Home Of Performance Practices

23/03/2026

Get ready for EARS: Expositions of Artistic Research. Our cohort is preparing to expose their research projects, taking you along the winding paths of their artistic journeys.

📅 Save the dates: April 14th-17th
📍 Home of Performance Practices - ArtEZ University of the Arts

Stay tuned—more details and the full program will be revealed soon.

13/03/2026

Ideas in motion, Practice-as-Research

A glimpse into the current explorations at the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES. We are looking for the next generation of artistic researchers to join us in Arnhem this Autumn. Will you be among them?

The deadline to apply for the MA Performance Practices is 27 March.

09/03/2026

SAVE THE DATE | April 14–17

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Exhibitions of Artistic Research (EARs) by our second-year Master’s students.

Over the past two years, these artistic researchers have dedicated themselves to deep investigation, challenging the boundaries of their fields through rigorous practice-as-research. From April 14th to 17th, they will open their processes and present their final findings in a series of exciting and transformative works.

More details on the full program and locations coming soon.

Exhibitions of Artistic Research
April 14 – 17
HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES, ArtEZ

Image: Performance by Dora Pocedic (student 2024-2026), image by Steef Kersbergen

06/03/2026

A glimpse into the archive of the HOME. These clips reflect years of investigating, challenging, and reshaping what performance can be. From the body as a site of resistance to the ecology of performance, these works represent the power of de-disciplined thinking and creating.

As an incubator for artistic research, we provide the space for you to dive deep into your chosen field. Guided by internationally-renowned practitioners, your practice-as-research will find its rigour and its voice.

✨ The Call for the next cohort is OPEN.
Don't miss your chance to join our community.
📅 Deadline: March 27th
📍 Link in bio to apply.

01/03/2026

The Open Call for the MA Performance Practices is now LIVE. We invite aspiring artist-researchers into a community at the forefront of rigorous artistic and intellectual enquiry.

At the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES, we move beyond traditional boundaries and disciplines. Whether your background is in dance, theatre, performance art, film-making or even a completely different field, we provide the environment to evolve your work into a powerful strategy for change.

How to join the programme:
•⁠ ⁠Visit the link in our bio.
•⁠ ⁠Prepare your CV, Motivation Letter, and Portfolio.
•⁠ ⁠Submit through our portal by March 27th.

Image: Performance by Panagiotis Michail Tsakiris (Student 2025-2027) produced by HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES photo by Steef Kersbergen

27/02/2026

Reflecting on the transformative works from our first-year students during the Politically Engaged Performance Making module. The students were challenged to treat their work as a political gesture, resulting in an incredible range of diverse research:
Between mourning rituals and minimal gestures. Personal storytelling through play. The policing of identity and the reclamation of the in-between.

Thank you to all the students for sharing your work so bravely. And thank you to for guiding our students in this process.

🌟 JOIN THE PROGRAMME: The Open Call for new students is now live. Applications close March 27th. Visit the link in our bio for details.

Images: Performances by Maja Franke, Sunay Baykal, Wiktoria Kolcon and Panagiotis Michail Tsakiris (students 2025-2027) produced by HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES, photo's by Steef Kersbergen.

19/11/2025

Join the HOME Online Orientation Session!

👉 Time & Location: December 10, 16.00-17.30 CET on Teams

The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES of ArtEZ University of the Arts welcomes prospective applicants who wish to know more about our programme, people, and places, to meet us online and get acquainted with how we support individual artistic development and research trajectories.

Discover our curriculum, ethics and exciting opportunities that the programme offers. Get practical information about accommodation, facilities, and our educational vision.

In this online session our head of learners’ coordinator, Steef Kersbergen, will introduce you to our vision on education and artistic research surrounding performance practices. They will present the ethics that form the foundation of our programme and our approach to supporting each student in their individual artistic research trajectory. You will also have the opportunity to meet some current students and ask them all about the student experience of the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES.

Interested? Please sign up for the session via link in bio or send us an email at [email protected]. Steef will send you a Teams link to join the session.

Performance by Magali Sander Fett (student 2024-2026), produced by HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES. Photo by Steef Kersbergen

#2025 #2026

20/10/2025

OPEN CALL // MA PERFORMANCE PRACTICES 2026-2027

The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES is looking for a new cohort of practitioners-researchers to join our masters programme. We are an incubator for artistic research on performance practices in all its forms

We challenge, de-discipline, and reshape the role of the artist, using performance as a strategy for building more equitable societies.

Applications are now open.
→ Deadline: January 16th, 2026.
→ Auditions will be held from February 9-13, 2026.

We consider applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.

Ready to begin? Find all details and the application portal through the link in our bio.

www.performancepractices.nl

Image: performance by Ethan Sammons Ericson (student 2024-2026) photo by Mike Witjes

#2026

The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES is an incubator for artistic research around the Body in Performance and its wider Ecology. Within its setting of de-disciplined and diverse thinking, the HOME promotes performance-making as a strategy for equitable societies. At the core of the HOME are the accr...

08/07/2025

Summer is here, marking the end of another academic year. Over the past month, our graduate and first-year master’s students (now second-year students) have dedicated themselves to designing, creating, and presenting their final expositions of artistic research.

As we conclude this year, we want to take a moment to celebrate the achievements of our students. Our graduate students will be receiving their diplomas this week, joining a long and esteemed line of alumni. We are incredibly proud of these six artistic researchers who have worked tirelessly to develop their practices, presenting their insights and findings in their Expositions of Artistic Research (EARs).

Congratulations to:

- Thaís dos Santos .dos.san.tos
- Zoe Antypa
- Kasia Zarzycka
- Joana Pinto .cunha.pinto
- Eleni Vasilonikolou .vasilonikolou
- Diamanto Hadjizacharia

Images by: Steef Kersbergen












#2025

14/05/2025

FINAL OPEN CALL of the year — only few spots left!
EU applicants only
Applications are now open for artist-researchers to join the MA Performance Practices, at ArtEZ University of the Arts.
📅 Start: September 2025
🗓 Application deadline: 6 June 2025
🎭 Auditions: 17, 18, 19 June 2025
(The audition will be online, and consists of multiple workshops spread over three days. Full availability for all days required.)
This call is for EU-resident artists working in expanded choreography, performance art, experimental dance, theatre, or visual art, ready to explore practice-as-research in depth.
If you're curious, experimental, and committed to lifelong learning — this is your space.
Welcome to the HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES.
📲 Apply now + learn more: www.performancepractices.nl


Performance: Thaís Dos Santos Silva (Student 2023-2025) | Image: Steef Kersbergen for Home of Performance Practices

The HOME OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICES is an incubator for artistic research around the Body in Performance and its wider Ecology. Within its setting of de-disciplined and diverse thinking, the HOME promotes performance-making as a strategy for equitable societies. At the core of the HOME are the accr...