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Are you looking to further your art as a Choreographer? Would you be inspired to be pushed and challenged in an interdisciplinary setting?

The MA Choreography at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden, is a two-year, full-time course of study offering the chance to learn new tools and develop your skills on a masters level. Through the Course, which is a hybrid of theoretical and practical experiences explored through an intertwined structure, compact creative processes and modules offer a multitude of opportunities to further develop your own unique identity as a Choreographer.
Based upon a flexible module system facilitating the participation in diverse residencies and enabling each to maintain their external contacts and networks, the focus is to challenge each individual through a range of projects and experiences supported through collaborations with various partner Institutions in Dresden, Saxony and abroad.
Open for Choreographers exploring diverse styles and dance languages, the course ap-proaches Choreography from an inclusive perspective, and the range of Subjects spans from Media Tools, Architecture, Management Skills and Psychology amongst others. The exploration format is through a combination of seminars, lectures, processes and residencies.
There is a unique opportunity, with a student population of around 150 dancers, to create works and explore processes with the dancers in training at Palucca, who are fluent in ballet, contemporary and improvisation. A crosspollination between the Choreography, Teacher Training and Dance Programs is emphasised in the Profile of the University.
The Language of the Course is English (Level C1 or equivalent is required) and an inclusion of E-learning, will enable a flexible time management and allow Choreographers to adapt the schedule to their personal needs.
As stated in the Law in the State of Saxony, the Board of Admissions has the right to waive the requirement of a BA Degree as an admittance criterion. Admission is based upon a successful completion of the Admissions Procedure, which is built around the Artistic Portfolio, suitability and potential of the Choreographer as stated in the Admissions Procedure.

Prerequisites

The requirements for admission to the Masters Programme – Choreography are:

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or advanced technical college entrance qualification according to German law § 17 Abs. 2 SächsHSFG several years of professional experience as a dancer.
A career start in choreography or the development and successful presentation of several choreographies.

If the applicant has exceptional artistic abilities, proof of higher education entrance qualification or advanced technical college entrance qualification can be waived according to German law § 17 Abs. 7 SächsHSFG.

The Language of the Course is English (Level C1 or equivalent is required) and an inclusion ofE-learning, will enable a flexible time management and allow Choreographers to adapt the schedule to their personal needs. Furtehr information and C1-certifacte offering insitutions here.

Admission and Enrolment

Enrolment is only possible through an admissions process. Simultaneous admission for the same course of study at several universities is not permitted.

The purpose of the admission process is to determine the special artistic talent including the corresponding career-specific dispositions and skills. The admissions process includes an application and an audition. Applicants who met the prerequisites for the course of study and are exceptionally talented are invited to take the entrance exam.

The audition includes:

The performance of your own choreography, 5-10 minutes in duration with a small cast. You can present the choreography with a DVD or video- link.
An independent choreographic work with a piece of music within one hour, which can be chosen from six given examples of music and interpreted and danced by the applicants themselves verbal analyse of a short dance video. An interview regarding general knowledge in the area of art and special knowledge in the areas of dance, music and theatre

Enrolment takes place every two years, always for the winter semester of even years in the Masters of Arts – Choreography Programme (next WS 2016/17).

Costs

A semester fee of € 214.10 is payable. An additional fee of € 175 per semester will be charged if it is considered an additional course of postgraduate study in accordance with the University Law of Saxony, § 12 (4) Clause 1 SächsHSFG.

Dates

09. April 2016 • Master Choreografie Audition
Location: Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, Basteiplatz 4, 01277 Dresden
Anmeldung unter: audition@palucca.eu

23. April 2016 • Master Choreografie Audition
Location: Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, Basteiplatz 4, 01277 Dresden
Anmeldung unter: audition@palucca.eu

13. May 2016 • Master Choreografie Audition
Location: Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, Basteiplatz 4, 01277 Dresden
Anmeldung unter: audition@palucca.eu