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Master Performing Public Space

Master Performing Public Space

1 year(s)
Master
Full-time
Starts September
English
Tilburg

In today’s world, public spaces have become crucial places for artistic activism and social change.

Admission timeline

March 30 (non-EEA) or May 29 (EEA) 2026

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Artistically question, redefine and reclaim public space

Over the course of a year, this multidisciplinary programme brings together a diverse group of artists from across the globe, all eager to explore the role of art in society and to engage with contemporary issues. 

Is this study programme for you?

  • You are eager to question public spaces through artistic research.

    The master challenges you to artistically experiment and create new possible perspectives.

  • You have a background in theatre, dance, circus, music, fine arts, architecture, digital arts or graphic design.

    Develop your art practice through multidisciplinary and international collaboration.

  • You are a critical artist who wants to rethink the role of public space.

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We experiment in practice with public appearances through artistic research that reveals the complex potentiality of endeavor.

Danae Theodoridou

Tutor / Greece

Rebecca Schneider argued that the polis ‘appears’ wherever people -who act and speak- appear, recognizing in this way the close relation of politics to performance.

In PPS we experiment in practice with these public appearances through artistic research that reveals the complex potentiality of such endeavor.

I believe there is no such thing as a “public space” – it’s all territories. So let’s start negotiating borders.

Kitt Johnson

Guest artist / Denmark

I believe there is no such thing as a “public space” – it’s all territories. So let’s start negotiating borders.

Photo: Mike Ao Leong

I entered the programme with a desire to crack open my ways of thinking, making, doing, and being. The course offered this and much more.

Florinda Camilleri

Alumnus 2022 / Malta

My experience of the Master Performing Public Space course has been nothing short of transformative.

I entered the programme with a desire to crack open my ways of thinking, making, doing, and being.The course offered this and much more.

Photo: Kamila Wolszczak

This intense one-year program served as an invaluable platform for the development of my artistic practice, expansion and fine-tuning of my skill sets, and acceleration of my knowledge, not just as a dance artist, academic, and artistic researcher, but also as a human being.
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Your programme

Master Performing Public Space is a hybrid programme.

This means that the programme combines continuous online and intensive on-site education. Intensive weeks are hosted on-site in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Continuous one-on-one coaching will guide and enrich the development of your individual research project.

Your programme

What are you going to learn?

  • Artistic research, co-creation, participatory practices

    You acquire the skills needed to conduct artistic research together with artist from other disciplines.

  • Public space discourse, networking, entrepreneurship

    You develop well-grounded artistic strategies.

  • You will attend artistic workshops by relevant artists from the field and theory lectures

    You gain a stronger awareness of and position in the sociopolitical context.

Your programme

What will the year look like?

One year of one-on-one coaching, self-study, collective online sessions and a total of 6 intensive weeks on-site in Tilburg. During the intensive weeks you will form a group and be exposed to new artistic practices and co-creational activities.

Student Jitka performs in public space
Your future

Contribute to the further development of art in public space and society

Graduates of Master Performing Public Space can undertake various roles within the context of public space and can successfully integrate them into their future professional practice.

Admission & application

Admission Requirements

  • If you have completed a relevant bachelor's degree, you are eligible for admission.

    Check the full admission requirements to see which qualifications allow you to enrol.

  • A minimum level of proficiency in the English language is required.

Admission & application

Admission process

For this programme candidates must first submit material like a letter of motivation, project and research plan and portfolio.

More information
Our campus

Our campus

Come study and unlock your global talent potential in the Netherlands.

Campus Zwijsenplein

Tilburg is a vibrant student city; a ‘City of Creators’ that stimulates the imagination and is raw and unconventional. On the Zwijsenplein campus, you will find our 17 art programmes in the field of music, dance, theatre, circus, design, art education and architecture all under one roof. A unique, bustling, and experimental place. Students create the world of tomorrow here with art.

Costs

Tuition fees and cost of living in the Netherlands

Use our tuition fees indicator and understand the monthly living expenses for international students in the Netherlands, ranging from EUR 900 to EUR 1,100. 

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Master Performing Public Space

Start

September

Language

English

Duration

1 year(s)

Degree

Master

Study load

Full-time

Location

Tilburg

Specs

Master Performing Public Space

Start

September

Language

English

Duration

1 year(s)

Degree

Master

Study load

Full-time

Location

Tilburg
March 30 (non-EEA) or May 29 (EEA) 2026

Admission timeline

Wondering what's to come after applying for this programme? Go over the entire admission process.

Early Review: February 27, 2026. Final deadlines: March 30 (non-EEA) and May 29 (EEA) 2026

Master Performing Public Space

Admission timeline

Wondering what's to come after applying for this programme? Check out the entire admission process.

Start in September

  • Start your orientation

    Have you attended a study orientation event already?

    Take a look at our orientation events

  • Register

    Register for this programme via Studielink.

    Studielink

  • Admission assessment

    For this programme, you will first complete an assessment. More information can be found under Requirements & application.

    Please note: You can only be admitted once you have successfully completed this.

  • 1 September 2026

    Start study programme

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Frequently asked questions

The Artistic Research Days are a joint initiative between all Master programmes of Fontys Academy of the Arts to celebrate Artistic Research as a fundamental approach enhancing artistic and educational processes. It's an interactive day offering participants a meaningful context to exchange and explore artistic research insights,theory, case studies and relevant practices.

Yes. You can always contact us via e-mail and ask for a personal meeting at faa-publicspace@fontys.nl.

The master's programme welcomes international creatives from a wide range of disciplines, such as theatre, dance, circus, music, fine arts, architecture, digital arts and graphic design. It is designed for artists who already work with public space or are interested in exploring it as their artistic environment.

It's a one-year blended-learning master's programme. It combines online and in-person learning. Students work online year-round with 24/7 access to the learning platform. They also attend three intensive weeks on-campus in the Netherlands.

The master's programme critically investigates public space as a site for artistic expression, participation, and social change, encouraging students to question, reimagine, and redefine public space through their practice.