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Bachelor in Circus and Performance Art - Fontys (Tilburg)
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Bachelor in Circus and Performance Art - Fontys (Tilburg)

Fontys University of Applied Sciences (Tilburg)
TilburgNetherlands
On campus
Full-time
€2,530.00/year
 980 Points
Duration
4 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Sep 2024

Program Description

In this bachelor in Circus and Performance Art at ACAPA, we educate young people with talent and motivation for the profession of a circus artist. With our team of international teachers, we offer a four-year study program in a unique environment. Do you want to challenge yourself?

We work with students with excellent technical levels. You are encouraged to develop your artistic profile both as a creator and artist in circus art. The education at ACAPA enables its students to start a professional career in various fields of contemporary circus and other performing arts. You will become an artistic entrepreneur and receive the opportunity to build your professional network.

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Learning Outcomes

  • Educating you as a versatile, highly-skilled circus artist who will find employment as a performer and creator in various branches of the professional field of contemporary circus and circus-related performing arts.
  • Developing your physical, technical, and creative talent to the highest attainable level.
  • Giving individual, distinct, and clear-cut shapes to your artistic profile.
  • Stimulating both your aptitude and passion for individual and collective performance work.
  • Encouraging and facilitating intensive contact with the professional field from the start of your study.
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Curriculum

Year 1

Circus techniques

Group work

Dance

Physical theatre

Performance Art

General physical preparation

Floor acrobatics

Trampoline

Anatomy

Circus in context

Training methods and planning

Dramaturgy

Security, safety, rigging

Research and performance project

Group performance

Year 2

Circus techniques

Group work

Dance

Physical theatre

Performance Art

General physical preparation

Floor acrobatics

Trampoline

Biomechanics

Circus in context

Training methods and planning

Dramaturgy

Security, safety, rigging

Research and performance project

Group performance

Year 3

Circus techniques

Dance

Physical theatre

General physical preparation

Floor acrobatics

Trampoline

Dramaturgy

Research and performance project

Group performance

Management and organization

Free part

Year 4

Circus techniques

Dance

Physical theatre

General physical preparation

Floor acrobatics

Security, safety, rigging

Research and performance project

Group performance

Work placement

Management and organization

Careers

  • Circus
  • Variety shows
  • Street performances
  • Site-specific work
  • Circus theatre
  • Visual theatre
  • Amusement parks
  • Events
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