The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES welcomes applications from theatre, dance and performance practitioners seeking to deepen artistic practice through research in an environment of creativity, debate and discourse that embraces new public spheres.

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The process of being admitted to any of the MA programmes at the HOME OF PRACTICES happens in five stages:

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A. REGISTRATION

Your very first action is to register at the Studielink (the Dutch National Database for Admissions at Higher Education).

You can register with a DigiD if you already live in the Netherlands, and if you live outside of the Netherlands then register 'without a DigiD'. When prompting to select programme choose the "MASTER PERFORMANCE PRACTICES" at ArtEZ University of the Art (CROHO 49125).

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B. APPLICATION

Upload on your Studielink account the following documents:

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1. A Motivation Letter which shows the importance of developing your practice further, your rationale for pursuing a Masters at the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES, your engagement with the notion of the explicit Body in Performance, your ability to sustain your practice and simultaneously conduct largely independent study. 

We strongly advise you to NOT use AI in the writing of your motivation letter. We want to get to know you as an artist, writer, and scholar. Motivation letters fully written with AI, will not be taken in consideration.

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2. Curriculum Vitae with previous education and working practices.

 

3. Links to videos of your work, website or weblogs, and photographs of your work (up to six links, but at least one).

 

4. A copy of your BA-diploma together with the transcript of grades*. If these documents are not issued in Dutch, English or German, you need to include a certified translation of both the diploma and the transcript of grades. (please upload all documents in one PDF). In case you are about to graduate and have not yet received your BA, please upload a document issued by your university stating the date of graduation, and your grades up to now*. This document needs to be submitted before you can enter an audition.

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5. A copy of your passport or EU-ID**. (Please make sure the date of validity has not expired). This document needs to be submitted before you can enter an audition.

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6. A copy of a proof of your English proficiency***. This document can be submitted after the audition, but no later than the 1st of June for non-EER applicants, and 1st of July for all others.

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Please note that documents 1-3 are handled by the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES Learner's Coordinator and documents 4-6 by the Student Affairs at the University central services.

 

C. SHORTLISTING & HOME TASK

Once we have received your complete application, the Admissions Board (consisting of the HOME Faculty and the Head of the Programme) will convene to assess your professional practice, academic ability, experience, motivation, and suitability for training. Following this meeting, the Admissions Board will shortlist applicants.

 

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to complete a home task: creating a video presentation of your research proposal. You will need to submit this video within one week. This constitutes the first round of the selection process. The Admissions Board will then assess your submission and inform you whether you will proceed to the next stage.

 

D. LIVE AUDITION & INTERVIEW

Applicants who successfully pass the home task will be invited to Arnhem for a two-day live audition. During this stage, you will take part in a collaborative working process with other applicants, facilitated and observed by the Admissions Board.

 

If you successfully complete the audition, you will be invited to a final individual online interview. This conversation gives space for you and the Admissions Board to reflect on your artistic practice, your proposal, and your potential place within the programme.

 

After this final stage, each applicant will be informed of the outcome — accepted, accepted on conditions (e.g. graduating from BA, providing proof of English proficiency), placed on the waiting list, or rejected.

 

Please note: the Admissions Board reserves the right to discontinue your admission process at any time, if deemed appropriate.

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E. ENROLMENT

After both the artistic and administrative applications have been successfully completed, the final step of enrolment can take place. Unless you need a visa for studying in the Netherlands. In this case the process of the visa application will have to be completed first**. This last stage will be administered entirely by the ArtEZ department of Student Affairs.

 

 

*All diplomas will be carefully checked for their validity in the Dutch education system. Diplomas that are not issued under the European Credit system will be sent to Nuffic to be validated.

**Candidates which do not have a European nationality will have to have a visa for studying in the Netherlands before they can be enrolled. ArtEZ will conduct the visa application, but only if all steps of the admission process have been completed apart from enrolment. The deadline for submission of all necessary documents, including a proof of English proficiency and payment of the financial guarantee, is the 31st of May.

***Either one of these certificates is mandatory:

• IELTS academic level 6.0 (In exceptional cases we could consider 5.5)

• TOEFL paper 550

• TOEFL Internet 80

• TOEIC 670/290

• Cambridge First (FCE) - Grade B (scale 173 - 175) / Cambridge First (FCE) - Grade C (scale 169 - 172)

For exemptions please check the language requirements

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 In case you have any questions, don´t hesitate to write us an email!  

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