRACTICES

The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES and ArtEZ University of the Arts is now open to applications from artists to join our Master’s degree programme from Autumn 2026!

Deadline submission application

16 January 2026

Audition days

9&10 February 2026 | LIVE

11&12 February 2026 | ONLINE

13 / 16 February 2026 | ONLINE Interviews

Performance: Ethan Sammons Ericson | Image: Mike Witjes for Home of Performance Practices

The MA Performance Practices welcomes artists interested in practice-as-research to advance their careers in performance art, choreography, contemporary theatre, experimental dance, or visual art.

Our curriculum is at the forefront of both artistic and intellectual enquiry around politics and ethics, empowering artists to develop performance making as a strategy for equitable societies, and intersectional futures. Facilitated by a team of internationally renowned practitioners and researchers, the students are intra-active agents, co-constituting the(ir) learning together with the wider ecology and contributing to the sustainable advancement of their fields.

If you are an artist with a curiosity for learning, a spirit of experimentation, an ambition to grow, and committed to artmaking as a life-long practice in dialogue with peers and audiences, you will find your place at the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES.

How to apply:

Click on this page and read the requirements and process.

Mandatory documents are:

– Motivation letter

– CV

– Links to your artistic work

For students from outside of the EU we offer two scholarship opportunities, which partially cover the tuition fees.

Candidates who do not have an EU nationality need a visa for studying in the Netherlands before enrolment. Prospective non-EU students should check the process on this website to ensure they can meet the deadlines for admittance in September 2026.