and personal project straight from the heart.” Organised by Codarts University of the Arts Rotterdam, the Erasmus Jazz Prize celebrated its 29th edition this year. The annual event has grown into a [...] of main sponsor Nedspice, LantarenVenster, and the Friends of Codarts Foundation, the Erasmus Jazz Prize remains a valuable stage for up-and-coming jazz artists.
reorganisation, we are taking an important step towards a future-proof Codarts. We are a diverse and dynamic institution – and that's our strength. To operate as one, we need to build a strong and safe working [...] to us to really bring it to life. If we commit to this together, Codarts can grow into an institution where collaboration, innovation, and decisiveness are at the core.”
Song Contest takes place in our beloved city of Rotterdam! Many Codarts students, teachers, alumni and staff are involved to make this huge event a great success. Think of working as a stand-in, playing
projects. They were busy creating and rehearsing, after which Codarts staff and students enjoyed sparkling final presentations in our circus venue. The aftermovie takes you back to inspiring and
countries with a strong traditional music scene often ask what Codarts can offer that programmes in their own country cannot. “At Codarts, students can deepen their own tradition while also being exposed [...] re open to letting different styles influence your playing, then Codarts is your place.” The road ahead Looking ahead, Jan hopes the Global Musics department can continue building on the new structure [...] been placed at the centre, and why,” Jan says. “That would make Codarts a truly unique place – a place that leads the way in how we look at music - globally, in balance and with inclusion.”
has experienced since she started her jazz education in 2018 at Codarts, the University of the Arts in Rotterdam. “Over the past two years we have taken a certain direction with the band. It’s great when [...] four years ago. “A well-known Slovenian singer also studied at Codarts”, she tells. “I’ve been toying with the idea since high school. That would be nice. But it would also be scary, abroad, and far [...] many musicians. I discovered new options.” In her third year at Codarts she formed a band for a project to play her own material. She had met bass player Mees Booden and drummer Ap Verhoeven in her first
At this year’s Codarts Research Festival she conducted the lecture ‘What the Ears Can See: Using musical parameters to observe cognitive functioning in [...] memory, cognition, and the clinical use of music. At this year’s Codarts Research Festival 2022, on 17 March, Rita conducted the lecture ‘What the Ears Can See: Using musical parameters to observe cognitive [...] involved, the MAT faculty asked me to do another round at the Codarts Research Festival. I was really happy to say yes, as this was essentially my first presentation within a professionally organised
supervisor with many years of clinical experience – already works at Codarts: she is a senior research fellow and the programme leader research at the Master of Arts Therapies.
The third-year students of dance at Codarts Rotterdam have worked hard to perform the choreographies of the Talent On The Move Tour – TOTM, for short. Lieke has a part in [...] this when the time comes.’ Her Favourite ‘The great thing about Codarts is that you are given lots of opportunities. We’ve been lucky to have performed in pieces of well-known choreographers and to be [...] for a year at the Artez Academy in Arnhem, and then switched to Codarts Rotterdam in the second year. She enjoys her group of 26 fellow students. ‘We don’t begrudge each other anything and we openly
higher education’. Wilma Franchimon – President Executive Board Codarts Rotterdam : “This Premium is a wonderful sign of recognition. Codarts regards students as self-aware designers of their own future [...] Academy (WdKA) Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and Codarts Rotterdam for joint, cross-disciplinary education and research.RASL’s aim is to arrive at an equal crosspollination between arts [...] transdisciplinary collaboration. Teams are made up of students from Codarts, EUR, WdKA and other Universities. The Higher Education Premium committee praised ‘the intensive and inspiring collaboration of
