Teja Poljanšek and her band Eleutheria won the Erasmus Jazz Prize 2022 in April. For Teja, it was a confirmation of the growth she 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 you get appreciation for that from the jury and the public.” Teja came to Rotterdam from her native Slovenia 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
Based at a new cultural campus in Rotterdam-Zuid, the new ‘Hogeschool voor de Kunsten’ aims to offer study programmes to new generations of students in the arts and sciences. Administrators of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences / Willem de Kooning Academy, Codarts ‘Hogeschool voor de Kunsten’ and the Erasmus University Rotterdam signed a declaration of intent to achieve their ambition on 20 January 2022. The arts institution will be a new entity linked to both Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The municipality of Rotterdam supports this special
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 Marco Goecke’s Bravo Charlie and also features in Femme by Patricia van Deutekom. She is looking forward to performing these pieces all over the Netherlands. ‘When you haven’t performed before an audience for a long time, you tend to forget why you’re doing it.’ ‘You have to be very flexible’, says Lieke, referring to the fact that during the third year she is also doing auditions for internships, in addition to all the preparations
The theory and practical classes focus on facilitating a sustainable and successful career; they provide the students with essential knowledge, skills and competences in the field of mental and physical health. Lectures and workshops included in the OPP: hearing and protection, fitness for musicians, performance awareness, injury prevention, mental skills, making choices, Alexander Technique and pilates. The programme started with a kick-off session by Wessel Coppes and Connie de Jongh, followed by an interview and panel discussion with Frans van Geest, Nina Sampermans and Agnes Gosling. They
Kaña Trio, consisting of João Sequei, Hugo Pereira and Rens Rutten, has been declared winner of the Grachtenfestival Conservatory Competition 2022. “The trio’s imploring, almost symbiotic interplay was very impressive. From the enormous colour palette, which ranged from whisper-soft marimba to the most ominous jungle violence”, the jury said. The Kaña Trio will perform during the anniversary edition of the Grachtenfestival 2022 and will go on a theatre tour in the Netherlands in the 2022-2023 season. Since 2003, the Grachtenfestival Conservatory Competition has been the opportunity for students
