Programma Open House 2023 | AP School Of Arts Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Programme Open House 2023

Programme Open House 2023

Welcome to the Antwerp Conservatoire, a vibrant and inspiring place for creativity and expression! Discover our beautiful building, meet our talented teachers and students and experience for yourself why the Antwerp Conservatoire is the ideal place to start your artistic career!

Click on the programme of your choice and discover the range of open lessons, information sessions, performances and more! 

  • Classical Music

    Classical Music

    Playing for teachers

    If you wish, you can make an appointment with someone from our teaching team to play or sing for. This will give you immediate, targeted feedback with a view to taking part in an artistic entrance examination. 

    General information sessions

    In the morning, we will organize a first online info session in English. The information you need to participate will come online later.

    In the afternoon, two info sessions are planned on campus (in Dutch). In these, Inge Simoens, head of the Classical Music programme, will explain what it means to study classical music at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: what subjects do you get? What are the programme's focal points? What can you expect? At the end of each info session, there will be time to ask questions.

    Specific information sessions per section

    In addition to the general information sessions given by the head of department, you can receive specific additional information from the section chairpersons for each department, to ensure you are fully informed about your future studies at the Antwerp Conservatoire.

    Open classes

    The perfect way to get an idea of what it would be like to study and work at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp.

    Concerts in the main hall

    The Conservatoire has three large auditoriums. One of them, the White Hall, will be entirely dedicated to the Classical Music programme, including a saxophone and percussion concert. 

    Class concerts

    We will open the doors of the classrooms for class concerts by instrument or section. Both students and teachers will play there, in ensemble or solo.

    Introductory lesson in general music theory and aural training

    Would you like to learn more about the music theory package and check whether your knowledge of general music theory and aural training is still up-to-date?  Then take part in one of the two introductory lessons. 

    Free walk-ins

    Be surprised by what goes on in the classrooms with the open doors. Listen to the music and feel free to talk to the students, teachers and other visitors you meet.

    Informal contact moments

    You can find teachers and students in their classes, in the halls and the corridors, in Club Cons (student restaurant) ... They are approachable in several languages, always enthusiastic and helpful. Don't hesitate to fire all your questions at them!

  • Jazz

    Jazz

    Playing for teachers

    If you want, you can play or sing for someone from the Jazz teaching staff. This way, you will immediately receive targeted feedback in view of your participation in an artistic entrance examination. You don't need to make an appointment for this. Just knock on the door of the right room! As soon as you arrive at the Open Day, you will receive a programme booklet indicating exactly which teacher is in which room. So be sure to bring your instrument! Of course, if your instrument is too heavy or too big, you can just borrow one from the Conservatoire.

    Info sessions

    Els Smedts, head of the Jazz programme, will start at 1 p.m. with a general information session about the Jazz programme. She explains what it means to study Jazz at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: what subjects do you take? What are the programme's focal points? What can you expect? Afterwards, Els plans individual info sessions, in which you can ask your own questions. At 4 p.m., another joint info session followed by an individual question time is scheduled. 
     

    Concert in the Black Hall

    The Conservatoire has three large theatres. The students of Live Electroncis will occupy the Black Hall from 15.30 to 16.00 for, as the name suggests, half an hour of delicious electronic music. 

    Class concerts

    In the jazz classes, you can go and listen to various concerts by the students and teachers, in small or larger ensembles. A quick tip: Bo van der Werf will perform what he prepared together with the students for their Breathing concert. 

    Open lessons

    The perfect opportunity to get to know everyday life as a jazz student on our campus.

    Informal contact moments

    You can find teachers and students in their classes, in the corridors, in Club Cons (student restaurant) ... They are approachable in several languages, always enthusiastic and helpful. Don't hesitate to fire all your questions at them!

  • Drama

    Drama: Acting, Music, Creation & Performance Art, Media, Writing & Performance Art

    Info sessions

    Two info sessions are planned. During these, Sara De Roo (Acting), Dries Helsen (Music, Creation & Performance Art) and Marleen Vertongen (Media, Writing & Performance Art), together with Clara Van den Broek (head of Drama programme), will explain what it means to study Drama at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: what makes the various specializations unique? Which subjects do you study? What are the programme's focal points? What can you expect? At the end of each info session, there is time to ask questions.

    Sharing moments

    The Acting Department organizes several sub-sessions throughout the afternoon.

    The Media, Writing & Performance Art students present their own texts (stage writing). They are accompanied by Jurgen Delnaet. 
     

    Open rehearsal

    The Music, Creation & Performance Art department organizes open rehearsals. The students from the first bachelor will work on their music project.

    Informal contact moments

    You can find teachers and students in their classes, in the corridors, in Club Cons (student restaurant) … They are approachable, always enthusiastic, and helpful. Don't hesitate to fire all your questions at them!

  • Dance

    Dance

    Info session Bachelor Dance

    There will be one informationa session on campus. Annouk Van Moorsel (head of dance education), Nienke Reehorst (artistic coordinator Bachelor Dance), Natalie Gordon (artistic coordinator Bachelor Dance) and the students will explain what it means to do the Bachelor Dance programme at the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: what makes the programme unique? Which subjects do you take? What are the programme's focal points? What can you expect? At the end of each info session, there will be time to ask questions.

    Info session Master in Dance

    In the morning, we organise an online info session in English. Renata Lamenza (artistic coordinator Master in Dance), Annouk Van Moorsel (head of the Dance programme) and Iris Terclaevers (teaching assistant) will discuss the programme: what does the Master in Dance programme involve? For whom is the programme intended? Where is the focus? What is the collaboration with DE SINGEL? All the information you need to take part will come online later.

    Open classes Bachelor Dance

    Tony Vezich teaches an open class in Contemporary Dance. Sun Xiao Jun opens the dance hall doors for a lesson in Classical. Be sure to come and watch: this is the perfect way to get a real feel of what the programme is all about. 

    Informal contact moments

    You can find teachers and students in their classes, in the corridors, in Club Cons (student restaurant) … They are approachable in several languages and always enthusiastic and helpful. Don't hesitate to fire all your questions at them!

  • Info stands

    Info stands

    Preparatory courses

    Are you still a year (or more) shy of studying at the Conservatoire, but would you like to prepare as well as possible for an entrance examination? Then there are options. Find out all about it from the representatives of de!Kunsthumaniora and Young Conservatoire.

    Student facilities and Student Center

    We also provide answers to all practical questions. Are you curious about the cost of the programme? Are you wondering how to find accommodation in Antwerp? Do you have questions about credits, scholarships, or anything else? Then the colleagues at Stuvo and the Student Center are the right people to talk to. 

    Student counsellor Petra Van Geel will also be present. 

    Educational programmes

    Would you like to combine your studies at the Conservatoire with an educational component, so that you can also teach? Or have you already graduated before and are you thinking of obtaining your educational diploma in music and performing arts? Then you have come to the right place. There are various options at different levels. Please know that there are Dutch language requirements for the educational programmes.

    Educational postgraduates

    If you want to specialize further after a Bachelor's or Master's degree at the Conservatoire, you have several options. Do you teach music and performing arts and want to delve further into a particular teaching method? Then come and have a chat with the representatives of Suzuki, Sound Cradle and Drama as a teaching tool. Please know that there are Dutch language requirements for Drama as a teaching tool.

    Research in the arts

    The Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp shape their research policy in close cooperation. Research in the arts often leads to theoretical and/or artistic publications. You can view those here. 

    All programmes

    Each programme will be represented in the main hall of our campus. There you can talk to representatives from Dance, Drama, and Music before, after and during the programming.