ChoCo: dance and music students create breathtaking show

ChoCo… if you think this is about chocolate: think again! ChoCo stands for Choreography and Composition. These two art disciplines meet in a project involving students from the Academy of Theatre & Dance and the Academy of Music.

Choreography and composition

For two weeks, students on the courses Dance Artist, Classical Music and Composition for Film and Theatre join forces to present breathtaking shows. The music written by students of Composition for Film and Theatre and Classical Music comes to life with choreographies by third-year Dance Artist students and dance performances by first and second-year Dance Artist students:

Orkest de Ereprijs

Orkest de Ereprijs musicians traditionally come to ArtEZ to play live music for the final shows. This is the icing on the cake for these Academy of Music musicians.

Interdisciplinary

The ChoCo project has existed for 25 years. It is longstanding tradition that has taken various forms, but the partnership between ArtEZ Academy of Theatre & Dance in Arnhem and the Academy of Music in Arnhem and Zwolle has always been key. For students of these academies, this interdisciplinary project is excellent preparation for their professional careers, in which they will regularly work together with other art forms.

"The students will always surprise you", says Jochem Naafs. "Even if you've known them for years, you see them trying out new things and developing their own signature. Their creativity is stimulated by working with people they've never worked with before."