Sophie Nakou is a talented vocalist, composer, and vocal coach with a rich and diverse musical background. After initially exploring pop and jazz, her passion shifted towards Latin American music during [...] enriching her repertoire with influences from bolero, son Cubano, Nueva trova, and timba. Sophie has a unique vocal style, full of emotional depth and vulnerability, which has captivated audiences at prestigious [...] her own group, "Nakumba!", and is preparing to release her debut album. In Sophie's own words: “I am a vocalist and performer who feels passionate about exploring the human singing voice and the music that
images and sound to simulate a performance on stage. In the lab, stressful performances, auditions or presentations can be practiced in a safe but realistic environment. In short, a valuable new training o [...] Performance Lab, Lorenzo Viotti gave an exclusive, interactive masterclass in Rotterdam's Kunsthal to a group of 200 Codarts students and teachers in which he shared his own experiences with the theme of
staff are involved to make this huge event a great success. Think of working as a stand-in, playing for the delegations in the official side event, or simply being a Eurovision fan. Shalisa van der Laan h
The 2024 winners: Third-year Bachelor of Dance in Education student Anne Hijmissen received a scholarship from the Corrie Hartong Dance Fund / Friends of Codarts Foundation. Bachelor of Dance students [...] students Oriana Mestre Oliveira (3rd year) and Tomas Fidalgo Simões Lucas da Silva (2nd year) received a scholarship from the Kylián Foundation after the performance Talent On The Move in Theater Rotterdam. Bachelor [...] Ethel Desdames (3rd year), Agnese Biavati (2nd year) and Haley Diallo Gabarró (2nd year) received a scholarship from the Corrie Hartong Dance Fund / Friends of Codarts Foundation that same evening.
and discrimination are unacceptable. The educational climate has changed: we are educating a new generation with a firm focus on paying attention to awareness and encouraging to set one’s own boundaries. [...] enhancement of didactic skills and the promotion of a culture in which everyone dares to speak out and to address one another. Only in this way can we create a safe and inclusive environment where all talents [...] and that we are consciously and continuously working on it. The universities of the arts have done a great deal of work to strengthen the structures that are intended to counteract transgressive behaviour
Rotterdam (SOR). SOR wants to give young enterprising artists a boost through the award. The namesake of the award, Henri Winkelman (1937-2010), was a board member of SOR for many years. The award unites his [...] or after 2012) were able to compete for the award. Candidates were required to submit a comprehensive project plan. A committee formed by Jeroen van Breugel, Katinka van Enkhuizen, Aafke Romeijn (writer [...] convinces with an enthusiastic plan,” according to the committee. “With a line-up of various guest artists, he shows himself to be a connector of Rotterdam’s top talent.” Guus Bok will use his prize to realize
Wellbeing with a focus on Arts for Well-being and Healthy Artists at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication in addition to her professorship at Codarts. Janine Stubbe: “Art can play a powerful [...] each other, and how this combination can make a difference for both individuals and communities. In doing so, I want to underline how essential art is for a healthy and connected society.” The Performing [...] public health. It can evoke emotions, create connection and support disease processes. Rotterdam is a perfect testing ground for this: its diversity, challenges and creativity within the city offer endless
with him a wealth of experience, gained over the past nine years as the head of the Classical, Conducting, and Composition & Music Production departments at the Prins Claus Conservatoire (PCC) – a part of [...] kmverschoor@codarts.nl . About Codarts: Codarts is a leading international university of the arts situated in Rotterdam, focusing on music, dance, and circus. With a strong emphasis on artistic excellence and
couples fabulous physical skills with a great sense of theatre. In Tipping Point, where the world swings and sways, he focuses on the subtlety of what he narrates with a layered, poetically charged body language [...] charismatic dancer Matilde Tommasini leads in Khôra by Astrid Boons to a range of new physical expression possibilities. In this work, Matilde is a force of nature uninhibitedly exploring the extremes of the body
2021 In the Elsevier research "Best Studies 2021," Codarts Dance receives a gold medal. Dance Teacher and Circus Arts receive a bronze medal. Elsevier bases itself on parts of the National Student Survey [...] This consolidates our position as a university of the arts and proves that our strategy (2018-2022) of designing all our processes in the service of promoting our students’ development has been successful [...] the list with 97 points. Dance in Education also showed enormous progress; reaching third place with a score of 94 points. The Choice Guide is an independent consumer guide that judges and compares the quality
