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APPLY FOR THE DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY PROGRAMME (In Holstebro)
In 2024, The Danish National School of Performing Arts will enrol 10 to 14 students into the Bachelor's Programme in Dance and Choreography in Holstebro. All students are admitted based on an audition.
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It is no longer possible to apply for the Bachelor's degree programme in Dance and Choreography starting in August 2024. The application deadline was 15 March 2024.
Have you already applied for the programme, you can read about the admission process below.
- 15 March (12:00 noon): Application deadline (including video audition)
- 15 April: First selection
- 14-16 May: Second Audition with attendance in Holstebro
- 22 May: Final selection
On the basis of the video audition, the admission committee will invite a maximum of 35 applicants to the second audition. If you go through to the second audition, you will receive all practical information on 15 April at the latest (four weeks before the second audition). Please note that you will have to confirm your attendance. If you are not invited to go through to the second audition, the admission committee will not be able to give individual feedback.
After the second audition, the admission committee will choose 10-14 applicants who will receive an offer of admission to the programme. Applicants will be notified of their admission status no later than the week following the second audition. Applicants from the second audition who do not receive an offer of admission may ask for feedback from the admission committee.
FIRST AUDITION
The first selection is based on a video audition. The video audition contains four different tasks.
TASK #1
The following video shows the first task and also explains briefly the other three tasks. For sake of clarity, tasks 2, 3 and 4 are also explained below, in text.
TASK #2
The second task is to learn the phrase presented in the video below and film yourself doing the phrase twice, in one recording with no cuts. You can use the music that is used in the recording that you learn the phrase from or do it in silence but do not use any other music.
TASK #3
The 3rd task is an improvisation of 2 minutes. It should be in silence and include
- variations in speed, including stillness
- travelling in space using the full frame of your recording
TASK #4
The 4th task is to record yourself executing a set piece of choreography. It can be made by yourself or by someone else. It can be something you have done before, or something learnt specifically for this audition. It can be a choreography of your own or of someone else. It can be something you learn from YouTube or another video source. It should be between 1 and 3 minutes long. Remember to tell what it is you present.
VIDEO FORMATS AND UPLOAD
- All video recordings should be made with a fixed camera position.
- We do not require a professional recording, but the sound and light must be sufficient to be able to assess you. It is best to avoid backlight.
- You should make one video file per task.
- Use your full name and the number of the task as the name of the file.
- All four videos have to be uploaded through the application portal at studieoptag.dk
- The video must be in one of the following formats: mp4, mov or webm
- You can upload until the end of the application deadline, but you must be aware that it can take up to 10 minutes to upload the file, so we recommend that you start well in advance.
HOW DOES THE VIDEO AUDITION TAKE PLACE AND WHO SEES THE VIDEO?
- The members of the admissions committee watch the videos individually.
- The videos will not be shown to anyone other than the admission committee.
- The videos are not forwarded to anyone.
- The videos are viewed in their entire length.
- Headphones are used so that the sound is as optimal as possible.
- A large screen is used so that everything appears clearly.
If you have any questions contact studieadm@scenekunstskolen.dk.
SECOND AUDITION
The second audition takes place over a period of 3 days. Attendance in Holstebro is required. All applicants will be joined in one group for some sessions and divided into smaller groups in others. The audition will include:
- technical exercises
- improvisational tasks
- compositional tasks
- group work
- repertory work
- individual interview
A more detailed schedule will be sent out together with the invitation to the second audition.
The admission process and the interviews will be in English. The admission committee will assess the applicants’ level of oral English. If the admission committee is not convinced that an applicant has a sufficient level of English to complete the programme, they might ask for detailed documentation of the applicant’s proficiency in English.
The admission committee consists of the Head of the programme, at least one student representative, a faculty teacher, and an external member, approved by the Danish Ministry of Culture.
The admission committee looks for the following qualities:
- Readiness to work with and in the programme.
- Clarity in understanding and executing movement.
- Ability to improvise.
- Ability to perform.
- Ability to work with concentration and to incorporate feedback.
- Communicative and collaborative skills.
- Willingness and capacity to engage in complexity.
Each applicant need not necessarily possess all of the qualities mentioned above. The admission committee will make an overall assessment of the applicants based on the auditions in their entirety. In their selection, the admission committee can take the coherence of the group into consideration.
Please write studieadm@scenekunstskolen.dk if you have questions about the application procedure.