As a prospective Bachelor's student you must have a diploma of higher secondary education that is equivalent to Dutch standards.
For Dutch students: VWO-, HAVO- or MBO 4-diploma (your diploma will be verified via Studielink).
Non-Dutch students: once admitted after the audition you will be asked to send a certified copy of your original diploma and grades list of your high school diploma, so Fontys can evaluate these.
Minimum level of foreign diploma’s:
- Belgium: Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs with a transcript (after 7 years BSO or after 6 years ASO/TSO/KSO).
- Germany: Fachhochschulreife or Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife.
- France: Baccalaureat
- Other nationalities: check if your diploma will be sufficient through this Nuffic website.
NOTE: you do not need to apply for a diploma evaluation with Nuffic yourself. Fontys will arrange this and you will be informed about it. The diploma evaluation may take 2 weeks.
Talented prospective students with a different education have to take a test to prove capability of studying at a higher professional education level.
IELTS, 6.0 (academic level)
TOEFL paper, 550
TOEFL computer, 213
TOEFL internet, 79/80
TOEIC*, 670
Cambridge ESOL, CAE-C
At ACAPA we work with students with an excellent technical level. You are encouraged to develop your personal artistic profile both as creator and artist in circus art. The education at ACAPA enables its students to start a professional career in various fields of contemporary circus and in other performing arts.You will become an artistic entrepreneur and receive the opportunity to build up your professional network.
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Year 1
The study program in the first year consists of the following courses.
Circus techniques
Group work
Dance
Physical theatre
Performance Art
General physical preparation
Floor acrobatics
Trampoline
Anatomy
Circus in context
Training methods and planning
Dramaturgy
Security, safety, rigging
Research and performance project
Group performance
An average study year starts at the end of August and runs until the second half of July. Normal school activities will last 40 - 42 weeks, including examination and production periods.
Year 2
The study program in the second year consists of the following courses.
Circus techniques
Group work
Dance
Physical theatre
Performance Art
General physical preparation
Floor acrobatics
Trampoline
Biomechanics
Circus in context
Training methods and planning
Dramaturgy
Security, safety, rigging
Research and performance project
Group performance
An average study year starts at the end of August and runs until the second half of July. Normal school activities will last 40 - 42 weeks, including examination and production periods.
Year 3
The study programme in the third year consists of the following courses.
Circus techniques
Dance
Physical theatre
General physical preparation
Floor acrobatics
Trampoline
Dramaturgy
Research and performance project
Group performance
Management and organization
Free part
An average study year starts at the end of August and runs until the second half of July. Normal school activities will last 40 - 42 weeks, including examination and production periods.
Year 4
The study programme in the fourth year consists of the following courses.
Circus techniques
Dance
Physical theatre
General physical preparation
Floor acrobatics
Research and performance project
Group performance
Work placement
Management and organization
An average study year starts at the end of August and runs until the second half of July. Normal school activities will last 40 - 42 weeks, including examination and production periods.
The education at the Academy for Circus and Performance Art enables you to start a professional career in various fields of contemporary circus and in other performing arts. It provides you with the aptitude to meet the requirements of an incessantly evolving art form on a professional level.
You will work in the field of circus, a large professional field that has evolved considerably, and that nowadays embraces various structures: circus, variety shows, street performances, site-specific work, circus theatre, visual theatre, amusement parks, events and more.
Health insurance: EUR €652.80 per year
