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MA Tanzkomposition (Dance Composition) at Folkwang University of the Arts

Folkwang University of the Arts, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Arts offered with three study directions: Choreographie, Interpretation, and Bewegungsnotation / Bewegungsanalyse (movement notation and analysis).

Faculty: Dance  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester (October)  |  Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Each direction combines a main subject, theory and placements/observation.

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Entry requirements

Professional degree from a bachelor of at least three years in a relevant artistic or scientific programme or equivalent. Pass the Folkwang aptitude test (Eignungsprüfung). Additionally, for Choreographie at least two years of qualified choreographic practice, and for Interpretation at least two years of qualified professional experience (activity during studies counts). Applicants without a German school qualification must show German at level A1 (CEFR) at enrolment. Application deadline 15 March for the following winter semester; EUR 50 application fee.

Intake: Winter semester (October)

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS

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