STEP 2. Artistic entrance examination
If you meet the diploma and language requirements, you will need to pass the artistic entrance exam as a second step.
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Planning auditions
The entrance examinations for academic year 2026-2027 are open. The main dates and deadlines are known. Would you like to be informed by e-mail about the rest of the procedure? Then sign up for our Dance Infomail.
Planning
Date Deadline for application (registration + payment) and submission round 1 26.04.2026 Results round 1 (online) 12.05.2026 Round 2 (on campus) 19.06.2026 Results round 2 25.06.2026
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Administration fee & audition process
2.2 The administration fee
The administrative cost for registering for the audition is 30 euros. Your registration becomes final as soon as we receive this payment. Please ensure that payment is made on time, as otherwise your registration will expire. Any bank charges for foreign payments will be borne by the candidate. Please note that administration fees are non-refundable.
2.3 Application procedure
As a prospective candidate, you should fill in an application form with the following information:
- A short essay elaborating on their vision about the relationship between embodied artistic practice and society.
- Provisory research plan.
- A letter of motivation.
- A video or film clip available online, lasting no more than three minutes, demonstrating the applicant's personal dancing, choreography, relevant stage appearances, productions, or teaching sessions.
- A curriculum vitae.
- A copy of their diploma.
Applicants need to fill in their Master project proposal in the “Application form Master Dance”, submissions that are not in this format will not be accepted.
2.4 Audition protocol
As a candidate, you are selected to audition on the base of your application form. After this first step, you are invited to participate in a one-day audition.
- The audition day includes:
- A short lecture performance as research presentation focused on their embodied practice.
- Exercises led by one or several teachers of the programme. 3. An interview.
- The jury is composed of the artistic coordinator, the head of the department, teacher(s) from the programme, and an external jury member. The teachers introduce content, allowing for a more accurate selection in line with the course of the programme.
- The jury will assess the following criteria: a personal approach to physicality, potential for growth, curiosity and interest, research competences, embodied practice, curiosity and inquisitiveness, articulateness, language skills, capacity to communicate and engage in a group setting, awareness of the current dance and dance research fields, integrity and distinctiveness of the research, ability to reflect, to critically think and construct a research plan.
- Students will be selected on the following ground:
- Quality of the application form: accounting for 30% of the final decision General audition accounting for 40% of the final decision
- Interview accounting for 30% of the final decision
Download and read the admission and selection guidelines
2.5 Publication of the results and confirmation of enrolment
Within seven calendar days after the artistic entrance exam, the results are sent to the e-mail address specified by the candidate. Students who pass the artistic entrance exam confirm their commitment to enrol on the department via conservatorium@ap.be.