Do you dream of a career in theatre, dance, circus, music or arts education? During our Open Days – both live on location and online – you will have the opportunity to explore the world of (performing) arts and discover your possibilities. From November 2025 to January 2026, we will open our doors and our digital platforms to inspire you. This academic year, Codarts is organising open days on location for Classical Music, Jazz & Pop, and for the Bachelor's programmes in Music Education and Dance Education. Other departments and subject groups are putting together their own (online) information
PINK HORIZONS -between collapse and care- In this contemporary circus performance, Bauhaus serves as both inspiration and point of departure. Pink Horizons explores how creation can emerge from crisis, and how colour and form function as powerful statements rather than mere decoration. Through collective structures and moments of playful disruption, a dynamic composition unfolds in which destruction and care continuously alternate. The performance does not ask what the future will be, but how we choose to shape it. Director: Cox Ahlers For tickets and more information, visit the Circusstad Festival
Fresh Talent Meets New Sound The Brand New Jazz Festival acts as students’ creative platform. Having spent months working within their bands, students prepare to demonstrate their original compositions by connection to and through their instruments. At Codarts, jazz isn’t just learned — it’s explored through experimentation. A Night of the Unexpected Layers of electronic textures? Bebop tradition? A cinematic soundscape? At the Brand New Jazz Festival, Jazz is just the starting point. Students present a modern and experimental interpretation of the genre with unexpected fusions and redefined
The Brand New Jazz Festival provides a creative platform for up-and-coming talent. Following months of intensive rehearsals, these Jazz students are ready to showcase their original music; here, they don't just learn jazz from books, but discover it through hands-on experimentation. Visitors can expect an evening full of surprises where everything starts with jazz but evolves into something entirely new: from electronic sounds and cinematic compositions to the innovative blending of diverse styles. This festival is open to everyone who loves music or simply wishes to be inspired by the artists of
The programme showcased a wide range of circus disciplines, including aerial, acrobatics, juggling, tightrope walking and object manipulation. Each act was conceived and created entirely by the students, offering a unique artistic perspective on themes such as identity, connection, transformation and imagination. Technical precision, creativity and personal storytelling came together in a diverse series of performances. Take Off is the annual graduation programme of Codarts Circus Arts, providing students with the opportunity to present their work to audiences, fellow students, tutors and
Mieke de Vos is a versatile director with extensive experience in the field of development of organisations and change management. She has extensive knowledge of strategy, operations and stakeholder management. Until 1 May, Mieke was Director of Administrative and Organisational Affairs of the Dutch Media Authority. Before that, she was Director of General Affairs at law firm Allen & Overy Amsterdam. Mieke is known as communicative, energetic, decisive and accessible. Prior to the Supervisory Board's appointment of Mieke de Vos, several interviews were conducted with college president Renate Eringa
Since 2019 he has been Principal Guest of the Residentie Orkest and Artistic Partner of the St Paul Chamber. He was Music Director (now Emeritus) of the Philharmonia Baroque 2020-2024, Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music 2005-2020, and Associate Artist with the Scottish Chamber 2011-2017. He straddles the worlds of historically-informed and modern symphonic performance and has conducted many leading symphony orchestras, notably the London Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw and Philadelphia orchestras. He made his Glyndebourne debut in 2007 and conducted opera cycles of Monteverdi, Purcell
