We are delighted to share that Codarts Musical Theatre recently awarded the Erasmus Scholarship for the very last time. This year, the grant went to three [...] are excited to continue their collaboration after graduation and are grateful for the trust their teachers have placed in them. With plans to perform [...] next steps in their artistic journey. The scholarship is awarded to students who not only excel in talent but are also ready to take the next steps alongside or after their studies, such as attending
arrange lessons. I have found that the Chinese are very welcoming to foreigners who want to learn about their culture and music. I traveled to Xi’an, which offered another perspective. Being able to [...] to play his compositions and to see which techniques are being used to play different styles of Southern Chinese music. Focusing on the [...] to bring these experiences back to the Netherlands and to share what I’ve learned." Would you like to hear Anastasia performing on the
the region around Valencia was severely affected by flooding due to a Depression Aislada and Niveles Altos (DANA). This natural disaster caused massive damage and disrupted the lives of many inhabitants. To help the victims, music students from Codarts have taken the initiative to organize benefit concerts at the Kruisplein and WMDC venues [...] Valencia initiative, which organizes benefit concerts worldwide to offer support to the affected region. It includes a series of charity concerts that will take place in different parts of the world,
We have now taken a number of additional steps to improve social safety and further enhance the work and learning culture. We believe it is good to be transparent about the process [...] research and an internal analysis has been carried out. We will get to work immediately on the improvement points that emerge from this research. In addition to the existing Student Life programme, aimed [...] and needs is essential to achieve a better learning and working environment. We are also giving the organisation the means to do this by professionalising and
money where our mouth is, so to speak. Heeding these signals about social unsafety from within the organization, we have commissioned an external bureau to initiate [...] inquiry with the musical departments. The goal of this inquiry is to give students and employees the space to report unsafety and transgressive behaviour and make it more open to discussion. Building a [...] that befit high-quality professional art education in 2023. How to achieve this at Codarts and how to hold on to it? Together with our employees, teachers and students we will come up with an answer
on the long-term perspective: how do we want to organise our society, who do we want to be? Do we give the new generation the opportunity to relate to the challenges they face? It’ [...] has only been at Codarts for a few weeks and has to get to know everyone and everything in a short period of time. “In the meantime, the organisation also needs to get to know me and as [...] of our building so that everyone can see what we do here and want to be part of us. I want Codarts to become a place that everyone refers to as: “That's the place to be, that's where it happens.” A dream
committees more visible, refine regulations and make them easier to find. The dialogue shows openness and alertness to social safety. The universities of the arts are paying constant attention to this [...] tomorrow. We see the Council for Culture’s advice as an encouragement to continue along the chosen path and to continue to strengthen the future generation of artists in this area. Central to this is the [...] . We take to heart the recommendations made by the Council for Culture. The universities of the arts will and want to contribute, collectively and
of the current MAT cohort. Since it was a positive experience to everyone involved, the MAT faculty asked me to do another round at the Codarts Research Festival. I was really happy to say yes, as [...] and research skills needed for practicing your profession. And, to a much bigger extent, to prepare you psychologically by requiring you to constantly evolve and evaluate yourself. I only learned to [...] with acquired brain injuries. Rita: “I use this first work year to learn more about these conditions, how to care for highly vulnerable people, and how to handle my own mind while doing so. I do my
of the pedagogical-didactical design of their study programme, to organise their lessons as they see fit without censorship. Not to provoke. Not to make a political statement. But to teach young people [...] freedom. Schools are the ideal place to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, where there is room for everyone’s opinion and to respect someone else’s ideas. It is only in [...] there is room for difference and dialogue on any subject. Purely to learn to understand each other better. We do not have to agree with each other, it can and will rub off on us, but (the threat of)
by the committee, it was unanimously decided to award the stipend to Iris Verhoek. The stipend is an annual scholarship awarded on behalf of Erasmus University Rotterdam to a Music [...] performance. In addition, she shows the will to continuously develop herself and face new challenges. What characterizes Iris is her ability to remain vulnerable despite her unbridled [...] and courses so that she can further fill her toolbox. She likes to develop broadly. Everything she learns has potential to end up in future projects.
