Circus and Performance Art (English)

Description

You will be immersed in a wide variety of circus disciplines and performance arts.

Are you dreaming of a career in the dynamic circus world? Fontys School of Performing and Visual Art is developing a high-quality and innovative study programme for circus artists at HBO (Higher Professional Education) level. This small-scale Academy of Circus & Performance Art will focus on all forms of contemporary circus. Beside a wide variety of circus disciplines, attention is paid to clowning and new techniques as Vertical Dance, Break-Dance, and in view of the current developments, mime, movement, performance and object work. The unique thing about this study programme is the exceptional opportunity to combine circus art with other forms of art, such as drama, fine arts, dance and music, and sport in direct co-operation with the other art disciplines of the Fontys School of Performing and Visual Art and with the Fontys Sports Academy.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 1906 Year (EEA)
• EUR 9400 Year (Non-EEA)

• English

Course Content

Programme internationalization:

This programme has a workload of 240 ECTS.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Additional language requirements:

• IELTS overall band: 6.0
• TOEFL computer based: 213
• TOEFL internet based: 79

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

Funding

Scholarships / Grants:

Fontys University of Applied Sciences:
If you would like to study at Fontys as an exchange student and if you are currently enrolled in a course programme at a European university, you may apply for an Erasmus grant. You will only be eligible for a grant if your university has signed an Erasmus bilateral agreement with Fontys.
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Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: The Netherlands