Curriculum structure

• Year 1

  PROPAEDEUTIC PHASE

  In the first year In the first year the students mainly attend group classes and the focus is on improving your technical and performing skills.

  • You will be prepared to take a wide range of subjects in circus techniques and learn about the various circus disciplines.
  • You will follow classes in supporting artistic creative disciplines such as dance, music, theatre training and improvisation/composition
  • The theoretical programme includes circus history, health and anatomy and art orientation and a general introduction in safety and rigging
  • In the first semester you will receive introductory specialization classes. From the second semester on you concentrate on your chosen specialization.
  • You take part in a group production supervised by a choreographer (circus from dance).
  • You create and perform personal work, in which you will be guided by an artistic coach
  • You will participate in two project weeks, one of which is circus based, the other one focused on cross overs with other disciplines.

• Year 2

  The second year is an intensive year and marks the start of the main phase.  There is a greater scope for personal specialisation and development.

  You take intensive specialization classes in small groups.

  • You continue with the various circus discipline classes, but can make a choice in which classes you want to follow.
  • You continue with the artistic creative classes from year one and start with Laban Movement Analysis, which principles will return in other classes.
  • The theoretical programme includes circus history, health and anatomy and safety.
  • You take part in a group production about circus based on theatre.
  • You create and perform personal work, in which you will be guided by an artistic coach and a duet. For the duet you will collaborate with a fellow student from another specialization.
  • You will participate in two project weeks, one of which is circus based, the other focused on cross overs with other disciplines.

• Year 3

  In the third year, your independence as a circus performer becomes more important. You are also given the opportunity of participating in work placements in the profession (internships) or to do an exchange with another school within the FEDEC network,

  • You take intensive specialization classes in small groups.You continue with the artistic creative classes. In the dance classes guest
  • teachers are involved.
  • You take classes in entrepreneurship to learn about production, marketing/PR and financial management.
  • In the physical preparation classes you develop together with a coach your own training programme. By now you know what the best warming up is for you.
  • You take part in a group production, supervised by a circus maker/director.
  • You create and perform personal work, in which you will be guided by an artistic coach.
  • You will participate in two project weeks. The first one is focused on the portraits assignment in which music is integrated. The second project week is focused on cross overs with other disciplines.

• Year 4

  The final year is  focused on the graduation trajectory

  • You continue with the specialization classes
  • You will have dance classes with guest teachers
  • As a preparation for your final examination project you take coaching classes in the fields of composition, music ,theatre light and sound and workshops in costume and styling. You will use this knowledge in the development of your personal work.
  • You independently research a subject that is related to your main subject and will give a written, audiovisual and/or oral presentation. You demonstrate that you have analytic research skills and that you are capable of presenting a convincing and appealing performance and  have a well-considered view of the profession.
  • You graduate with an individual act and a group production supervised by a renowned circus director, which will be performed in a theatre.