Performance Practices is a two-year, high-intensity, low-residency master's programme. This means you will meet with other students four to six times a year, each time for a couple of weeks.
During the residential periods, you will have group sessions with other students, present your performances and provide feedback on your fellow students’ performances.
During your off-residential periods you will be supported by the tutors to complete your independent research, which can be done at the studios of ArtEZ or in your own home or studio.
"I loved working on location, coming back to see familiar faces, having the responsibility to be there for others like my classmates were there for me, plus the teachers who made this environment and this space possible. This all helped me to develop my research questions."
The master’s programme in Performance Practices invites you to experiment and generate new knowledge through studio practice and practice-as-research. By combining theory with practice, you will learn to connect the studio to the outside world. You will also use the studio as a springboard for new and innovative ideas. Collaboration is key, and you will work with both professionals and non-professionals, as well as with humans and non-humans, to achieve a more ecological and sustainable approach to your artistic practice.
During the programme, you will interact with experienced lecturers and guest artists from around the world who will share their working methods and provide critical insights. You will work with fellow students to analyse texts, create performances and presentations, produce documentation and essays, and discuss ecological and social features of the system you work in. This will open up opportunities for growth and mobility that would not be available if you were working alone.
You can find more detailed information on the master of Performance Practices website.