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Master Performing Public Space

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"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."

Danae Theodoridou / PPS Coach

 

Format

Master Performing Public Space is a blended learning program. This means that the program combines continuous online and intensive on-site education.

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Intensive Weeks are hosted on-site in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
The attendance of every student is mandatory. Each Intensive Week is 40h+ for two weeks.
Every Intensive Week is tailor made but consists of the following modules: Artistic Research, Co-Creation & Participatory Practices, Public Space Discourse, Network/Entrepreneurship, Artistic Workshops, Theory Lectures.

Intensive Weeks

2024: September 30 - October 12
2025: January 6 - January 18
2025: May 12 - May 24

The on-site Intensive Weeks provide the necessary setting and hands-on approach to investigate, develop and test work in the field - the public space.

The online learning environment (distance learning) offers students a 24/7 platform for intensive research and creative dialogue with their peers and mentors throughout the program.

Students of the Master PPS will have the opportunity, to conduct a group three-day-long mini-residency in Tilburg in collaboration with a local artist, cultural (or other) organization, within the frame of the artistic research conducted by the Professorship Artistic Connective Practices. During this new initiative, participants will create their own proposals about artistic connectivity, design and test their prototypes and receive productive feedback.

The aim of these mini-residencies is to connect students with professionals in the Netherlands who share similar concerns regarding the relation of arts to public space, and offer them a local frame to experiment with different ways of being together, connecting and approaching ourselves, others and our neighborhoods.

Participates will receive a certificate of completion.

Language 

The Master Performing Public Space is conducted in English. Foreign students are required to prove English proficiency at IELTS level 6.0

Duration

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The master course will take 12 months (1 year), full-time (60 ECTS).
Approximately 20 hours theory and assignments, 20 hours individual project development. 

Starting dates

The new study year 2025/26 Master Performing Public Space starts in August, 2025. Application for the study year 2025/26 is open. Click here for more information.

Graduation / Show case

At the end of every academic year, PPS presents the work conducted by its students in the frame of the program in different formats. After finishing your project, you will have the opportunity to present it to a wider audience in exhibition spaces and/or during our graduation event. A printed catalogue and online project gallery are published every year containing the individual work of students and all collective projects developed.