Fontys Fine and Performing Arts is part of Fontys University of Applied Sciences, one of the biggest Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
Located in Tilburg, The Netherlands, Fontys Fine and Performing Arts provides higher professional education on Bachelor and Master degree level in the field of art education, performing arts and science. The development of creative talent is one of our key-goals. Fontys Fine and Performing Arts offers you an inspiring learning environment in which you acquire knowledge and develop the skills you need to be successful in a rapidly changing art world. Did you know, we house 15 different art disciplines under one roof?
International Programmes
The following programmes are available to international students at Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts:
Bachelors Programmes
- Academy of Circus and Performance Art
"We challenge you to develop your personal style as a circus artist and performance creator in collaboration with other (circus) art disciplines at Europe's best facilities." - Academy of Music and Performing Arts
“We offer an ambitious, innovative conservatory programme that focuses on ensemble music, performing skills and interdisciplinarity.” - Dance Academy
“We challenge you to experiment and develop your personal style as a dancer and a choreographer with full support of high quality contemporary and urban dance teachers.”
Master's Programmes
- Master of Architecture & Master of Urbanism
"With our concurrent education we offer you a combination of studying and working simultaneously within a professional practical environment, ensuring you the opportunity to enroll as a registered architect directly after your graduation." - Master of Music
“We offer you a personal budget, to tailor your studies to meet your musical needs and become an ambitious professional in the international field.” - Master of Choreography
"This innovative, co-created joint-degree programme supports experienced designers of movement
in their theoretical and artistic research to develop their personal vision on dance." - Master Performing Public Space
“We encourage critical thinking artists from diverse backgrounds that are currently developing artistic work in public space to co-investigate intervention practices through the blended learning programme.”
Nice to know...
Our school offers a special service for our artistic students. We are well connected with the national cultural network in the Netherlands. At Fontys Fine and Performing Arts we therefore have a booking agency, who arranges paid opportunities and performance bookings for our students.